Two killed in Mardan

Published September 11, 2011

MARDAN, Sept 11: Two persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in Mardan, police said on Sunday.

The first incident took place in the limits of Garhi Kapoora police station, in which three gunmen identified as Waqar, Waheed and Taj Mohammad killed Fazal-i-Mabood, resident of Mohib Banda, over an old enmity.

Meanwhile, unidentified assailants brutally murdered Mohammad Afraz, 22, in the jurisdiction of Par Hoti police station.—APP

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