Labourer shot dead

Published February 5, 2025

NAWABSHAH: A labourer was shot dead while his brother injured over a matrimonial dispute in Shahpur Chakar, Sanghar, on Tuesday.

Unidentified armed motorcyclists opened fire at a brick kiln in Shahpur Chakar, killing Amanullah Pathan, 20, years, and causing serious injuries to his brother Attaullah Pathan. The attackers fled after the incident.

The body and injured were shifted to the nearby Rural Health Centre.

The victims belong to Dera Ismail Khan.

The relatives informed police that they had developed a dispute over some matrimonial issue with some other relatives No FIR was lodged till filing of this report.

Published in Dawn, February 5th, 2025

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