LAHORE, June 16: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the younger generation has the ability to change the direction of history and put the country on the path of progress, says a handout.

Police said 13-year-old Abdullah was in a critical condition, while Zohaib (7) and Nadeem (35) had minor injuries. Quoting witnesses, Civil Lines SP (Operations) Omer Saeed told Dawn that at least three people riding two bikes opened fire at relatives of the bridegroom when they were entering Lahore Banquet Hall at 8:50pm.

The SP said the suspects, who apparently wanted to shoot bridegroom Asghar of Ichhra, fled after the shooting. He said investigation had been launched to determine the motive behind the shooting and elements behind the incident.

A police investigator, who spoke to some family members during preliminary inquiries, said the possibility of involvement of the third party, which disliked the marriage, could not be ruled out.

fire at godowns: A major fire broke out in cloth godowns in Azam Cloth Market early Saturday, burning down cloth worth millions and damaging badly the two-storey building.

No human loss or injury was reported in the blaze which played havoc with the nerves of firefighters who battled the flames the whole day.

Yakki Gate SHO Abid Hussain said the blaze erupted in the godown situated on the first storey around 1:15am because of sparks in the UPS. He said frequent power outages apparently created sparks in the UPS.

He said the fire also spread to godowns of another trader Sheikh Riaz on the second storey.

The SHO said that firefighters had to bring pipes to the spot from narrow streets, adding the cloth lying at two storeys was completely burnt.

A Rescue 1122 official said the blaze continued erupting in the building intermittently, making it difficult for firefighters to douse it completely till Saturday evening.