PESHAWAR: An assistant director of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Peshawar, ARY News reported, quoting police.
Police said the incident took place near the NADRA office in Hayatabad Phase 5. The deceased was identified as Fahad.
Police said eight empty shells of a .30-bore pistol were recovered from the crime scene.
The body was shifted to a hospital for post-mortem examination, while police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
Earlier, a man allegedly shot and killed his wife following a domestic dispute inside a National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office in Gujrat before turning the weapon on himself, police said.
According to investigators, the deceased woman, identified as Amber, and her husband Bilal were both employed at the NADRA office.
Police said an argument broke out between the couple at the workplace earlier in the day, during which Bilal allegedly opened fire on his wife in a fit of rage, killing her on the spot.
Officials added that after shooting his wife, Bilal allegedly shot himself and died by suicide. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
