DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Four people of a family were killed in a firing incident on Tank-Dabara road near Pathar village on the outskirts of Tank city on Thursday.

Police said the family was going to Murtaza area when the assailants ambushed their car. As a result, a man, two women and a two-year-old child of the family were killed.

According to police, a man namely Kaptan was on way to his village Murtaza in a car with his family members after appearing in a local court in Tank. However, when they reached near Gara Pathar Bridge, the attackers opened fire on them.

A heavy contingent of police has launched a search operation for arrest of the suspects.

The local police have registered a murder case against five nominated accused on the report of Nasir, uncle of the deceased Kaptan. The motive behind the incident was stated to be an old enmity.

Published in Dawn, December 17th, 2021