September 18, 2006	Monday	Sha'aban 24, 1427

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ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Three persons were killed and three injured when their rivals attacked their house in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

According to details, four armed persons attacked the house of Gul Mohammad at Dhoke Morre, located in the jurisdiction of Bhara Kahu police station. Three men entered the house, while the fourth remained in the car, parked in front of the house to alert their accomplice in case of any activity.

First the attackers targeted a woman, Lal Bano, 40, while she was offering Fajr prayers. The accused shot her on the neck, killing her on the spot. On hearing the sound of gunfire, the family members woke up and rushed to the place where the culprits were ready to ambush their targets.

The culprits opened indiscriminate fire on Sitar Bibi, 20, her husband Gul Mohammad, Abdullah, Ahsanullah and Muhibullah. Some other family members, including minors and teenagers, remained in their room after hearing the gunfire.

The accused then fled from the scene after killing one and injuring five others. Later, the injured were shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) where the six-month pregnant Sitar Bibi and Abdullah died.

Ahsanullah and Muhibullah, sons of deceased Lal Bano, and Gul Mohammad are said to be in critical condition. The Bhara Kahu police registered a case against the unidentified killers on the complaint of Faqirullah, son of Lal Bano, who told the police that he only saw a car when the murderer fled from his house.

Police said the deceased belonged to Bajaur Agency and there was a possibility that the incident was a result of old enmity. However, the complainant did not identify anyone. During the time of the incident, the entire family, except Lal Bano, was sleeping in the house. The residents did not lock the doors of the room and this made them easy target.

The bodies of the deceased were handed over to the family after autopsies for burial.

Our staff reporter from Pindi adds: A boy committed suicide by hanging himself in Dhoke Elahi Baksh, while a man was killed in a road accident in Rawat on Saturday, police said.

Kashif Yaqoob, 16, a resident of Dhoke Elahi Baksh, hanged himself after being scolded by his parents on Saturday night.

In another incident, Taj Hussain Shah was killed after being run over by a speeding vehicle on G.T. Road near Rawat. Taj was crossing the road when he met with the accident and lost his life.

Meanwhile, a gang of six robbers entered the house of a trader in Banni police area and looted cash and jewellery at gunpoint on Saturday night, police said.

Sheikh Luqman, the robbery victim, lodged a complaint with the Banni police saying that an unidentified person rang the door bell of his house on Saturday night. After the door was unlocked by the security guard, a gang of six persons standing outside pushed the guard and entered the house.

The robbers held the inmates, including women and children, at gunpoint and forced them to give up cash and jewellery.

The culprits looted Rs100,000 in cash, gold ornaments and four cell phones and also took away the gun of the security guard.

In another incident, two robbers snatched a purse from a couple in the Waris Khan area. The purse contained Rs12,000 and an ATM card.

Fazal Dad told the police that he and his wife were going towards the market when two motorbike riders snatched his wife’s purse.

Meanwhile the police have re-opened a case and started investigation into a kidnapping for ransom case in which a man belonging to Balochistan was kidnapped by some unidentified persons from Ganjmandi area who demanded Rs500,000 ransom for his release, police said on Sunday.

Shahid Khan, the father of the victim, had lodged a complaint with the Ganjmandi police, saying that his son Nazir Ahmed had been residing in a rented room as he had come to Islamabad to attend a course.

He said on July 6, 2005 he came to Rawalpindi to meet his son but found him missing. A few days later he got a telephone call in which he was informed that his son had been kidnapped. The kidnapper demanded Rs500,000 ransom for the safe release of his son.