Man, son shot dead over enmity

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RAWALPINDI: A man and his son were gunned down over an old enmity in New Chakra Naseerabad area on Thursday.

Awal Khan complained to the police that two persons, including Junaid, riding a motorcycle opened fire on Amrez Khan, 45, and his son Atif Khan, 17, killing them on the spot. The suspects escaped.

Shortly after the incident, the police and Punjab Forensic Science Authority (PFSA) teams arrived at the scene and collected evidence.

The police initiated an examination of the CCTV footage.

A police spokesman said that the City Police Officer (CPO) sought a report from SP Potohar, and ordered immediate arrest of the killers.

The suspects will be arrested and brought to justice, the spokesman said.

Meanwhile, a man was gunned down by two unidentified persons outside his grocery shop in Jatli on Wednesday night, police said.

Qamar Shahzad registered an FIR with the Jatli police saying his younger brother Imran Shahzad, 40, was standing outside his grocery shop when the suspects arrived on a motorcycle and fired gunshots at him.

Imran Shahzad was injured critically and shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital where he died, he added.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026

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