PESHAWAR: Unknown armed men shot dead former President of Peshawar Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and a prominent leader of traders here on Tuesday and fled the scene.
Police said that unidentified miscreants sprayed bullets at shop of trader’s leader Haji Haleem Jan in historical Qissa Khwani Bazaar of Peshawar leaving him critically injured and manage to escape after committing the crime.
The injured trader was rushed to Leady Reading Hospital (LRH) where he succumbed to his wounds.
The traders community of Qissa Khwani Bazaar held protest against the incident and demanded of the law enforcers to bring book the assassins.
Police said that the incident seems to be a target killing, a case has been registered against unknown assailants at respective police station and investigation was in progress.