6 killed as rivals open fire on car in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Blood feuds continued to claim lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as six persons were killed when armed rivals opened fire on a car near Jamil Chowk on Ring Road while four people were wounded in another attack on Charsadda Road on Saturday.

Police officials said armed men opened fire on a car near Jamil Chowk on Ring Road that killed six people in the vehicle. The victims included Badam Gul, Tahir, Waqas, Awais and Usama. One person, Saqib, sustained bullet injuries and was shifted to hospital. Sources said that Saqib also succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

SSP Masood Bangash said that one of the deceased is the son of a former nazim from Hazarkhwani, one from Swabi and four from Badaber. The victims were on their way back home after attending a wedding party when they came under attack. Police officials said the motive seems to be some old blood dispute.

Senior police officials arrived at the spot after the incident while raids were being conducted to arrest the culprits.

Contingents of police also arrived at the Lady Reading Hospital where a large number of relatives and villagers had gathered after the incident. In another firing incident, four people identified as Gul Zeb, Shahzeb, Javed and cab driver Fazal Malik were wounded when rivals opened fire on them on Charsadda Road. Police officials said the victims were on their way to court in connection with a hearing. They were shifted to hospital while raids were being conducted to arrest the culprits.