ISLAMABAD: A major of the Pakistan Army was shot dead by gunmen who stormed his residence in Sector I-8/4 here on Thursday.

Maj Zeeshan Naseem`s wife answered the door and found a man standing outside. He pushed her aside and while she tried to intercept him, two more persons entered the house, police quoted the major`s wife as saying.

The major, who was in a nearby room, rushed to the gate after he heard the voice of his wife. One of the men pulled out a pistol and fired on him, the police said. He suf fered a bullet injury in the chest and fell to the floor, bleeding.

He was taken to a hospital where he died. The cause of the killing was unknown.