A golden opportunity: Two killed while on treasure hunt

PARACHINAR: At least two people were reportedly killed and as many injured, while one is missing from Malana village of Parachinar, Kurram Agency. Political moharrar Said Johar Hussain reported that five friends, identified as Inayat, Kamal, Sajjad, Nusrat and Zameer, went on a treasure hunt in Khazana Ghanday last week. On Thursday night, they reportedly got involved in a scuffle which took a turn for the worse and they opened fire on each other. The moharrar added Kamal and Inayat were killed on the spot while Nusrat and Sajjad were injured. The wounded were rushed to a hospital from where doctors referred them to Peshawar. Johar said a boy is still missing and a team has been sent to find him. Khazana Ghunday is located in Malana village of Parachinar, a mountainous area where people believe treasure exists.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17^th, 2016.