SWABI: Unidentified assailants shot dead a religious figure, Qari Fayad Mohammad, a senior police officer said here on Sunday.

DSP Chota Lahor Fazal Sher Khan said the deceased hailed from Allahdher village.

Zahir Mohammad, a brother of the deceased, told the police that residents informed him that his 42-year-old brother, Fayad Mohammad, had been murdered and that his body was lying on Tordher Road near Jameel Banda.

He said that when reached the spot, he saw his brother lying in a pool of blood. He said that unknown people had killed him with firearms.

Witnesses said that two motorcyclists appeared on the scene and started firing, killing the religious leader him on the spot.

The reason behind the murder was not immediately known. The Tordher police registered an FIR against unknown persons and started investigation.

Meanwhile, two people were injured when two motorcycles collided on Swabi-Jehangira Road at Panjpir bus stop on Sunday, rescue officials said.

A rescue team reached the spot, provided first aid to the injured and shifted them to Bacha Khan Teaching Hospital, Shahmansoor. The injured were identified as Zar Mohammad, 60, and Waheed Khan, 28.

Also on Sunday, hay stored in a godown in Shahmansoor village caught fire.

A rescue team immediately reached the spot, and put out the fire, preventing it from spreading to adjacent areas. A rescue official said that there was no loss of life in the fire and that its cause was not yet known.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2024