Property dispute claims lives of two brothers

Published April 26, 2026 Updated April 26, 2026 05:54am

BANNU: Two brothers were killed and three others injured in a clash over a property dispute in the Shahbaz Shah Shaikhan area of Bannu district on Saturday.

Rescue 1122 officials said the firing incident left Aftab Ali and Syed Ahmad Khan dead on the spot.

Mirza Ali Shah and Waris Shah, also the brothers of the slain persons, and a truck driver, Shaharyar, sustained injuries in the incident.

Rescue 1122 teams rushed to the scene and took the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital, Bannu.

The bodies were also transferred to the hospital for medical and legal procedures.

The police collected evidence from the scene, besides registering the first information report.

Raids were being conducted to arrest the accused.

Published in Dawn, April 26th, 2026

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