LAHORE: An unidentified woman allegedly shot dead a former police employee in Shahdara area late on Monday.

The deceased police employee was identified as Rana Asim.

A police official said the incident occurred when Asim came there along with a woman. He said suddenly another unidentified armed woman appeared there.

She fired at Rana Asim and fled the scene leaving him injured critically.

The hotel employees rushed to the site on hearing gun shot and then called the police when they found the man in a pool of blood.

The official said the injured man was shifted to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The police shifted the body to the city morgue for autopsy and launched further investigation.

Published in Dawn, March 14th, 2023