KARACHI: A man, reportedly the son of a former deputy commissioner, gunned down a policeman and fled after an altercation between the two in Phase 5 of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) broke out Monday night, Geo News reported, citing police.

Video footage shows the altercation between the shooter, Khurram Nisar, and the deceased police officer, Abdul Rehman after they step out of a black vehicle with tinted windows. Nisar can be seen stepping out of the driver's seat and Rehman from the passenger seat. In the same video, the cop can be seen holding a pistol and gesturing Nisar to sit in the car and go to the police station.

The martyred cop and his colleague chased Nisar and spoke to him after they allegedly noticed suspicious activity, according to Geo News.

According to the police, Nisar, came to Karachi from Sweden on November 5. He lives there with his wife and two children.

According to South DIG Irfan Baloch, Nisar's home in Karachi is near the crime scene in DHA Phase 5. He left the car used in the incident at home and fled in another car.

The police raided Nisar's house and seized weapons, documents and the vehicle used during the shooting. The house watchman was also detained.

The police say that a copy of Nisar's passport has also been seized and a search is underway to find the vehicle he escaped in. The houses of his friends are also being searched, while pictures of Nisar and details of his travel documents have been provided across airports.

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