A man was shot dead and another injured over an old enmity within the Saddar Bairuni police limits on Saturday.
The incident happened in Bahar Colony near Sultania Mosque at Chakri Road when Sher Afzal opened fire at Nazir and Zafar when they left their house for office.
Nazir died on the spot and Zafar sustained critical injuries. Rescue 1122 shifted the victims to the DHQ Hospital where Zafar is under treatment.
The victims had a monetary dispute with the alleged attackers, said SP Saddar Circle Muhammad Ghias. The police registered a case.
Meanwhile a shepherd was shot and injured by four persons in Shahzad Town on Saturday. Police said that Kashi, Sher Khan, Faisal and Qaisar allegedly opened fire at Muhammad Yousaf while he was taking his cattle out from Faisal’s field in Katchi Abadi of Chak Shahzad. The injured was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences where his condition was stated to be stable.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 11th, 2015.
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ