In an open firing incident nine people including two petrol pump owners were killed and several injured by Andhar gang in Mahi Chowk, Bahawalpur.
Reportedly, Andhar gang blackmailed the petrol pump owners and asked for ransom; however, upon failing to provide the money, gang gunned down the pump owners.
The incident left people residing in the area scared and haunted. Farooq, Shareef, Zaheer Abbas, Nazeer, Allah Dad, Munawar, Peer Bakhsh, Ghulam Nabi were killed in the firing.
Families of the killed protested with the dead bodies laid on roads at Guddo Kashmore. Moreover, they burned the tyres and asked the police to take action on the matter, immediately.