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PIA engineer gunned down in suspected targeted attack in Karachi's Gulistan-i-Jauhar

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On Sunday afternoon, Imtiaz Ahmed, a 54-year-old PIA engineer from Lahore, was shot and killed in Karachi's Gulistan-i-Jauhar area while purchasing bread near his home. According to Sharea Faisal SHO Anser Ahmed Butt, three bullets missed their target and hit a parked car, with one striking Imtiaz fatally. Police ruled out robbery as the motive and stated that further investigation would be conducted once contact is made with relatives in Pakistan and Germany.

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On Sunday afternoon, November 2, 2026, an engineer working for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) named Imtiaz Ahmed, aged 54, was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Karachi. According to police and rescue services officials, Ahmed left his home in Block-13 to buy bread when unidentified assailants on a motorcycle fired at him. One bullet struck Ahmed fatally, while three others hit a nearby parked car. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at a private hospital and later transferred to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy. The local police superintendent, Anser Ahmed Butt, ruled out robbery as the motive, stating that further investigation would determine the exact reason behind the attack. Ahmed's brother from Lahore was informed about the incident but was en route to Karachi; his wife was in Germany at the time of the shooting.

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Gulistan-i-Jauhar KARACHI PIA the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre the Pakistan International Airlines

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KARACHI GPE · 2× Anser Ahmed Butt PERSON · 1× Dawn ORG · 1× Germany GPE · 1× Gulistan-i-Jauhar GPE · 1× Imtiaz Ahmed PERSON · 1× Lahore GPE · 1× PIA ORG · 1× the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre ORG · 1× the Pakistan International Airlines ORG · 1×

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An engineer working with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Sunday afternoon, police and rescue services officials said.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02

🔮 The SHO ruled out robbery, saying the exact motive would be ascertained after investigation.

2026-11-02 · Dawn

PIA engineer gunned down in suspected targeted attack in Karachi's Gulistan-i-Jauhar · assertive framing

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An engineer working with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Sunday afternoon, police and rescue services officials said. asserted

officials → work → afternoon

Sharea Faisal SHO Anser Ahmed Butt said that Imtiaz Ahmed, 54, left his home in Block-13 to purchase bread when unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle targeted him and rode away. asserted

assailants → say → him

He said three bullets hit a nearby parked car while one bullet hit him that proved fatal. asserted

that → say → him

He was shifted to a nearby private hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. asserted

him → shift → arrival

Later, the body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for a post-mortem examination. asserted

body → shift → examination

The SHO ruled out robbery, saying the exact motive would be ascertained after investigation. asserted

motive → rule → investigation

He said the deceased was originally from Lahore and that police had contacted his brother, who was on his way to Karachi. asserted

who → say → Karachi

Formal proceedings to ascertain the motive and identify the killers would be initiated after his arrival, he added. asserted

he → ascertain → arrival

He said the deceased’s wife was currently in Germany to visit their daughter. asserted

wife → say → daughter