Local police then rushed to the shrine and arrested Mr Waheed, along with several others believed to be his accomplices.
One survivor told police Mr Waheed had called followers into his chamber one by one, and gave them poisoned food.
Image copyright EPA Image caption Relatives of the victims looked on as the bodies were recoveredAt least 20 people have been murdered and others wounded at a Sufi shrine near the city of Sargodha, in Pakistan`s Punjab province, police say.
The shrine was run by a Sufi saint, Muhammad Ali Gujjar, who was not there on the day of the murders.
Deputy police commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta said the main suspect was the shrine`s custodian, Abdul Waheed.
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