{"id":50407,"date":"2014-05-12T14:06:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T11:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=50407"},"modified":"2014-05-12T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T11:06:21","slug":"navy-official-shot-dead-in-pakistan-50407","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/navy-official-shot-dead-in-pakistan-50407\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy official shot dead in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Pakistan Navy official was shot dead in country\u2019s port city of Karachi on Monday.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, May 12\/Nationalturk \u2013 A Pakistan Navy official was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Pakistan\u2019s port city of Karachi on Monday.<\/p>\n

Officials said gunmen travelling on motorbikes opened fire on a car of Pakistan Navy official Ghulam Akbar near Karsaz area of Karachi in Sindh province early Monday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cAkbar received critical bullet injuries and was evacuated to hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

\u2018Navy official sustained bullet injuries in head\u2019<\/h2>\n

Akbar\u2019s wife was quoted as saying by Pakistan media that he sustained bullet injuries in head and died while being shifted to hospital.<\/p>\n

Immediately after the attack, police and paramilitary soldiers reached the area and launched a manhunt to track the attackers. However, no arrests were reported.<\/p>\n

Sources said security men have taken a motorcycle and a pistol in custody from the incident site.<\/p>\n

Police officials said preliminary investigation has revealed that a 9mm gun was used in the attack.<\/p>\n

The motive of the attack was being ascertained. He is the 4th<\/sup> Navy officer to be killed in Karachi city in last one year<\/p>\n

The exact designation of the slain Navy official was also being ascertained.<\/p>\n

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