SWABI: A man killed his son and injured his wife over a petty dispute in Yar Hussain village here on Friday, the police said.

The injured, wife of Shafiullah, a resident of Hafizabad Dubian area, got registered an FIR against her husband, saying he took out a loaded pistol and shot dead his 19-year-old son, Inamullah. She said he also shot at and injured her.

The complainant said the cause of the incident was an exchange of harsh words among family members over some petty dispute.

Meanwhile, a teenage boy was found dead in Yar Hussain village on Friday.

Zarnosh Khan told the police that his son, Shahyan Khan had gone out of his house on Friday morning, but did not return till 5pm.

Later, he said he came to know that the body of his son was lying near the village’s mosque. He said his son was killed with a firearm.

The reason for the murder and identity of the accused couldn’t be known.

The Yar Hussain police have registered an FIR.

Separately, a woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle on the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway near Swabi Interchange the other day.

The police said the woman was crossing the motorway on foot, which was illegal.

SHO Chota Lahor police station Altaf Khan said the police had placed the body at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital for identification.

Also, a man was killed in Yaqubi village.

Hasan Zeb told the Yar Hussain police station that he and his friend, Wajid Ali, were sitting in a hujra when Sadiq Khan, Mehboob Ali, Alamgir Khan, Safeer Khan and Safdar Khan showed up and opened fire at them.

He said the firing left Wajid Ali killed on the spot, while he remained unhurt.

Published in Dawn, August 12th, 2023