BHAKKAR (Dunya News) - At least eleven people were killed while seven others were injured in an armed clash between two religious groups in Kotla Jam on Friday.
The death toll increased after five people, who had initially been injured in the clashes, later succumbed to their wounds.
The clashes between Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat (ASWJ) members and the Shia s happened in the town of Bhakkar in Punjab province, police official Abdullah Khan said. People were killed on both sides, Khan said.
The conflict followed a protest rally held by ASWJ after one of their members was gunned down while closing his shop.
Heavy police contingent has reached the scene to control the situation. Rangers and additional contingent of police have also been called to bring the situation under control.
Punjab government has taken the notice of the incident and sought a report from the district administration.
Pakistan has experienced worsening sectarian violence in recent years, especially attacks by radical Sunnis targeting Shia s.
Also on Friday, gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire outside a Sunni seminary on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, killing two people and wounding a third.
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