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FAISALABAD, March 14: Three people were shot dead while four others received bullet wounds on Wednesday night when armed men attacked the house of a villager in Chak 45-JB.
Saifullah, Ijaz, Nasir, Ata Muhammad, Ghulam Mirza and their accomplices attacked the house of Gulzar Ahmed and opened fire on the inmates. As a result, Anwar and Manzoor died instantly while Zakaullah, Faizan Bibi and Fazeelat Bibi sustained bullet wounds. Some of the house members also returned the fire. During an hour-long shootout, one of the assailants, Ata Muhammad, who also sustained injuries expired on the way to a local hospital. The injured were shifted to the Allied Hospital where their condition was stated to be stable.
Police said the assailants were relatives of proclaimed offender Zulfiqar alias Zulfi, who was killed during an encounter about a month ago. The attackers suspected that deceased persons had informed the police about the whereabouts of Zulfi.
Chak Jhumra police have registered a case with no arrest.
PEACE COMMITTEES: Ulema belonging to various schools of thought have pledged to forge unity in their ranks during Muharram.
At a meeting of district peace committees of Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh here on Thursday, they said tolerance and forgiveness, teachings of the Holy Prophet (SAW), were the pre-requisite for maintaining peace, harmony and amity in society.
Islam taught us love and regard for others even by sacrificing personal gains for the larger interest of the community, they said. Sentiments of fraternity and affection, they said, could be infused in society by uprooting the feelings of hatred and enmities from our hearts.
The committee members said the country was passing through a crucial phase as the enemy had deployed its forces on our borders and was bent upon disturbing our peace and tranquillity. Therefore, the national unity among our ranks was imperative for safeguarding our national interest, they added.
Members of provincial Ittehad-i-Bainul Muslemeen Committee Allama Maqsood Ahmad Qadri, Allama Javed Akbar Saqi, Allama Abdul Aleem Yazdani, Allama Mushtaq Hussain Jaafri, district Nazims Chaudhry Zahid Nazir, Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaque, Sahib Sultan Hameed, DIG Talaat Mahmood, SSPs Tasadduq Hussain, Tariq Yasin, Anwar Zulfiqar, and ulema/religious leaders of the three districts were present on the occasion.
