Ever since the news regarding the killing of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf broke out, netzens are going gaga as they want to know more updates about how did the gangster-turned politician got killed.
For those unversed, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were killed by 3 assailants who later got arrested on Sunday. The trio confessed to their crime, saying they did it to “become popular.” As per several reports these assailants killed Atiq by using Zigana pistol. Here everything you need to know about the semi-automatic pistol.
Zigana manufactured in 2001
The Zigana is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by the Turkish firearms manufacturer TSA. The pistol was first manufactured in 2001 and is one of Turkey’s first pistols with an original design.
The operating mechanism of Zigana pistols is a locked-slide short recoil mechanism with a modified Browning-type locking system. Furthermore, these pistols have an automatic firing pin block. The Zigana PX-9 model is manufactured in Malaysia in collaboration with Turkey. Local workshops in Pakistan produce and sell Zigana models illegally.
In the United States, Zigana is imported by American Tactical Imports and marketed under the FS9 and FS40 brand names. Furthermore, the Zigana K and Zigana F models are licenced by the Ministry of Defense Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan under the names Zfr, Zfr-K, and Inam.
Let us remind you, according to several reports, the same weapon i.e, Zigana pistol, was used in the killing of Punjabi singer Moosewala.
