KOHAT: Two minor girls were killed by their uncle inside their home in Awais Qarni Colony on the Rawalpindi Road here on Monday, the police said.

SHO Saddar police Jamshed Khan said a dispute had been running between Samiullah and his brother, Mustafa Kamal after the latter had contracted a second marriage secretly.

He said Samiullah killed her nieces after a fight with the second wife of his brother. The victims were identified as Aisha, 9, and Haleema, 7.

The SHO said the police had arrested Samiullah and registered a double murder case against him.

Meanwhile, the Hangu police arrested two motorcycle thieves and recovered five stolen bikes from them during an operation in Doaba area on Monday.

SHO Fayyaz Khan said Mohammad Rais and Gul Mohammad used to sell the stolen motorcycles in Kurram and Afghanistan.

Published in Dawn, August 2nd, 2022

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