Girl killed

Published March 2, 2014

PESHAWAR: Domestic dispute claimed life of a young girl and caused injuries to her sister when their brother opened firing on them at Pahari Pura area of Peshawar on Saturday.

A police official said that Javed developed some differences with his elder sister Shula.

He opened firing on her that resulted into death of his another sister Madeena and injuries to Shula, he added.

The accused managed to escape after the incident. A case was registered against him at Paharipura police station.

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