Woman killed by PAF guard’s bullet

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A woman was killed when a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) guard opened fire on a car near Bacha Khan International Airport (BKIA) in Peshawar.

A police official told local media that the incident took place after the car did not stop despite the PAF guards signaled it to stop.

A police official at West Cantonment Police Station identified the slain woman as Bashirun Nisa, a resident of Akora Khattak area of Nowshera. He also said that a single bullet was fired, which it struck the woman. The woman was rushed to the Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, where she died of wounds.

Police said the family did not register an FIR and took the body home. A senior police official said both parties agreed to a settlement and did not press the charges.