SWABI: Police on Wednesday found the bodies of a boy and a girl in Karnal Sher Khan village here.

The police said the motive behind the gory incident was yet to be ascertained. However, they said that it seemed that it was a case of honour killing.

The bodies were brought to the Kalu Khan police station for identification.

The police said the deceased were shot from close range and were aged about 18 years.

Police said that they had started investigation and soon the killers would be brought to justice.

They said the bodies had been handed over to the municipal authorities to bury them in the local graveyard, pending identification.

Published in Dawn, May 23rd, 2019

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