Two brothers shot dead over Tank land dispute

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two brothers were killed and their two cousins injured when rival groups traded fire over a land dispute in Tank district the other day.

SHO Gul Imam police station Fahim Mumtaz said the incident occurred in Nasran village.

The victims were identified as Mohammad Rasool and Ghulam Rasool. The injured were Najibullah and Habibullah.

The injured and the bodies were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Tank.

The bodies were later handed over to relatives after postmortem.

SHO Fahim Mumtaz said a case was registered against the accused, and raids were being conducted to arrest them.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2021

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