Two die in D.I. Khan

Published May 22, 2002

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 21: Two persons were killed in separate incidents in Ghonsar village and Dhala village on Tuesday.

Abdul Latif, son of Hafiz Abdul Majeed, a milkman, was coming back home in the Ghonsar village after supplying milk in Chah Pathar Wala when he was fired upon allegedly by Muhammad Iqbal, son of Siddique. Latif died.

The incident was witnessed by many people, but the killer escaped.The two families are locked in an enmity.

In the incident, Mumtaz, son of Haq Nawaz Baloch, opened Kalashnikov fire on Mohammad Rafiq in the Dhala village on Tuesday morning when he was sleeping. Rafiq died on the spot. The alleged killer, who had fled the scene, was later arrested by the Paharpur police.

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