Cousins kill each other

Published August 3, 2002

LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 2: Two cousins killed each other while another received serious injuries in shootouts over a dispute in Taja Zai on Thursday.

Inayatur Rehman, son of Maazullah, and Mohammad Haroon, son of Mir Awas Khan, of Durbach Khel sub-tribe fought over the ownership of a cow and shot each other dead with 30-bore pistols.

When their relatives became aware of the incident they rushed to the spot. Haroon’s supporters, sitting in a ditch, opened fire on the opponents, injuring Habibur Rehamn, son of Maazullah.

Police have registered a case.

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