Unidentified gunmen opened fire in a street near an Ahmedi mosque in this eastern Pakistani city, creating panic among people though there were no casualties, police said on friday.
The incident occurred near the Ahmedi mosque at the market in Gunj Mughalpura area late last night, officials said. They said there was no evidence that the target was the mosque. senior police officers visited the site and further tightened security in the area.
Members of the minority Ahmedi sect, who have been declared non-muslims under Pakistani laws, have been targeted by terrorists several times in recent months.
Over 90 Ahmedis were killed when suicide attackers stormed two in Lahore earlier in 2010