CHARSADDA, Feb 2: A man was shot dead by his sons for secretly solemnising second marriage here on Thursday.

Riaz and Waqas shot dead their father Nehar Gul when they found that he had a second wife. The incident occurred in Kashmiryan village. Police said that Sheema, the second wife of Nehar Gul, and her sister Iqbal Jehan, also sustained injuries. After knowing about the matter the two brothers went to the house of Sheema and opened fire at the inmates, including their father, who was staying with his second wife.

Meanwhile, unknown assailants opened fire on two milkmen Mohammad Saeed and Ibrahim at Shabqadar bazaar. As a result Saeed Khan was killed on the spot while Mohammad Ibrahim suffered injuries and was taken to hospital. Both were selling milk at their shop in the bazaar.The Shabqadar police registered FIR against unknown assailants.

In Kaptan Korona, a youth identified as Sahib Jan committed suicide as he shot himself dead after a domestic tangle. Faqir Jan, brother of the deceased, told police that his brother shot himself dead after getting annoyed with his family over some matter.

ANTI-POLIO DRIVE: District Khateeb Maulana Mohsin Uddin Sahib Haq has appealed to the ulema and parents to play their role on elimination of polio disease from the country.

Addressing a press briefing here on Wednesday arranged by National Research and Development Foundation, he urged parents to vaccinate their children against polio to protect them from becoming disabled.

The participants said ulema had always played pivotal role in durable solution of different problems. They said after thorough research ulema of different schools of thought had reached understanding that applying polio drops to children was legal and in accordance with Islamic injunctions.

MOOT HELD: A one-day conference of village committees was held to bridge the gap between people of rural areas and government departments to put these areas on path of development and progress.

The conference was aimed at creating awareness and ensuring the participation of local people in solution of different problems being faced by them through these organisations. Officials of various departments gave briefings to clarify their strategy to the people in this regard.