Three killed, one injured as in Hazar Khwani firing incident

Police say the incident was bred out of a family dispute.

PESHAWAR: Three people were killed while one sustained injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle in Hazar Khwani area of the provincial capital, police said.

Police Station Yakka Tut confirmed the incident by claiming it was a result of family dispute. They said that four people were aboard the vehicle when their rivals intercepted them in Bara area of Hazar Khwani and opened fire on them.

“We received information about death of only two persons where as two others who sustained injuries have been shifted to a hospital but are in critical condition,” Yakka Tut police said.

According to police,the injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH). A LRH spokesperson said that three dead bodies had been received they were identified as Saleem, Arshad and Zahir Shah.