A 35-year-old man was shot dead by his opponents in Shahdara area, here on Saturday.
Police said that Hakim Ali, a resident of Sharqpur, was coming to Ferozwala to appear in a court of law.
He was accused in two murder cases.
Two persons riding on a motorcycle suddenly appeared on the scene and opened fire on him.
As a result, Hakim Ali received bullet injuries and died on-the-spot. After the incident, the motorcycle-riding accused fled the scene.
Police reached the spot and took the body into its custody and later shifted it to the dead house for postmortem.
