SWABI, Nov 28: Nine persons, including three children of a family, were killed here in separate incidents during the past three days.

On Wednesday, an auto rickshaw skidded off the road and fell into the Pehur High Level canal when a man Javed was going with his family in it from Maneri Bala to Buko.

As a result, his two sons Hazrat Ali (7) and Tayyab (12) and daughter Uzra (13) drowned while some locals rescued Javed, his wife and rickshaw driver Haji Mohammad Sher.

In Zaida, unidentified people killed a leader of the Pukhtun Students Federation, Asif Haider. His body was found at an abandoned house.

In another incident in Zaida, a boy Hazrat Bilal was shot dead by some unknown people.

A man Nosher was killed over a domestic dispute in the Kalu Khan area.

The victim’s son Amjad registered a case and nominated his brother Abid Ali and relatives Imtiaz Ali and Khan Ali in the FIR.

In Malikabad, a man Dawlat Khan was killed and Muslim Shah was seriously injured in an exchange of fire between two rival parties near Shewa Adda on Tuesday.

Momin Khan was gunned down on his way home in Turlandi area on Wednesday allegedly by a man Jehanzeb Khan. In another incident, Nisar Mohammad was killed over an old enmity allegedly by Imran Khan, Tajbar Khan and Mohammad Qamar.

In Kernel Sher Kili, one Gul Zada was seriously injured when Gul Rawaiz opened fire on him. Police have arrested the alleged attacker.

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