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ISLAMABAD: Unknown armed persons shot dead a businessman inside his house in the limits of Shehzad Town police station. Police sources said that Aamir Awan, a businessman and owner of Toyota Motors Islamabad, was killed by unidentified persons inside his bedroom at his farmhouse in Margalla Town. Unknown assailants fled the scene after the incident, the source said. Following the incident, police and forensic teams visited the scene and collected evidence. Police have also obtained CCTV footage of the suspects entering the house and have started search operations to track down the suspect involved in the incident. According to reports, five armed individuals, carrying Kalashnikov rifles, entered the house. State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry, while talking to the media at parliament regarding the incident, said that overall, the number of crime incidents in Islamabad has decreased this year. The investigation into the murder of the businessman will be conducted, and all details will be shared with the media. All such blind murder cases that occurred in the past were solved, and the criminals were punished, he said. According to the FIR lodged at the complaint of Ayesha Awan, the wife of Amir Awan, the incident occurred in the early hours of March 30. She stated in her complaint that she and her husband were present in their bedroom, while their sons, Asad and Aryan Awan, were asleep in separate rooms. At around 2:45 am, she woke up after hearing noise inside the room and saw three armed suspects scuffling with her husband, while two other accomplices were positioned outside the window. When she raised an alarm, the suspects opened fire with the intention to kill. One bullet struck Amir Awan in the abdomen, leaving him critically injured. Hearing the gunshots and screams, the couple’s sons rushed into the room, prompting the assailants to flee through the window. Outside, security guards Arman and Dawar also responded. They informed that the suspects had snatched a weapon, mobile phone, and cash from Arman, while two other guards, Kaleemullah and Dawood, were also deprived of their mobile phones and cash after being locked inside a room by the assailants. The complainant described the suspects as young men having a wheatish complexion and strong physique. Ayesha stated that she, their sons, and the security guards could identify the suspects if they were produced before them. Police shifted the injured man to PIMS hospital, where he was undergoing treatment in the emergency ward. Doctors declared him unfit to record a statement at the time. Awan succumbed to his injuries during the treatment. Based on the complaint and initial evidence, police have registered the case under Section 397 of the Pakistan Penal Code and started an investigation. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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