SWABI: A man was killed over a family dispute in Ghazikot village here on Tuesday, the police said.

Nihar Ali, got registered an FIR with the Yar Hussain police station, stating that he along with his father, Umar Ali and uncles, Swar Khan and Zafar Ali was in the street when Asfandyar Khan and his brother, Nazir Mohammad came there and started arguing with his father and uncles. During the heated exchange of words, Nazir asked his brother to shoot his father (Umar), he added.

The complainant said Asfandyar started firing at his father with a pistol, killing him on the spot. He said both the brothers escaped after the incident.

He said the cause of the killing was a dispute involving a woman.

The police were looking for the accused.

Meanwhile, Awami National Party leaders said on Tuesday the governments being formed in the four provinces and at the centre won’t be able to function smoothly.

Talking to mediapersons, they said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government in Punjab would be weak as Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had also announced to establish a parallel government and elect its own chief minister, speaker and deputy speaker.

“Instead of moving towards stabilisation the country would be further dragged into chaos and destabilisation,” said Awwal Sher Khan, former provincial minister for forest.

He said the complicated issue was that a number of parties were protesting the ‘theft’ of their mandate in the Feb 8 elections.

Nawabzada, ANP district general secretary, said his party had already launched a protest campaign against the ‘manipulated’ election results. He alleged ANP paid the prices in elections for opposing the reversal of the Eighteenth Amendment.

Published in Dawn, February 28th, 2024