ISLAMABAD, July 19: Two persons were found strangled in  the capital on Tuesday, the police sources said.

Body of a mason was found from an under-construction house in the limits of Bhara Kahu police station. The victim was identified as Farooq Ahmed, 50, a resident of Sargodha. The incident came to light when labourers came to the under-construction house located in Sunghulyan and found him dead. The police saidthe mason was strangled with a piece of cloth as marks were found around his neck. Another person was found dead from a nullah near Jasmine Garden. The incident came to light when some passersby spotted the body. The victim was identified as Asghar Ali, a peon at a government office. The police said he was also strangled. — Staff Reporter