SAHIWAL: A gunman was killed and two passersby were injured in an encounter between the Pakpattan Saddar police and two gunmen near Kameer Chungi late on Sunday.

The police received a call that the gunmen were looting a shop near village Malikpur. The gunmen fled the location on a motorcycle.

The police chased them and near Kameer Chungi, one of the robbers opened fire at the police van. Both sides exchanged fire in which both gunmen were injured.

The police said one robber was killed in firing by his own accomplice while the other escaped.

The police said the gunmen injured two passersby and they were identified as Bilal and Naeem. The deceased robber was identified as Nadir, of Muhalla Shaheed Nagar.

ThedeceasedrobberwaswantedinmanycasesinArifwala and Pakpattan. He was involved in a dacoity in a shop.