SHEIKHUPURA: A 19-year-old boy was killed and two others injured in jubilation firing in Wandiala Dayal Shah on Sunday.

A marriage procession was heading towards the bride’s house when some guests started firing in the air in jubilation. A stray bullet hit Rafique, who was standing on the roof of his house watching the procession. He fell from the roof and died. Two other people sustained injuries. Ferozewala police started investigation.

MURDER ATTEMPT: An Excise and Taxation official escaped an alleged murder attempt on Sunday. Riaz was on his way in a car on Khalid Road when near Gole Masjid two motorcyclists intercepted the car. The driver accelerated the vehicle at which the motorcyclists started firing. The official escaped unhurt.

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