Son, Grandson Of Former MPA Bites The Dust In Sahiwal Shooting.

SAHIWAL -- Son and grandson of former member of the Punjab Assembly (MPA) Ahmad Shah Khaga were killed in a firing incident in Sahiwal on Saturday.

A police spokesman said that armed assailants on a motorbike waited for both father and son to come out of their home in Officers Colony within the jurisdictions of Farid Town police station, reported local media.

As soon as they stepped out of their home, the assailants started indiscriminate firing, resulting in the immediate death of Noorul Haq while his father Asghar Shah, Khaga's son, who was seriously injured in the incident, was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries.

The spokesman said the assailants managed to escape from the scene. The incident appeared to be the consequence of an old enmity, he added. A case had been registered and search operation had been launched to trace the whereabouts of the assailants.

YOUTH SHOT DEAD

OVER LITIGATION

A youth was shot dead while another sustained bullet injuries over litigation in a nearby village of Mustafa Abad Town, Kasur on Saturday.

According to police, Asif (25) and Farhan, residents of Rehman Pura locality were going towards Khara village on a motorcycle when his rivals Sajid, Majid, M Javed aka Jeo allegedly opened fire at them. Asif died on the spot while Farhan sustained critical injuries. The injured was shifted to General hospital Lahore in precarious condition.

On the report of victim's father Asif Javed, Kasur Sadr police have registered a case against the accused. Further investigation was underway.

Meanwhile, a body of unidentified man was found floating in Jhambar Link Canal, Phoolnagar. A team of Resue-1122 fished...

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