Curfew in D.I. Khan

Published April 27, 2007

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 26: Following the killing of two more people, the local administration late on Thursday night imposed a curfew in the district.

Police said two unidentified gunmen riding a motorbike opened fire on two people sitting outside a shop, killing them on the spot in the cantonment area.

The two-day violence left five people dead. On Wednesday three people were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on them near Sago village.

Police and Frontier Constabulary personnel were patrolling the area and situation was under control, police said.

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