NADRA official shot dead outside Hayatabad office in Peshawar

A National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) assistant director was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near his office in Hayatabad, Peshawar, police said.

The deceased was identified as Fahad Khan, son of Sharoom Khan and a resident of Kafur Dheri. 

According to Peshawar police spokesperson Alam Khan, Fahad was on his way to duty when he was attacked behind the NADRA office in Phase 5, within the jurisdiction of Hayatabad Police Station.

Police personnel rushed to the scene after receiving information about the incident and recovered eight spent cartridges of a 30-bore pistol. The body was shifted to a hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Police have launched a comprehensive investigation to determine the motive behind the killing and identify those responsible. Investigators are also examining evidence collected from the crime scene and available surveillance footage.

The killing comes amid a series of security incidents targeting polio vaccination teams and their security personnel across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

The incidents have raised fresh concerns over the security of government officials, police personnel and frontline health workers in the province.