An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was shot dead while trying to save another man in the Naulakha Police precincts on Tuesday.
According to details, Pan Market President Haji Majid was attacked by unidentified men near the railway station. The gunmen shot at Majid and were fleeing when ASI Rana Pervaiz tried to save the trader, police said. As a result, Pervaiz and Majid were shot several times and died on the spot while a passer-by was also injured. No case was registered until filing of this report.