Alleged killer of senior officials shot dead in joint operation.

ISLAMABAD -- A criminal along with his close associate allegedly involved in the murder of eight officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Pakistan Administrative Services (PAS) and police was killed during an operation conducted jointly by IB and the capital police on Monday, police said.

Police officers told Dawn on condition of anonymity that the IB traced the location of Bilal Sabit, a native of district Peshawar, in Rawalpindi after he stole a vehicle and drove it out of the city. A joint team of the IB and police spotted him along with his associate Imtiaz in a car and intercepted them.

However, the suspects opened indiscriminate firing on the team and as a result a passerby received critical injuries. The team retaliated and killed Sabit and Imtiaz on the spot, said the officers.

Last week, IB had informed the capital police about the presence of Sabit in the twin cities, however, he...