PESHAWAR:
Investigators have revealed detailed planning in the targeted killing of a NADRA official in Hayatabad.
In Hayatabad, the murder of NADRA Assistant Director Fahad Khan has seen major investigative breakthroughs. Probe teams confirmed that the shooters conducted multi-day surveillance and continuous tracking before the attack. The main suspect followed the victim from his home to the NADRA office, posing as a ride-hailing motorcycle rider with an accomplice seated as a passenger to mask their movements and monitor the official.
Surveillance began in University Town, with the attackers keeping constant watch on Khan’s routine. He typically travelled in a bulletproof vehicle with security guards and was doing so when he reached Hayatabad on the day of the incident. The assailants had studied his movements and security patterns in advance. Multiple reconnaissance visits were made to the scene and surrounding areas to select the ideal time and location for the strike.
In a separate case in the Khazana area on the city’s outskirts, a seven-year-old girl was murdered after her parents left her in the care of a cousin while seeking hospital treatment. The relative allegedly strangled the child over a domestic grudge. Six months earlier, the girl’s father had warned the accused against unnecessary mobile-phone conversations at home. The relative is said to have taken revenge by ending the child’s life.
A missing-person report for Halima, aged about six or seven and daughter of Inamullah of Khan Baba Garhi, was registered on 6 November by her uncle Bilaluddin at Khazana police station. Capital City Police Officer Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad ordered immediate recovery efforts. Under SP Rural Division Sabir Gul Khan, teams led by DSP Ehsanullah Marwat, SHO Qazi Akmal Khan and Investigating Officer Imtiaz Khan used scientific methods, human intelligence and multi-angle inquiry to solve the case within 24 hours. The body was recovered and the accused woman arrested.
