ISLAMABAD, July 8 (Xinhua) -- An officer of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) was killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police officials have said.
CTD Deputy Inspector General Asif Aijaz Shaikh told media on Sunday that unknown terrorists riding a motorcycle sprayed bullets at a senior CTD officer when he was visiting his friend in Karimabad area of Karachi, critically injuring him and a security guard.
The injured CTD officer succumbed to his injuries on the way to a nearby hospital, said the CTD official, adding that the attackers fled the scene after the attack.
Police said that it was a targeted attack on the CTD personnel, and the attackers opened fire after he came out of his bullet-proof vehicle. ■
