LAKKI MARWAT, June 12: Three people of two rival groups on Tuesday died in an armed clash in Zangikhel village here.

Waris Khan told Lakki police that his son, constable Azizullah, and nephew Mohammad Bashir were sprayed with bullets by Baram and his brothers, Mir Aslam and Sultan, in the village’s playground. He said the attack critically injured Azizullah and Bashir, who were later pronounced dead.

One alleged attacker, Sultan Ayaz, also died after he was attacked by the rival group in the playground.

His sister, Zar Bibi, lodged an FIR with Lakki police, saying she heard noise from the playground near her house and ran towards it.

“I saw Latifullah armed with a Kalashnikov and his brothers, Idrees and Barkatullah, with pistols running away,” she said, adding she found her brother, Sultan, injured. She said her brother died on the way to hospital.

Police blamed the firing on a dispute between children and said they had registered separate cases and began investigation.

Meanwhile, assistant coordination officer Liaqat Ali Bhatti on Tuesday distributed goats among poor people of Marmandi Azeem union council in Manjiwala village.

The event was organised by Community Motivation and Development Organisation (CMDO), a nongovernmental organisation, with the support of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) under its Livelihood Enhancement and Protection Programme, which is meant to alleviate poverty, increase livelihood opportunities and improve living standard of rural population.

CMDO programme manager Moamar Jalal, provincial coordinator Azeem Khan, regional programme manager Mohammad Israr, social organiser Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, EDO (health) Dr Abdul Ghaffar Wazir, district livestock officer Mohammad Ayub, former local government representatives and notables of the area were present on the occasion.

The CMDO representatives said besides distributing goats, their organization also provided livelihood opportunities to the poor people of the area. They said CMDO also helped people start small hotel or tailoring businesses and establish general store, medical store and saloon shop and fertilizer outlets.

“Poor and deserving residents of union council also got horse and hand-driven carts under the programme,” Mr Moamar said.

ACO Liaqat Bhatti lauded the efforts of CMDO for poverty alleviation and provision of livelihood opportunities to the residents of the backward district.