KHYBER: Two women of a family were killed in a firing incident in Bazaar-Zakhakhel area of Khyber district on Tuesday.

Police in the region said the incident took place in the bordering village of Tabai, where a mentally-retarded man opened fire inside his house, killing his two sister-in-laws on the spot.

The police started investigations into the incident, but it could not be known if they had taken the accused into custody.

Meanwhile, the entire Bara tehsil plunged into darkness while some parts of Jamrud also had their electricity disconnected when three power pylons suddenly collapsed in Sheikhan area on Tuesday.

Sources in Bara said that though actual reason of the collapse of the three pylons at the same time could not be ascertained, it was believed that some miscreants had stolen the nuts and bolts of the pylons a few days back.

Tribal Electric Supply Company officials said that it would take at least three days to repair the damaged pylons.

Residents in Bara and Jamrud expressed their concern over the repeated incidents of theft of nuts and bolts from power pylons and demanded of the Tesco officials to investigate these incidents and take stern action against those involved in the theft cases.

Published in Dawn, April 3rd, 2024