Mall Road | Pakistan

A man, whom police claimed was affiliated with a “particular political party”, was shot dead by law enforcement officials on Rawalpindi’s Mall Road on Tuesday after he allegedly opened fire on security forces, injuring an official. “The attacker, Muhammad Hussain, was immediately killed in retaliatory fire,” said a statement by Rawalpindi police. The police added that evidence and “links have emerged from his mobile phone and other belongings”, adding that further investigation is ongoing. “Law enforcement agencies remain fully prepared and committed to eliminating all forms of terrorism and incitement to unrest,” police said. PTV News, quoting security sources, said the alleged assailant was a resident of Khyber district and an “active PTI member”. A PTI flag, bullets and weapons were also allegedly recovered from him, the report added. In a statement aired on news channels following the incident, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar slammed PTI’s “politics of violence” after state media reported the inciden...