KARACHI, Oct 5: A patient who was admitted to the Jinnah Hospital for the treatment of his bullet injuries was shot by unknown persons who had come to visit him on Thursday.

Police said Imdad Lakho was brought from Gothki about two weeks back with bullet injuries.

DSP Saddar Salman told Dawn that Imdad Lakho was wounded in a dispute with some persons in his village, Haji Lakho.

He had suffered a bullet wound in his back, two days before Ramazan. He was admitted to Surgical Ward 17 where he had been under treatment since.

However, on Thursday evening two persons came to visit him. They talked with him before fleeing after shooting him, police said.

The victim suffered two bullet wounds in the abdomen. He was shifted to the emergency operation theatre.

Quoting hospital sources, DSP Saddar said the victim had been operated upon and was stated to be in a stable condition.

“Lakho has identified the suspects who shot him in the hospital, saying that they are the same persons who had shot him back in Gotkhi.”