RECORDER REPORT

ISLAMABAD: A government official on Wednesday suffered bullet injuries when a peon at Press Information Department (PID) opened fire at him.

Police official said that the incident occurred when a Naib Qasid opened fired at Section officer Abdul Razzaq over a mere trifle at his office. The incident occurred at the Gilgit-Baltistan section of PID. After the incident, the officer was immediately shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medial Sciences (PIMS) hospital, the official added.

After having informed of the incident, the police rushed to the scene and arrested the accused and shifted him to Aabpara police station for further investigation.