TIMERGARA: Two people were killed and two others injured when their rivals opened indiscriminate fire on them at Hajiabad area in the area limits of Balambat police station on Sunday.
The dead and the injured belonged to the same family.
Local residents and police said that a land dispute between the two families led to the incident. They said those killed were identified as Daud and Liaqat, while the injured, Javed and Daulat Khan, were taken to district headquarters hospital where their condition was stated to be stable.
Local people recalled that several people had been injured in exchange of fire between the two groups two years ago. The Balambat police claimed that they had arrested one of the nominated accused identified as Naushad and also recovered illegal weapons from his house.
Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2014
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