DERA MURAD JAMALI: Three people, among them two brothers, were killed in incidents of firing in Dera Murad Jamali and Kohlu towns on Saturday, officials said.

Khair Mohammad and his brother Mir Mohammad were going home when gunmen attacked them, Levies said. The two died on the spot, they said, adding the incident might be the outcome of an old enmity.

Unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire on an oil tanker near the new bus stand in Dera Murad Jamali and fled.

The tanker driver suffered serious injuries and died while being taken to the hospital, police said.

The driver was identified as Syed Saleh Shah, a resident of Quetta.

Published in Dawn, August 31, 2014

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