Two killed, four injured in different firing incidents

Ghulam Mursalin Marwat

LAKKI MARWAT:  Two people were killed and four others including two passersby sustained bullet wounds in separate firing incidents, said police on Saturday.

They said that the first shooting incident occurred in Pezu city in the limits of Shaheed Haibat Ali Khan of Darra Pezu town. They said that Himayatullah was in Pezu bazaar when his rival Yousaf Khan armed with weapons came there and opened fire on him over enmity.

Resultantly, Himayatullah died instantly while two passersby including Mumtaz Khan a resident of Gul Imam (Tank) and Noor Muhammad of Warghar Pezu were injured in the attack. The wounded men were taken to a nearby hospital.

The killer escaped after the incident but local police gave him a chase and overpowered him in the mountainous area after brief exchange of firing. Police said that they seized a repeater gun, a pistol and bullets from the arrested man and registered a case against him.

Separately, a man was killed and two others sustained bullet wounds in an armed attack in Naurang town.

Police said that an auto rickshaw driver Mir Dar Ali Shah was on way to Naurang bazaar in a three wheeler when he came under attack by his rivals on FTM road.  They said that the rickshaw’s driver received several bullets and killed on the spot while the attackers riding a bike made good escape.

Two passengers sitting in the three wheeler vehicle also received bullet injuries and were shifted to a local hospital in Naurang town. According to local police, a domestic dispute is behind the occurrence of murder incident.

They said that they registered a case against the attackers including Rafidullah and Taj Ali residents of Bannu on the compliant of deceased Mir Dar Ali’s brother Ismail Shah in Shaheed Asmatullah Khan Khattak police station and began investigation.