SARGODHA: Three people said to be members of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) were shot dead and five others, including a district leader of the religious organisation, were injured in an attack here on Saturday.

Maulana Abdul Hameed Khalid, Bhakkar district chief of the ASWJ, was going to an anti-terrorism court in a vehicle, along with some others, to seek pre-arrest bail in a case.

When they reached near an Imambargah at Noori Gate on Khushab road, three men on a motorcycle sprayed the vehicle with bullets. Zulfikar, Sanaullah and Tipu died and Maulana Khalid, Abdul Qayyum, Dilshad Ahmad, Amir Hamza, Mohammad Safdar and Mohammad Tahir suffered injuries.

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