TOBA TEK SINGH, April 1: A Nawan Lahore landlord and his brother-in-law were killed by unidentified people on Monday.

Umar Daraz Sial and his brother-in-law Muhammad Imran, a resident of Chak 342-JB, were sitting at the dera when three people opened fire on them Kalashnikovs. They died on way to hospital.

Nawan Lahore police have failed to ascertain the cause of the murder.

However, a police source said Umar had three wives. He solemnized his third marriage recently and Imran was the brother of his third wife.

STRIKE: Sanitary workers of Gojra tehsil council observed strike for the third consecutive day on Monday in protest against non-payment of their salaries before Easter.

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