PESHAWAR: An Afghan youth was killed near Bagh Banan Bazaar in the limits of Urmar police station on Wednesday in an honour related case, sources said.

Munir Khan, an Afghan national, presently living in Bagh Banan, told police that his 22-year-old brother Raheel Khan was going to Bazaar when a group of armed person attacked him, leaving him injured.

He was shifted to Lady Reading Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. Another young man Abuzar also sustained bullet injury and was taken to LRH. He was stated to be stable.

A police source said that it was an honour related case as one of the suspects had doubt that the victim had illicit relations with his wife.

The suspects managed to escape.

Meanwhile, police have registered cases against 1,516 persons during the last one week for possessing fake national identity cards.

Police said that after authentic reports form Nadra and due verification by special branch, the persons involved in the process of making fake CNICs were being booked under the relevant laws.

During the last one week, cases were registered against 1,516 persons for possessing fake national identity cards. Cases were also registered against 960 persons for verifying the bogus credentials of the fake card holders.

Police said 802 cases were registered in Peshawar, 460 in Mardan, 49 in Kohat, 85 in Malakand, 27 in Bannu, 49 in Hazara and in 44 cases were registered in Dera Ismail Khan in that regard.

It may be mentioned here that so far a 2,687 cases have been registered under the relevant laws against the holders of fake identity cards.

Published in Dawn, June 25th, 2015

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