Senior lawyer shot dead in Hafizabad

Naila Amjad was a senior government lawyer at Civil Courts Hafizabad.

HAFIZABAD (Dunya News) – Female advocate Naila Amjad was gunned down near Kassoki Road Hafizabad area on Friday.

According to details, the senior government lawyer at Civil Courts Hafizabad, was on his way for a morning walk when unidentified attackers riding on a motorcycle opened fire and flee from the scene leaving her in a critical condition. She was shifted to the Trauma Center Hospital but she succumbed to her injuries.

Police has shifted the dead body to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital for postmortem. A number of lawyers have gathered outside the DHQ-Hospital to protest against the happening.

On the other hand, police have launched investigation into the matter after registering first information report (FIR) against unknown persons.