PIA Engineer Shot Dead in Karachi
A PIA engineer was shot dead in Karachi on Sunday afternoon in what police described as a suspected targeted attack. Dawn reported the incident on November 2, 2026. The victim was Imtiaz Ahmed, 54, an engineer with Pakistan International Airlines. He was attacked in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, in Block 13, within the jurisdiction of the Sharea Faisal police station.
Sharea Faisal Station House Officer Anser Ahmed Butt said Imtiaz Ahmed left his home in Block 13 to purchase bread when unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle targeted him and rode away. Three bullets hit a nearby parked car, while one bullet hit him and proved fatal. He was shifted to a nearby private hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. Later, the body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for a post-mortem examination.
The officer ruled out robbery, saying the exact motive would be ascertained after investigation. Police also said the victim belongings were found intact, which points away from a robbery attempt. The deceased was originally from Lahore. Police contacted his brother, who was on his way to Karachi. Formal proceedings to ascertain the motive and identify the attackers would be initiated after his arrival, the officer said.
PIA engineer: what police have confirmed so far
Tribune, which also reported the incident on November 2, added detail that matches the Dawn account. The victim was crossing a road when the armed attacker opened fire before speeding away. Tribune said Imtiaz was a father of four children, and that his wife and daughters are currently residing in Germany. The bullet wound near his ribs, close to the arm, proved fatal, Tribune reported. Three bullets also struck a vehicle parked nearby.
The News, in its own report, added two further points from the investigation. Police have obtained CCTV footage showing Imtiaz briskly crossing the road moments before the shooting, and the Crime Scene Unit collected four spent bullet casings and other evidence from the scene. The footage reportedly shows the victim collapsing near a parked vehicle, with people nearby fleeing for safety as gunshots rang out, followed by a motorcyclist speeding away.
Those points help explain why police are treating the case as a targeted attack rather than a street robbery. A robbery usually leaves a demand, a struggle or missing belongings. Here, police say belongings were intact, the victim was shot while crossing a road on a routine errand, and the attacker fled at speed. None of that, on its own, proves a motive. Police have not named a suspect, and they have not confirmed a motive. That distinction matters, and this report does not fill the gap with speculation.
A family abroad, and a wider Sunday picture
Imtiaz Ahmed wife was currently in Germany to visit their daughter, Dawn reported, while Tribune said his wife and daughters are residing in Germany. The family detail explains why police contacted his brother in Lahore, and why formal proceedings awaited his arrival in Karachi. It also underlines the human cost behind a short police report: a man on a routine trip to buy bread, killed a short distance from his home, with close family abroad.
The News also reported that two other men sustained gunshot injuries in separate firing incidents in Ibrahim Hyderi and North Nazimabad on Sunday. Those incidents are separate from the Gulistan-i-Jauhar case, and police have not linked them in the reports seen so far. They are noted here only to place Sunday violence in Karachi in context, not to suggest a common cause. Each case needs its own investigation, its own evidence and its own motive.
Who was the victim?
Imtiaz Ahmed, 54, an engineer with Pakistan International Airlines, originally from Lahore and a father of four children.
Where did the incident happen?
In Block 13, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Karachi, within the jurisdiction of the Sharea Faisal police station, on Sunday afternoon.
What happened?
Police said Imtiaz left his home to buy bread when unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire. One bullet proved fatal, while three bullets hit a nearby parked car.
Has police established a motive?
No. Police ruled out robbery, saying the victim belongings were intact, but said the exact motive would be ascertained after investigation.
What evidence has police collected?
Police obtained CCTV footage of the incident, and the Crime Scene Unit collected four spent bullet casings and other evidence from the scene, according to The News.
