Clash over grazing of goats leaves three dead in Islamabad

A married couple is also among the deceased

ISLAMABAD: At least three people were killed when two groups clashed and exchanged gunfire over the issue of grazing of goats from a farming field near Secretariat Police Station area, the neighbourhood of Islamabad on Sunday.

According to police officials, a married couple was also among the deceased who were taken to Polyclinic Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

An injured suspect, identified as Zeeshan, was arrested from the scene, police officials told The Express Tribune.

Bodies of Alam Khan, belonging to Waziristan tribal area, and his wife were found in a vehicle. The third victim, belonging to the rival group, was identified as Miskeen.