LAHORE - A man and his son were shot dead by unidentified persons in Sundar Mohlanwala area on Saturday.
Police said Muhammad Tariq left his house in EME Society in his car, along with his son Muzammil Mustafa. When they reached Mohlanwal Chowk, some unidentified persons suddenly came and opened firing on the car. Both received bullet injuries and died on the spot. The attackers fled the scene.
On getting information, the police and forensic teams reached the spot and collected evidence. The bodies were shifted to the city morgue for autopsy. Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan took notice of the incident and sought a report from the CCPO Lahore.
13 DEAD IN PUNJAB ROAD
ACCIDENTS IN 24 HOURS
At least 13 persons were killed and 1,062 others injured in 1,048 road traffic accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. As many as 583 seriously injured people were shifted to different hospitals while 479 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by the rescue teams. The statistics showed that 535 drivers, 39 underage drivers, 121 pedestrians and 419 passengers were among the victims of road accidents. At least 286 accidents were reported in Lahore which affected 103 persons, placing the provincial capital at top of the list, followed by 84 in Faisalabad with 94 victims and at third Gujranwala with 82 accidents and 71 victims. According to the data, 916 motorbikes, 72 auto-rickshaws, 121 motorcars, 21 vans, 10 passenger buses, 28 trucks and 79 other types of vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in the road accidents.
Police said Muhammad Tariq left his house in EME Society in his car, along with his son Muzammil Mustafa. When they reached Mohlanwal Chowk, some unidentified persons suddenly came and opened firing on the car. Both received bullet injuries and died on the spot. The attackers fled the scene.
On getting information, the police and forensic teams reached the spot and collected evidence. The bodies were shifted to the city morgue for autopsy. Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan took notice of the incident and sought a report from the CCPO Lahore.
13 DEAD IN PUNJAB ROAD
ACCIDENTS IN 24 HOURS
At least 13 persons were killed and 1,062 others injured in 1,048 road traffic accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. As many as 583 seriously injured people were shifted to different hospitals while 479 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by the rescue teams. The statistics showed that 535 drivers, 39 underage drivers, 121 pedestrians and 419 passengers were among the victims of road accidents. At least 286 accidents were reported in Lahore which affected 103 persons, placing the provincial capital at top of the list, followed by 84 in Faisalabad with 94 victims and at third Gujranwala with 82 accidents and 71 victims. According to the data, 916 motorbikes, 72 auto-rickshaws, 121 motorcars, 21 vans, 10 passenger buses, 28 trucks and 79 other types of vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in the road accidents.
