TIMERGARA: Two persons were killed when rivals clashed at Darra Dobira area of Khall here on Friday, residents and police said.

They said families of Mabood and Nawab had a dispute over a pathway. Heads of both the families exchanged harsh words after which Nawab reportedly opened fire on his rival Mabood, killing him on the spot. In retaliation, son of the deceased also shot dead Nawab.

Local police rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies to DHQ hospital Timergara. The Khall police registered a case and started investigation.

Meanwhile, a shopkeeper identified as Bashir Ahmad, 32, was electrocuted when he was repairing his shop’s power regulator at Ziarat Talash Bazaar.

Eyewitnesses said the shopkeeper was trying to remove a fault in the regulator during power outage but was electrocuted when power supply was restored suddenly.

He was taken to DHQ hospital wherein he was proclaimed dead.

Meanwhile, the passport office, Timergara, has been closed for last three days due to a tussle on its shifting to Naway Kalay area, sources in the office told Dawn. They said a departmental committee had selected site for the office at Naway Kalay as the existing building did not offer enough space.

Sources said the office had been shifted to the new site but some locals got a stay order from court as they were opposing its shifting.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2016