SAHIWAL: A youth was shot at and critically injured, allegedly by a man who suspectedhim of having relations with his wife, near College Chowk early on Friday.

According to police sources, Hasan Aslam, a resident of the Sorri Gali area, was called by his cousin Abdur Rehman, a resident of Tariq Bin Zyad Colony, to College Chowk. Hasan, along with his friend, Azban, went there and met Rehman.

Around 4.30am, when they were chatting, Mirza Noman arrived there in a car, along with his wife, and opened indiscriminate fire with a 30-bore pistol, leaving Hasan critically injured. When Azban tried to nab the attacker, he was also injured in the ensuing scuffle. The assailant then grabbed his wife by her hair, pushed her into the car and fled away.

Hasan was shifted to the Sahiwal Teaching Hospital by a Rescue 1122 team, where his condition is said to be critical.

The police sources say that the initial investigation shows the attacker suspected that Hasan had relations with his wife.

Farid Town police have registered a case under Section 324 of the PPC against Noman on the complaint of Rehman.

Published in Dawn, November 14th, 2026