Cop shot dead by neighbour over petty issue.

RAWALPINDI -- A policeman was shot dead allegedly by his neighbour for throwing water outside his house within limits of Police Station (PS) Airport here on Tuesday, informed sources. The policeman was identified as Muhammad Zahid, who was posted in PS Murree as head constable, they said. Police have arrested the killer of cop and put him behind the bars after filing a murder case against him, they said.

According to sources, head constable Muhammad Zahid was sprinkling water with a bucket when Ameer Afzal started quarrelling with him. Suddenly, Ameer Afzal whipped up his pistol and started firing on cop. Resultantly, the cop suffered bullet injuries and died on the spot. After committing the crime, the killer managed to escape from the scene, sources said adding that a heavy contingent of police reached at the spot and shifted the body to hospital for autopsy.

CPO Syed Shehzad Nadim Bukhari taken notice of the incident and ordered the SSP Operations Wasim Riaz Khan to arrest the culprit. A...