Three persons were injured in this eastern Pakistani city when a 20-year-old woman opened fire at her boyfriend after he refused to marry her, police officials said today
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Asia, who worked in a factory in Sanda area of Lahore, was in a relationship with her co-worker 22-year-old Mohammad Faisal.u00a0
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"The affair between them continued for a year or so, following which Faisal started to avoid her," a police official quoted Asia as saying.u00a0
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"Faisal promised to marry me but he stopped taking interest in me. I was upset for the past few days after he told me that he was going to marry another girl," Asia told the police.u00a0
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Yesterday, Asia arranged a gun and some bullets and opened fire at Faisal and his friend, Mohammad Shakir, outside the factory where they worked.u00a0
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The firing injured both men and a passerby. Asia tried to flee but she was overpowered by passersby and handed her over to police.u00a0
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The injured men were taken to Mayo Hospital, where doctors described Faisal's condition as critical.
