ISLAMABAD: Three people including curator of an Islamic seminary were killed in the suburbs of Pakistani capital, Islamabad when gunmen opened indiscriminate firing at the madrassa late Friday, police officials said.

The Madinatul Ilm madrassa, belonging to Deoband sect of Islam, is situated by the Islamabad Highway, said a report on BBC Urdu website.

Shabih Ahmed, SP of Islamabad’s rural circle said the incident took place when people were coming out of the mosque, situated next to the madrassa, after night prayers.

According to Ahmed, madrassa curator Qari Mohammad Arif among other local people was standing outside the mosque after offering prayers when two unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle opened indiscriminate firing on them.

Qari Arif, madrassa student Mohammad Shakir and a worshiper identified as Darwesh were resultantly killed on the spot, he added.

Police has initiated an investigation into the incident but not before getting involved in a squabble about jurisdiction. Rawalpindi and Islamabad police had argued about exact location of the madrassa.

Meanwhile, a man and his two-year old son were injured in another firing incident outside a mosque situated in Sector-F-8-2 of the federal capital. Police said a probe into the incident was underway.