2 die in separate incidents

Published August 18, 2007

RAWALPINDI, Aug 17: A watchman was murdered in Chaklala while a labourer died after falling from the rooftop of an under- construction building in Fatima Jinnah Park on Friday, police said.

In the first incident, Rehman Khan, 28, a watchman was shot dead by some unidentified persons in the Airport Police area on Friday.

The police said Rehman was found lying in a pool of blood in his room.

In another incident, Mohammad Ghafoor Jan, a labourer, died after falling from the rooftop of a building in Fatima Jinnah Park on Friday. Police termed it an accidental death.—Staff Reporter

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