ISLAMABAD, March 7: A rickshaw driver and a filling station cashier were gunned down in separate incidents in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, police said.

Zahidullah, 22, an Afghan national, was shot dead by another rickshaw driver over a petty issue.

Police said Zahidullah and his neighbour Nizam Din, also a rickshaw driver, had a dispute over bringing meal from the market.

Police said as Zahid refused to bring meal from market, the argument turned into a quarrel.

An angry Nizam Din went to his home and came out with a 30-bore pistol and opened fire. Zahid received four bullets and died instantly.

Nizam escaped after the killing, as Zahid's body was shifted to hospital.

Police registered a case on the complaint of Zahid's brother and arrested Nizam's wife.

In Rawalpindi, a cashier of a filling station was shot dead as three armed men snatched Rs900,000 from him in Naseerabad, police said.

Kafaiat Ullah, 40, along with his brother was going to bank to deposit the money when the three armed men stopped them.

Police said when Kafaiat resisted giving them the money, the robbers opened fire.

The cashier died on the spot as the robbers escaped with the bag containing money.

Police said they have also recovered Rs178,500 where the robbery took place. In his statement, the victim's brother said he can identify the killers.