Karachi, Jun 6: Two Hindus were among three persons shot dead when unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at a licensed liquor shop in this Pakistani port city. Three men, including the two Hindus, were at the ‘Super Wine shop’ in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area here yesterday when the gunmen opened fire, killing them on the spot. The owner of the shop, Taru Mal, escaped unhurt. Also Read - India's NSA Ajit Doval Walks Out of SCO Meet as Pakistan Presents 'Fictitious Map' Showing Jammu and Kashmir as Its Own

“Apparently Taru Mal had been receiving calls from a Dubai number for extortion money and he refused to pay,” Senior police official Rao Anwar said. He said security had been increased at the two wine shops Mal owned after he got the threatening call following a shootout warning him he would be the next target.(Also Read: Pakistan rejects consular access to Kulbushan Jadhav) Also Read - Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan Shells Mortars in Poonch District Along LoC, Indian Army Retaliates

Among the three killed, one person’s identity could not be ascertained. In Pakistan, where alcohol consumption is banned for Muslims, the government issues licenses for wine shops run by its excise department where only non-Muslims and foreigners can purchase liquor. Most of these wine shops are run by Christians or Hindus in Karachi. Also Read - Outrage in Pakistan After Robbers Gang-Rape Woman in Front of Her 3 Children in Punjab Province