MANSEHRA, Oct 30: At least seven people were killed and three other injured in separate incidents in Manshera and Kohistan districts during the last 24 hours.
According to the reports reaching from Dassu, the headquarters of Kohistan district, families of two cousins in the far-flung Kandya valley, opened fire on each other over a dispute on the ownership of a forest in union council Barigo. As a result, four members of Goshikhail Tribe were killed and two other injured, DSP headquarters Dassu said here on Tuesday.
He said a police contingent had been sent to the area but the names of the dead and injured could not be ascertained so far.
In a separate incident, unidentified gunmen killed Jalat Khan in the jurisdiction of Shatyal police station of Kohistan district when he was going to a mosque to offer his prayers.
In village Alari of Balakot tehsil, Mohammad Ayub on a dispute on water allegedly opened fire on his young nephews Mohammad Mushtaq and Mohammad Ishfaq. As a result, Mohammad Mushtaq died on the spot, while Ishfaq was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition.
In village Mohandri of Kaghan valley Mohammad Sadiq of village Kamal Ban while trying to sit in a moving bus, fell on the road and succumbed to his injuries.—APP