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Three-Member Team Probes Islamabad SP Adeel Akbar’s Apparent On-Duty Suicide

Officials say Safe City footage shows the shooting happened inside his vehicle.

Overview

  • The federal government appointed an IGP-led three-member committee comprising the DIG Headquarters, DIG Islamabad and DIG Security to investigate.
  • Police say the SP sustained a fatal head wound around 4:30pm near a hotel as he returned to his office and was pronounced dead at PIMS.
  • Investigators report no sign of an external attack in city surveillance footage, indicating the gunshot occurred inside his vehicle.
  • The service weapon has been seized for ballistic and fingerprint testing, mobile data is being examined, and the driver and on-duty staff are being questioned.
  • Preliminary accounts indicate he took a firearm from his official gunman before the shot, and authorities have not stated a motive.