PESHAWAR, Aug 3: Three members of a family were killed when their rivals opened fire over a dispute over children at the Chapra village in the Haripur district, police said on Wednesday.

The names of the victims could not be ascertained.

TWO KILLED: Two people were killed and one was injured when the roof of their house caved in in the Hathayan village, near Lund Khwar, in Mardan district on Thursday.

Police and local people rushed to the site and recovered their bodies.—APP

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