Shot dead

Published August 5, 2007

FAISALABAD, Aug 4: Robbers shot dead a labourer and injured two others when they tried to resist a robbery in Chak 117-RB, Tanola, on Saturday. Yaqoob, Afzal and Aamir were on their way home on a truck when some robbers intercepted them on Millat Road. On resistance, the interceptors fired at the labourers killing Yaqoob on the spot. Afzal and Aamir sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.—StaffCorrespondent

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