CHITRAL, Aug 27: A young woman committed suicide by jumping in a river at Morde village in Upper Chitral during wee hours on Monday.

Officials at concerned police station informed that the woman, 22, was married and identified as Hasina Bibi.

The exact reason for his suicide is not known, but police claimed she was had a domestic dispute following which she jumped into a nearby river.

Meanwhile, a man killed his son after exchange of hot words at Tirch village. The accused was identified as Sher Hakim.

He fired at his son, Dawood, which resulted in his death. Meanwhile, prolonged power outages continued in Chitral city as power supply from the national grid remained suspended from 2pm till the filing of this report at night.

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