Three killed in separate incidents
In one incident, unidentified men open fire outside a general store killing 1 man and injuring 3 others.
In one incident, unidentified men open fire outside a general store killing 1 man and injuring 3 others. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Three people were killed and at least six others injured in separate incidents in different parts of Islamabad on Wednesday.
In the first incident, violence erupted during a jirga meeting in Dhoke Tawin near Rawat. According to the police, a group of water drillers were attending a jirga to resolve a dispute over drilling equipment, but instead of subsiding, the conflict escalated and the men broke in to an armed fight.
Gul Rehman, 28, was shot dead. He was a resident of Dhoke Tawin and originally from Kurram Agency. Ghaffar Jan, 25, an Afghan who lived in Sood Gangal in Rawalpindi, was killed with a dagger. Three other men, Sawab Khan, Muhammad Jan and Tariq Khan, were injured in the clash and were shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. The Sihala police registered a murder case but arrests have yet to be made.
An unidentified man was killed and three others injured after unknown gunmen opened fire outside a general store near Zia Masjid, according to the police. The incident occurred in the Shahzad Town police area.
According to the police, the gunmen were mobile snatchers on a motorbike who opened fire after a victim tried to resist. The incident happened outside Shakrial General Store.
The deceased and the injured — Iqrar Satti,Sanan Zakar and Babar Ali — were shifted to PIMS.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2014.
Three people were killed and at least six others injured in separate incidents in different parts of Islamabad on Wednesday.
In the first incident, violence erupted during a jirga meeting in Dhoke Tawin near Rawat. According to the police, a group of water drillers were attending a jirga to resolve a dispute over drilling equipment, but instead of subsiding, the conflict escalated and the men broke in to an armed fight.
Gul Rehman, 28, was shot dead. He was a resident of Dhoke Tawin and originally from Kurram Agency. Ghaffar Jan, 25, an Afghan who lived in Sood Gangal in Rawalpindi, was killed with a dagger. Three other men, Sawab Khan, Muhammad Jan and Tariq Khan, were injured in the clash and were shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. The Sihala police registered a murder case but arrests have yet to be made.
An unidentified man was killed and three others injured after unknown gunmen opened fire outside a general store near Zia Masjid, according to the police. The incident occurred in the Shahzad Town police area.
According to the police, the gunmen were mobile snatchers on a motorbike who opened fire after a victim tried to resist. The incident happened outside Shakrial General Store.
The deceased and the injured — Iqrar Satti,Sanan Zakar and Babar Ali — were shifted to PIMS.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2014.