Unidentified men ambushed Superintendent of Police Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam's jeep at about 4:30pm on Sunday, killing two policemen. The attack took place during President Pervez Musharraf's visit to the city. SP Aslam left his residence on Khayaban-e-Jami for Garden Police Lines and on the way tried to stop a silver Alto that was following him. The Alto manoeuvred into a lane and when the SP's jeep went after it, the Alto's occupants shot at the police vehicle. The police jeep crashed into a wall, trapping SP Aslam who was in the passenger seat. Jeep driver, Assistant Sub-Inspector Arif, was shot in the head and neck and was killed instantly. Constable Nadeem was also killed after being shot in the chest.
The assailants managed to escape. Their car was later found in Chandio village in Gizri. "According to initial investigations, the assailants appeared to be Baloch," said TPO Imran Shaukat.