Man shot dead

LAHORE:A 28-year-old man was shot dead in North Cantonment here on Wednesday.

Waqas Naseer, a paan and cigarette shopkeeper, was in his house with his wife and a six-year-old child when two unidentified suspects rang doorbell. As he came out, they shot at him. He received fatal injuries in leg and chest. The attackers waited for some time standing outside the house and left. Police were investigating.

FOUND DEAD: A 40-year-old unidentified man found in an unconscious condition on a road in Shahdara Town died in hospital. Nearby people called the police who shifted him to hospital where he died. Police said the cause of death would be ascertained after autopsy.

BODY FOUND: A 35-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances in the Johar Town area. A passerby spotted the body and informed police who shifted it to a nearby hospital. Police said the cause of death would be ascertained after autopsy.

Meanwhile, a 35-year old man was found lying dead near Gajumata bridge in the Kahna area on Wednesday. Police claimed that the man, yet to be identified, was a drug addict and might have died of excessive use of drugs. The body was shifted to the morgue.