Trader shot dead in Nowshera robbery

NOWSHERA: Two armed robbers riding a motorcycle attacked two brothers during a robbery attempt in Nowshera Kalan area, killing one of them here on Sunday.

The motorcycle-riding robbers fled towards Nowshera cantonment after the incident. Both brothers were returning home on foot from Nowshera cantonment when they were intercepted by the robbers.

Umar Hayat told police that the robbers attempted to snatch mobile phones and cash, and upon resistance, they fatally shot his brother Shakir Hayat, a trader. Shakir Hayat was immediately rushed to Qazi Hussain Ahmad Medical Complex in critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the heirs. The deceased Shakir Hayat used to run a general store on Tehsil Road. Nowshera Kalan police registered a case and initiated an investigation.