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Pakistan: Two lawyers killed in firing incident in Lahore court

| @indiablooms | Feb 20, 2018, at 09:37 pm

Lahore, Feb 20 (IBNS): A person opened fire at a sessions court in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least two lawyers, media reports said.

According to media reports, the deceased lawyers have been identified as Rana Ishtiaq and Owais.

The armed person, Kashif Rajput, opened fire at Ishtiaq - who is his cousin - over a family dispute, the official added, reported Geo News.

Rajput has been arrested.

He is also said to be a lawyer.

Taking notice of the incident,  Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought report from the  capital city police officer. 

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