TIMERGARA: A college student identified as Wajid Ali, 19, was critically injured when his 10th grade friend opened fire on him in Narai Shah village here on Saturday, police and hospital sources said.

They said the accused and the injured belonged to Matta Talash village. The reason behind the incident could not be ascertained. The injured Wajid, a student in Technical College Timergara, told police that the accused invited him to go on a picnic. He said the accused opened fire on him with a pistol when they reached a dry stream at Narai Shah Talash.

The accused fled from the scene while the injured was shifted to DHQ hospital where his condition is stated to be out of danger.

Published in Dawn, October 7th, 2018