LAHORE - A middle-aged man along with his accomplices gunned down his two friends over a monetary dispute outside a flat at Centre Point in Gulberg police precincts in thee wee hours of Saturday. The deceased were later identified as Farooq Ahmad, 45, son of Mehmood Ahmad, resident of Jehlum, and Ferooz Khan, 33, son of Ziaul Din Khan, resident of Afghanistan. The incident occurred between 3 to 4 am when some unknown bike-riders opened indiscriminate fire on the victims while they were leaving in their Corolla car (NV-320) after meeting with their third friend and accused in this case, Sajjad Ahmad, resident of Gujrat, a police source said. Police source further said the victims had arrived from Abbotabad to Lahore during the last night and stayed at the flat owned by their third friend. They demanded their share from Sajjad, who instead of giving them their due money, called his accomplices and informed them about his nefarious design. The accused ultimately closed the chapter of their lives when they were leaving the site after getting angry, the sources further said. Police said Ferooz Khan died on the spot while Farooq was pronounced dead by the doctors at Services Hospital. Police investigators said Ferooz Khan was a driver at the USA Embassy in Afghanistan while Farooq, a businessman in America, was his friend. The accused Sajjad Ahmad is also their partner in an unknown business. All of them often visited America regarding their business, a police source said, adding it seemed they were involved in some criminal act. Talking to The Nation Police Station Gulberg SHO Inspector Ehsan Ashraf said accused Sajjad had been living in a flat at Centre Point near a Mosque, Sarkaar-e-Madina since long. They were fast friends and often visited the USA. Farooq was settled in America but was detained after the incident of 9/11, the SHO added. He said during investigations conducted by the FBI or the USA police, Farooq suffered from throat cancer and was sent back to Pakistan a couple of years back. He said according to the heirs of the victims they had come to the City for medical treatment of Farooq. We have learnt from the neighbours that all of them were involved in drug smuggling but nothing could be established before seeking solid evidences, he commented. Ehsan Ashraf, however, said parents of the victims first flatly refused to get an FIR registered against the accused besides insisting the police to hand over the dead bodies without completing legal requirements. They agreed for lodging a case of double murder seeing the unwillingness of police in handing over the bodies without legal documentation, he added. Edhi ambulances shifted the bodies to the city morgue for autopsy. No case was registered till filing of this report with no arrest so far. Further investigations are underway.