KOHAT: Two people, including an internally displaced person from Orakzai Agency, were killed, while a woman and her son were injured in a clash in Naway Kalay area here on Friday.

Police said that three armed men shot dead member of an IDP family, identified as Ibraheem, in Naway Kalay area on Hangu road.

Police quoted Mohammad Usman, brother of the victim, as saying that they had migrated from Orakzai Agency and had hired a house in Naway Kalay area. Usman told police that his family heard footsteps on the rooftop and when they went upstairs, three armed men opened fire on them, killing Ibraheem on the spot and injuring him and his mother.

“I also opened fire at the intruders, killing one of them, who was later identified as Umer Jan, and injuring his accomplices, Arsalan and Usama,” Usman told the police.

The cantonment police registered case and began investigation.

Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2014

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