2011 Sindh Rangers shooting incident The 2011 Sindh Rangers shooting incident was a controversial incident regarding the shooting of a 22 - year - old Pakistani citizen Sarfaraz Shah by soldiers affiliated with Sindh Rangers , a branch of the paramilitary command Pakistan Rangers . Sarfaraz Shah was shot by the paramilitaries in Karachi . The video from Karachi , which has been broadcast widely on Pakistani television , is disturbing to watch . It shows a young man in a black t - shirt being dragged by his hair in a public park by a man in plain clothes . He is pushed towards a group of Sindh Rangers , a paramilitary force , who are in uniform and armed with G3 battle rifles . The young man , who does not appear to be armed , pleads for his life as one of the Rangers points a gun at his neck . The Ranger then shoots him twice at close range with rifle , hitting him in the thigh . The young man is seen writhing on the ground , screaming in pain , bleeding heavily and begging for help as the video ends , he is not taken to hospital by rangers . He died of blood loss . The Rangers have since said that the young man had been caught trying to rob someone . His family denies this . His brother , Salik Shah , said Sarfaraz had been the victim of an extrajudicial killing . " My innocent brother has been killed brutally by the Rangers , " he said . " What harm has he inflicted on anybody ? " His crime was that he was just strolling in the public park because there was no power in the house . " It is not clear who shot the video which has been broadcast repeatedly on Pakistani television . Some reports suggest that the cameraman has now gone into hiding . The incident has sparked an outcry with some politicians calling for the Rangers involved to be prosecuted . Ali Dayan Hasan , the Pakistani researcher for Human Rights Watch , said the killing " provides chilling evidence of the abusive , trigger - happy practices of Pakistan ' s military , paramilitary and civilian agencies " . Iftakhar Ahmad Chouhdary , the chief Justice of Pakistan , has taken action on his behalf and the case of those rangers is transferred to the court of Anti - Terrorism . It comes as a separate inquiry following a similar controversial incident in the neighbouring Balochistan Province involving the killing of five foreigners by members of the paramilitary . Five civilians , including a heavily pregnant woman , were shot dead at close range in the western city of Quetta , despite apparently trying to surrender . Officials initially said that the five family members were armed and were suicide bombers — but this was later found to be untrue . The whole episode was recorded incidentally by the crew of a Sindhi TV channel , Awaz Television Network . They were at the Benazir Shaheed Public Park , Clifton near the American Consulate in Karachi , at around 17 : 30 on that eventful day , recording their program " Walk & Talk " . A person stated to be a security guard at the Park , brought the unfortunate young man to the Rangers driving a white - colored vehicle numbered 1543 . This vehicle is now in the custody of Boat Basin , Karachi Police . The Rangers personnel appeared to be ' hyper ' , and their physical and mental condition could not be ascertained by an independent medical examination , seeing as they were taken in ' protective ' custody by their own comrades . They were handed over to the Police after at least 2 days , by which time it was no more possible to examine their state at the time of the incident .