ISLAMABAD: Five people were critically injured when three gunmen opened fire indiscriminately at their rival group near the court of the additional district and sessions judge on the court premises here on Thursday.
| "Ummm... This ain't gonna prejudice our case, is it?" |
Sabir Ahmed and Muhammad Munir, from Morian and Bangial villages, located near the Sihala Police Station, had squabbled over land. Police recorded a case under section of 324 of the PPC against 11 people on July 26. Gulraze, Azhar Aftab, Muhammad Sabir and their accomplices appeared before the additional district and sessions Judge, seeking a bail, the police said. Seven gunmen from other parties, who were lurking outside the court, opened fire indiscriminately at their rivals.
| I usually fire indiscriminately when I lurk, too. It's considered good form, y'know? |
Five people, including Azher Aftab, Gulraze and Muhammad Sabir, and two pedestrians were seriously injured.
| Naturally they had to hit a few innocent bystanders. It wouldn't be Pakland if they hadn't... |
The police rushed to the spot following the gunfire and arrested seven people.
| Some of whom may even have been involved in the incident... |
They also recovered weapons from their possession. The injured were taken to hospital where the condition of two of them was critical. District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Asad Raza asked district police officials to deploy security personnel around the courts. |