Land dispute: Father, son shot dead in Jamrud

JAMRUD:

A father and son were killed on Monday over a land dispute in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency.

Ali Sher, an official of the political administration, said cousins Gulab Khan and Rehmat Shah had a land dispute in Ghundi Mastalkhel.

He said on Sunday, at around 4pm, both groups entered into an argument over the issue and Shah opened fire at Khan and his son Rauf.

Both father and son were injured and succumbed to their injuries on the way to a hospital. Sher said officials arrested Shah’s nephew Akbar Shah, adding a ceasefire between the groups was assured by a bond of Rs2 million.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 14^th, 2014.