Three killed, six injured in DI Khan firing

KOHAT: Three persons, including a passerby, were killed and six others sustained injuries as gunmen fired at a car over old enmity here in the district, police sources said.

They said the police arrested three accused. The sources said that the accused Samin Iqbal, Younus Khan and Faraz, who were riding two bikes, allegedly opened indiscriminate fire on the car at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chowk here.

As a result, the police said that Tahir Shah, Haroon Shah and a passerby Amir Hayat were killed on the spot in the incident. They said that six other persons, including an attacker Samin Iqbal, an army soldier Sajid, a woman Shagufta Bibi, Younus and an auto rickshaw driver Wakeel sustained injuries in the incident.The police said the injured were taken to hospitals in the district. The accused escaped, but were later arrested by the police during a raid.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A daily-wager was electrocuted, while an employee of the Fata Construction Department (FCD) sustained injuries here on Tuesday, sources said. The sources said that the officials of FCD were busy working on a new power feeder for District Headquarters Hospital. They said that labourers Yousaf Khan and Shafiq suffered an electric shock. Yousaf died of electrocution while Shafiq sustained injuries in the incident.

Islamabad: Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. In last 24 hours weather remained hot and dry in most parts of the country.