Seven of a family killed

Published July 25, 2002

BANNU, July 24: Seven members of a family, including four children, were killed and a minor girl was wounded over a petty dispute among the women in the Mandan police station area here on Wednesday.

The deceased were three brothers Banaras Khan, Jamal Khan and Sarfaraz Khan, their cousin Riaz and three nephews Arifullah, Attaullah and Mushtaq.

Hukamzad reported to the police that Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Sher, Ghulam Diyaz, Ghulam Qadayaz and Abdul Qiyaz opened fire on his family members when they were going to irrigate the fields.

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