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Four girls die in separate Landikotal incidents

By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
February 06, 2017

LANDIKOTAL: Four girls died and two women were wounded in two different rain-related incidents in Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency on Sunday.

Assistant Political Agent Niaz Muhammad said the mud-house of Mamoor Khan Afridi collapsed under heavy rain in Bokar area of Bazaar Zakhakhel in Landikotal. He said that two women and three girls were buried alive.

After several hours of hectic efforts, two women were retrieved alive and shifted to a nearby health facility. However, three of the girls identified as 12-year-old Sayeda Bibi, nine-year-old Kamila Bibi and one-month old Shukria Bibi were killed. Meanwhile, Aneeta, 5, died when she fell into a rainwater pond in Sheikhmalkhel village in Landikotal.

Later in the day, the deceased were laid to rest in ancestral graveyards. APA Niaz Muhammad and Tehsildar Irshad Ali Mohmand condoled the deaths. They said that they were in contact with relevant authorities to compensate the bereaved families.