A top businessman was shot dead by armed intruders during a robbery at his farmhouse in Islamabad’s Orchard Scheme, police said.

 

The victim, identified as Amir Awan, was killed in a neighbourhood known to house properties owned by politicians, government advisers and other prominent figures.

 

Police officials, speaking to a private media outlet on the condition of anonymity, said that CCTV footage showed five men entering the farmhouse armed with submachine guns and wearing bulletproof jackets.

 

They added that the crime scene indicated the deceased tried to resist.

 

Awan was first taken to a government hospital and later shifted to a private facility where he died during surgery, police said.

 

The incident was reported to Shahzad Town police station, and a First Information Report (FIR) was registered under Section 397 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), covering robbery or dacoity with the intent to cause death or serious injury. The complaint was filed by Awan’s wife, Aisha Awan.

 

According to the FIR, Aisha said that she woke up around 2:45 am after hearing noise and saw her husband struggling with three armed men while two others remained outside the bedroom window. She said that their two sons were asleep in other rooms at the time.

 

Aisha said that she started shouting, prompting the intruders to open fire.

 

“My husband received a bullet wound to his abdomen and fell to the floor,” she told police.

 

The complainant added that the commotion drew her sons into the room, leading the gunmen to flee through a window.

 

She said that two security guards employed by the family told her the attackers had also taken their phones and cash, while a third guard had been locked inside a separate room.