ISLAMABAD: Police on Sunday arrested the suspect accused of killing a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officer who intervened to save a woman during an alleged abduction attempt in Islamabad, police sources said.
According to the sources, the suspect was arrested from the Soan Zone area of the federal capital late on Sunday evening.
Police said Group Captain Asim Tariq was travelling on Ninth Avenue when he noticed a motorcyclist allegedly pulling a woman’s hand.
The officer stopped his vehicle and confronted the suspect, allowing the woman to escape safely to the other side of the road.
According to investigators, the suspect exchanged heated words with the officer before opening fire.
Group Captain Asim sustained critical injuries and later embraced martyrdom, while the suspect fled the scene.
During the investigation, the woman told police that the suspect was her colleague, who had offered to drop her at work.
She alleged that the suspect changed the route and attempted to take her to another location against her will. After realising this, she managed to get off the motorcycle before the confrontation took place.
Following the incident, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi sought a report from the Islamabad inspector general of police and directed authorities to ensure the suspect’s early arrest and provide justice to the martyr’s family.
Group Captain Asim Tariq is survived by his widow, a daughter and a son.
