LAKKI MARWAT: Four people, including two passersby, were killed in a gun attack in Noorur area of Bannu late Saturday night, the police said on Sunday.

They said the attackers escaped after the shooting, adding the bodies were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital for autopsy.

The officials said a police contingent was dispatched to the area to control the situation

A complainant, Gul Naseeb, told Miryan police that their rivals, including Rafiullah, Nazullah and Zaibullah, opened fire when he along with his brother, Gul Shaib, 45, and nephew Habibullah, 17, was going home from the bazaar.

He said his brother and nephew died on the spot, adding two passersby, identified as Murad Ali, 38, and Noor Taj, 39, were killed in the attack. He said a scuffle between his family and the rivals led to the killings. The police registered a case against the killers.

Separately, two groups traded fire over electricity connection in Gulanoor Barakzai locality of Bannu, killing one person.

Police said Danish Khan was killed from one side, while Shah Qayaz sustained injuries from the other group.

They said the body and the injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital.

The police have registered separate cases against the suspects from both the groups.

Published in Dawn, July 18th, 2022