CHARSADDA: Four people were killed and two others injured in separate firing incidents in Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda district, police said on Wednesday. In the first incident, Noor Faraz was shot dead near Sheikhano Mosque in Saru Kallay.

Police said the killing was allegedly linked to a dispute involving a woman.

In another incident, armed men opened fire during a funeral prayer near the Spinay Waray graveyard in Kharkay, killing Shaukat Ayub and injuring Noor Dil and Basheer Khan.

Shoaib alias Balar, Hasnat and their accomplices were nominated in the FIR.

In the third incident, Zar Bad Shah, a resident of Malikabad, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Pir Qila Chowk.

In the fourth incident, an unidentified man sustained critical injuries when an unknown assailant opened fire near Shabqadar Bazaar.

He was shifted to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Police said that efforts were under way to identify the deceased and trace the killer.

Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2026