Lawyer killed as car ambushed in Tank.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN -- A lawyer was killed and his colleague suffered injuries when unknown assailants opened fire on a car in Tajouri village of Tank district on Tuesday.

A guard travelling with the lawyers in the car remained unhurt in the attack, the police said.

Mohammad Younis, a spokesperson of Tank police, said the two lawyers were going to the Tajouri village from Tank city when the attackers ambushed their car when it reached the rural locality. As a result, Dilnawaz Advocate died on the spot, while his colleague, Mustafa Advocate, was injured.

The attackers escaped the area.

A Rescue 1122 spokesperson said a team shifted the body and the injured to a hospital.

Meanwhile, a constable sustained a bullet injury when he put up resistance...

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