A doctor, belonging to the minority Ahmaddiya community, was killed while his father and two other relatives sustained bullet injuries, when a young man opened fired on them in the suburbs of Pubjab’s Nankana Sahib district on Friday. Dr Tahir sustained a fatal gunshot wound and succumbed to his injuries while he was being taken to a nearby hospital by 1122 rescue service. His father, Tariq who is said to be in a critical condition, along with his two relatives was shifted to the Allied Hospital, Faislabad. According to eyewitnesses, the members of Ahmaddiya community came under attack as soon as they left their place of worship in Murh Balochan area of Nankana Sahib. After receiving the report of incident, DPO Nankana Sahib Ismailur Rehman Kharak and his team rushed to the crime scene and initiated inquiry into the incident.

Source: The Express Tribune November 20, 2020 19:33 UTC