Lahore doctor killed by unknown motorcyclists after allegedly resisting robbery

• Female doctor gunned down in Lahore's Defence A area.
• Police suspect she may have resisted a robbery.
• Police say that the doctor's purse and mobile phone are missing.

A female doctor in Lahore was killed on Tuesday after allegedly resisting a robbery in the city's Defence A area, police said.

According to police, Dr Khaula was gunned down by unknown individuals riding motorcycles.

The police said that the doctor's purse and mobile phone are missing.

Deputy Inspector General Operations Suhail Chaudhry took notice of the incident, a police spokesperson said.

The DIG Operations instructed the police force to trace the culprits using footage from cameras installed as part of the government's Safe City project.

Later, a case was registered by the police on the complaint of the doctor's father.

According to the first information report, Dr Khaula went by car to visit her friend.

She was approached by two men outside her friend's house, who shot her, snatched her bag and mobile phone and fled, the report said.

The doctor's friend was a witness to her getting shot, it added.