GUJRANWALA, July 5: The highwaymen took away the car of a senator after depriving him and his driver of cash near Pipli Goraya village on Saturday.

Shehzad Waseem was on the way to Lahore from Islamabad along with his driver Anwar by his four-wheeler. Near Wazirabad, four outlaws intercepted them at gunpoint, snatched cash from them and thrashed them for putting up resistance.

Later, they pushed them out of the car near Pipli Goraya village, Gujranwala and drove away with the vehicle. Peoples Colony police picked up the senator and his driver from the road and got them admitted to hospital. A case has been registered against the robbers. — Correspondent