Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former municipal chairman Sheikh Shabbir Ahmed has been killed in a shooting near Muridke on the GT Road.
According to police, Sheikh Shabbir was travelling by car towards his home in Lahore after leaving his flour factory near Muridke when armed men ambushed him and opened fire.
The attackers, who were travelling in a car, fired at Sheikh Shabbir’s vehicle before fleeing the scene, police said.
The former municipal chairman was killed in the attack, while the identity of the assailants and the motive behind the shooting remained unclear.
Police said that they were using footage from Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in the area to identify and trace the suspects.
Sheikh Shabbir’s body was taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Muridke for post-mortem examination.
The shooting occurred as Sheikh Shabbir was returning from his flour factory to his residence in Lahore, according to the police account.
No further details about the circumstances surrounding the attack or the number of suspects involved were immediately available.
Authorities were continuing efforts to identify and locate the attackers with the help of CCTV footage, police added.
