Shoot On Sight is a political thriller which deals with the difficult dilemma of mostly peace loving Muslims, in these turbulent times, when a cosmopolitan society, especially London, is gripped by fear of Islamic extremism, racial profiling and Islamophibia during aftermath of underground bombings in July 2005.
The film is a fictional drama dealing with the London Police order of " Shoot On Sight" after the underground bombings in 2005. The film unfolds the turmoil in the life of Tariq Ali, a Muslim Police Officer at Scotland Yard.

Commander Ali born in Lahore and married to an English woman, is tasked to investigate the police shooting of a suspected Muslim terrorist in the London Underground. Distrusted by both his superiors in the police, and his fellow Muslims, he finds his inquiry hampered from all sides. When evidence surfaces pointing to the slain man's innocence, as well as the existence of a terrorist cell operating in his own backyard, Tariq must face the realization that sometimes, the right decision is the hardest one to make.