Tragic loss: Five of a family killed

KOHAT: A couple was killed along with their three children in Alizai, Kohat on Friday. Fida Hussain, a resident of Metha Khan, told the Usterzai police he was at home when relatives informed him that unidentified armed men killed his brother Hashim Gul and his family in Alizai. Hussain said when he reached Gul’s house he found his brother, Gul’s wife Shashina, their son Amir, 13, and daughters Sadia, 17, and Fouzia, 20, lying dead on their beds on the rooftop. The complainant mentioned his brother did not have any known enmity with anyone in the area. The Usterzai police filed a report against unidentified culprits and started investigation.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30^th, 2014.