Man shot dead after altercation

A 24-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Nishatabad area, police said on Monday.

The victim, identified as Shehzad, and a resident of Chak 219-RB Sher Singh Wala, was brought in a car by unidentified suspects to a spot near a marriage hall in Ghulam Muhammadabad 2. Police said the suspects made him step out of the vehicle and exchanged words with him before one of them shot.