Five people were killed and three were injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on people going to a wedding in Dera Ismail Khan.
What police say
District police officer Ziauddin Ahmed said the shooting was inside the limits of University police station and appeared to follow a personal and political dispute between two groups. He said the groups came face to face after a volleyball match held for the wedding celebrations, near a girls’ school in Malana village, where people were heading to the wedding.
Who was killed and hurt
The dead were identified as Mohammad Shafiq, Mohammad Ajmal, Qudratullah, Umar Farooq and Arsalan. The injured were identified as Saadullah, Qaiser and Fazl. The dead and the injured were taken to hospital.
Ahmed said police had registered a case and started an investigation. Further details of how the shooting happened were still being ascertained.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Dera Ismail Khan ke Malana gaon mein, shaadi ke volleyball ke baad, firing se paanch log jaan se gaye aur teen zakhmi hue. DPO Ziauddin Ahmed ke mutabiq yeh University police station ki hudood mein hua, aur lagta hai ke do groups ke darmiyan zati aur siyasi jhagra tha. Mare hue logon mein Mohammad Shafiq, Mohammad Ajmal, Qudratullah, Umar Farooq aur Arsalan hain. Zakhmi Saadullah, Qaiser aur Fazl hain. Police ne case darj kar liya hai.
