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Houses of killers torched on Jirga’s order

By our correspondents
February 08, 2016

PARACHINAR: The houses of the killers of four persons were set on fire on the order of a local jirga here on Sunday, local sources said.

Armed men had forced their entry into the house of one Noor Hussan in Pewar area in Kurram Agency and sprayed the family members with bullets, killing Munir Hussain, Javed Hussain and two women.

A jirga of the Turi tribe on Sunday held Ishaq Hussain and Toor responsible for the brutal act and decided to punish them with the demolition of their houses. The vehicle of the accused was also torched on the order of the jirga.The political administration had already arrested three accused involved in the killing of the four family members.