Father-daughter duo shot outside school in Karachi's Nazimabad area

A father was gunned down while his teenage daughter sustained gunshot wounds after they were shot outside a government school in Karachi’s Nazimabad.

A rescue official reported that the incident occurred at the gate of the government girls' higher secondary school in the Gol Market area.

According to the school administration, a 10-year-old victim, who was wearing a school uniform, had recently been admitted to the school. The girl’s father had come to drop her off when the assailants opened fire just after they arrived at the school.

The administration stated that they were not aware of the cause of the incident.

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Following the shooting, the SHO and DSP rushed to the crime scene to gather evidence, suggesting that the attack appears to be motivated by personal enmity.

“The deceased, identified as Rashid, was running a state agency. The middle-aged killer, with a white beard, was waiting outside the school. As Rashid approached to drop his daughter off, the suspect got off his motorcycle and shot the girl in the head with the first bullet, then shot the father with the second,” police reported.

The assailant managed to escape the scene and has not been arrested so far. The police stated that the investigation has begun, and they are attempting to obtain CCTV footage of the incident to identify the suspect.

The police also noted that their investigation is ongoing, having gathered evidence from the scene.