SHKARPUR, May 13: Armed men killed two people in their home in Rustam town on Tuesday.

Amir Bux Khoso and Khadim Hussain Khoso were said to have been killed due to an ongoing tribal dispute between Shar and Khoso tribes.

No FIR was registered till the filing of the report.

In another incident, police head constable Noor Mohammad Hakro was shot dead by armed men in Lakhi Gate area in Shikarpur city.

Noor Muhammad received serious injuries when fired upon with TT pistols in Hakro Mohalla and was taken to the Civil Hospital Shikarpur where he died.

The motive behind the murder could not be ascertained.

No FIR was registered till the filing of this report.

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