NAUSHAHRO FEROZE, March 13: The owner of a petrol pump, Mohammad Waris Arain, was shot dead by armed men near Rasoolabad on Sunday.

He was going on a motorcycle when two men riding a bike intercepted him and opened fire, killing him on spot.

His body was brought to Mehrabpur where several people belonging to his community gathered. Tension gripped the town after the murder.—Correspondent