A police constable was shot dead by unidentified persons in Gulshan-e-Maymar on Wednesday night, the police said.
According to the police, the martyred police constable Sadam Hussain was deployed at the Police Station Gulshan-e-Maymar.
He was getting his motorcycle puncture fixed at a puncture shop in the area when four people boarding on a white car sprayed bullets on the police constable.
The police have taken five empty shells of 9mm pistol and one shell of 30 bore pistol in its possession from the crime spot.
The body of police constable has been shifted to a private hospital near National Stadium Karachi.
On the other hand, Home Minister Sindh Zia Ul Hassan Langar taking notice of the incident has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) West, to inform him immediately about initial measures taken by the police.