PML-N's Jamshed Chadhar shot dead in Jhang
SHO Hayat says that motive for attack cannot be ascertained, area has been cordoned.
JHANG:
Two unidentified assailants shot dead a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Jamshed Chadhar in Jhang, late on Saturday.
According to reports, Chadhar, a prominent businessman and member of the Jhang Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was entering a mosque to offer prayers when two assailants on a bike opened fire at him, killing him on the spot.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Station House Officer (SHO) of Kotwalia police station, Malik Khizer Hayat said that the motive for the attack could not be immediately ascertained.
Chadhar’s body had been shifted to the Civil Hospital where a large crowd had gathered.
District police officer Rao Abdul Karim had also reached the hospital along with a police squad.
The police had cordoned off all entry and exit points to the area, to stop the assailants from escaping.
SHO Hayat said that Chadhar's family had yet to register a First Information Report (FIR), as they were waiting for the deceased's brother, Gul Shair Chadhar to return from Lahore, who would register a case after consultations.
Gul Shair, also a PML-N member, was former party president of District Jhang.
Talking to The Express Tribune, locals said that Chadhar did not have a personal enmity with anyone.
The businessman was also known for his welfare work in the area.
Two unidentified assailants shot dead a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Jamshed Chadhar in Jhang, late on Saturday.
According to reports, Chadhar, a prominent businessman and member of the Jhang Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was entering a mosque to offer prayers when two assailants on a bike opened fire at him, killing him on the spot.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Station House Officer (SHO) of Kotwalia police station, Malik Khizer Hayat said that the motive for the attack could not be immediately ascertained.
Chadhar’s body had been shifted to the Civil Hospital where a large crowd had gathered.
District police officer Rao Abdul Karim had also reached the hospital along with a police squad.
The police had cordoned off all entry and exit points to the area, to stop the assailants from escaping.
SHO Hayat said that Chadhar's family had yet to register a First Information Report (FIR), as they were waiting for the deceased's brother, Gul Shair Chadhar to return from Lahore, who would register a case after consultations.
Gul Shair, also a PML-N member, was former party president of District Jhang.
Talking to The Express Tribune, locals said that Chadhar did not have a personal enmity with anyone.
The businessman was also known for his welfare work in the area.