In Rahim Yar Khan, 8 members of the same community were killed by the attackers
Attackers have shot dead eight people in the town of Sadiqabad in the southern district of Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan's Punjab Province.
According to District Police Officer Rahim Yar Khan Asad Sarfraz, the attackers belonged to the Andhra gang, while according to him, the victims also belonged to the Andhra community.
Dr. Hafiz Babar Ali, Medical Superintendent, Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Sadiqabad, said that one injured person has been rushed to the hospital and his condition is out of danger.
The incident took place in the Mahi Chowk area of Sadiqabad which is within the limits of Kot Sabzal police station.
No arrests have been made so far until further notice.
The dead were sitting at a gas station when they came under fire.
The assailants managed to escape after the operation.
Residents of the area say the men were killed because they were not paid by the robbers, while district police officer Asad Sarfraz said the two groups had been at loggerheads over the killings since 1998 and the latest incident was the same. The result of enmity.
The bodies have been shifted to Tehsil Hospital Sadiqabad and Sheikh Zayed Hospital.
The district police officer said the attackers fled to the Kacha area after completing their operation.
Meanwhile, Additional Inspector General of Police South Punjab Captain (retd) Zafar Iqbal Awan has suspended the DSP, SHO, and outpost in charge of the area.
He also directed the Bahawalpur Regional Police Officer to arrest the accused immediately.
What is a raw area?
In the districts through which the Indus River flows, the areas that are flooded during the flood season but remain dry for the rest of the period are called Kacha areas.
Dense forests, bushes, and wetlands make it easier for criminals to hide in these areas, while law enforcement finds it difficult to take action.
The districts of Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, and Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab, while the districts of Jacobabad, Kashmore, Ghotki, Shikarpur, and Sukkur in Sindh have the majority of criminals working in the form of gangs.