HARIPUR: Gunmen killed a car dealer in Pandak village here.

SHO of City Police Station Siddiq Shah said Adeel Khan of Pandak village was brought to the Haripur Trauma Centre with bullet injuries but the doctors referred him to the Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad, due to critical condition.

He said the injured’s family members claimed that he fired at himself for some domestic reasons.

The SHO, however, said the circumstantial evidence revealed that the car dealer received three bullets in chest and stomach, while a bullet pierced through his ribs after making an entry from backside proving that he was shot and injured by someone else.The police began investigation into the incident.

ROTI PRICE: The nanbais from Hazara division have warned that they will either increase the roti price on their own or close down shops if the administration doesn’t reduce flour rates.

The warning was issued during a meeting of the office-bearers of Nanbais Association from Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra and Battagram.

The participants said the roti piece was Rs10 though it was fixed last year when the rate of white flour was Rs900-1,100 per 20kg bag.

They said the government should reduce flour rate or increase roti price accordingly.

Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2020