Pigeon fancier fires on four neighbours in Toba Tek Singh

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An undated image of a pistol. — Reuters/File
An undated image of a pistol. — Reuters/File

TOBA TEK SINGH: A pigeon fancier allegedly opened indiscriminate fire after being stopped from peeking into his neighbour’s house in the area of Chak Jhumra police station on Monday, seriously injuring four people.

According to police, Muhammad Zubair, a resident of Chak 112-JB, was allegedly peeking into a nearby house while flying pigeons from the roof of his own house.

When the women present in the house stopped him, he allegedly became enraged and opened indiscriminate fire.

The injured were identified as Ishrat Bibi, Naveed Ali, Ali Hassan and Muhammad Javed.

They were shifted to Allied Hospital for treatment, where the condition of two of them was said to be critical.

The suspect fled the scene after the incident. Police are conducting raids to arrest him.

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2026

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