KARACHI: A former director of the State Bank of Pakistan, who was shot at and wounded by robbers on the eve of Eidul Fitr, died during treatment at a private hospital on Monday, police said.

SITE-Superhighway Industrial Area SHO Aqeel Ahmed said that Wasimur Rehman was driving home in Gulshan-i-Maymar on April 9 when armed muggers, riding a motorbike, intercepted him.

He said Mr Rehman was also armed with a licensed pistol and he tried to shoot the robbers but missed. The muggers also opened fire and rode away. However, a bullet hit him in the back and damaged a kidney. He was admitted to the Aga Khan University Hospital, where he died on Monday.

Published in Dawn, April 16th, 2024