The officer was posted at Peshawar and was undergoing post graduate studies at a government university, it read.
The officer was posted at Peshawar and was undergoing post graduate studies at a government university, it read.
Peshawar
: A senior Pakistan Army officer was shot dead by Taliban gunman after he attended Friday prayers.
Lieutenant Colonel Tariq Ghafoor was shot dead near Peshawar's Hayatabad area, the army said in a statement. -"Lt Col Tariq Ghafoor embraced martyrdom due to firing by unidentified assailant after Friday prayers near Sarband Ring Road, Peshawar-" the statement said.
The officer was posted at Peshawar and was undergoing post graduate studies at a government university, it read. -"The officer of senior rank received two bullets in the head and succumbed to his injuries on the spot,-" a senior police officer said.
-"It looks like an incident of target killing,-" he said.
-"Colonel Tariq had land and family disputes,-" adding the reason behind the killing was not yet clear. Meanwhile, the banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, The Express Tribune reported.
-"The TTP's sharp shooter targeted Col Tariq,-" the group's spokesperson Mohammad Khorasani claimed in a statement.
