CHARSADDA: A local elder was killed and three others were injured when unidentified attackers opened firing on a car they were travelling in here in Shabqadar tehsil on Saturday.

Local people said that the elder Aitebar Gul was going in a car along with his nephew and guards when the assailants sitting in ambush opened firing on the vehicle.

As a result, Aitebar Gul was killed on the spot, while the other three men suffered injuries.

The injured were identified as Zahoor Badshah, Rashid and Mujeeb. They were taken to a local hospital.

The police registered a case on the complaint of injured Zahoor Badshah against Aliman Shah, Rustam, Omarzad Noor and Usman Khan and have started investigations.

Published in Dawn, December 25th, 2022

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