CHARSADDA: A prayer leader was killed and another man injured critically when two parties allegedly exchanged fire following a verbal dispute in Miliano Kallay area of Nesata here on Sunday.
Police confirmed the deceased was identified as Maulana Mamoonur Rashid, imam of a local mosque, while the injured was identified as Reham Sher.
According to police report, Maulana Mamoonur Rashid told police in injured condition that he was returning home after offering Fajr prayers when Ahmed Sher and Reham Sher, sons of Zarai Khan, allegedly confronted him and opened fire following a verbal altercation.
The prayer leader sustained serious bullet wounds and was shifted to a hospital for treatment, but succumbed to his injuries, police said. The deceased reportedly told police that the incident was triggered by a verbal dispute.
In a counter-report, Reham Sher, son of Zarai Khan, told police that he was on his way home when Maulana Mamoonur Rashid, Abdul Rashid and Abdul Haleem, sons of Zar Bakht Shah, allegedly opened fire on him and seriously injured him.
He also cited a verbal dispute that led to the incident.
Police registered cases against members of both parties on the basis of their respective reports and launched an investigation into the incident.
GIRL KIDNAPPED OVER MARRIAGE DISPUTE RECOVERED FROM HANGU: A girl allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint from her house here on Sept 10 was recovered safely from Hangu district, while police arrested three suspects nominated in the case, DPO Rafatullah Khan said on Saturday.
Speaking at a press conference at the city police station, the DPO said the incident stemmed from a dispute between two families over a marriage proposal.
According to him, the suspects had initially sought the hand of one girl in marriage. After their proposal was rejected, they allegedly abducted another girl from her house at gunpoint.
Mr Khan said police launched an immediate operation after receiving information about the incident and using modern technology and maintaining continuous pursuit of the suspects, traced the abducted girl and recovered her safely.
Published in Dawn, September 14th, 2026
