Nayyar Bukhari's son, two others injured in Islamabad firing

ISLAMABAD: At least three people including the son of PPP leader and Senator Nayyar Hussain Bukhari got injured in a firing incident in Islamabad during a jirga, ARY NEWS reported on Wednesday.    

According to police, the firing incident was reported at a house in sector E-7 of Islamabad during a jirga, resulting in injuries to three people.

“Jarar Bukhari, son of Nayyar Hussain Bukhari sustained injuries along with two others in the incident,” the police confirmed as they shifted the injured to the Poly Clinic Hospital for medical treatment.

It is pertinent to mention here that the jirga is a consultative meeting of the elders of an area and is declared illegal under the Constitution of Pakistan and apex court ruling.

The police later said that the son of Nayyar Bukhari is said to be out of danger after a bullet had hit his leg during the firing incident.

This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.