TAXILA: Two persons were killed and nine others injured in three incidents in Attock on Wednesday.

In the first incident, a labourer was killed and five of his colleagues were injured in Jallila village in Hazro police station limits when the roof of an under-construction house on which they were working caved in.

In the second incident, body of Mohammad Anwar, who went missing from Attock city some three days ago, was found from a deserted area of Ghreeshen in Hassanabdal police station limits.

The murderers strangled him before throwing his body in the hilly area.

Separately, four people including two women were injured in a collision between two cars near Gharyla town in Attock Police station limits.

Respective police have registered separate cases and started further investigation.

Published in Dawn, August 22nd, 2019

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