CHARSADDA: A man killed his wife while body of an Afghan national was found here on Tuesday.

The police said a man shot dead his wife in Mian Qillah area in jurisdiction of Shabqadar police station over unknown reasons.

A brother of the deceased woman lodged report of the incident with the police.

Meanwhile, the police recovered body of a man from the bank of River Kabul near Hajizai area. The deceased was identified as Akhtar Gul, an Afghan national, who was presently living in Hayatabad area of Peshawar.

Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2022

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