Family dispute: One killed, three injured in shootout

KARAK: A man was killed and three of his family members were injured when a close relative shot at them. Terri police official Awal Rahman said that the accused Ziamen Badshah and his cousins Ihsanullah and Ghaniullah barged into the house of their relative Anwar Badshah in Terri and opened fire. Anwar was killed on the spot while his son, Muhammad Hussain, and two daughters were injured. The official said that the injured were taken to TerriRural Health Centre, where doctors said that their condition was stable. The official further added that an FIR was registered by the injured Hussain, stating that he was having breakfast with his father and sisters when the accused opened fire at them and then escaped. According to police, the rivalry between the deceased and the accused had led to them threatening to kill each other.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 17^th, 2012.