DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Gunmen killed a man and his wife in the limits of the Gomal University police station here on Friday.

Police said the deceased, including Qurdratullah and Soneela Bibi, worked in a brick kiln and belonged to Bannu district.

They said the man died on the spot, while the woman succumbed to injuries later.

The police and Rescue 1122 personnel shifted both to the hospital.

The police registered a case against unidentified gunmen and began investigation.

Published in Dawn, December 26th, 2020

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