TAXILA: Three persons were killed in as many incidents in Attock on Thursday.

In the first incident, a man was shot dead over old enmity in Sydian village in Hazro.

He was going towards his house when two armed men equipped with different weapons intercepted him near Hattain and showered him with bullets killing him on the spot.

The attackers managed to escape from the scene. Moreover, two motorcyclists died in two road incidents in Pindigheb town.

A speeding car knocked hit Syed Abbas Shah on a motorcycle near Kant chowk on Kharrapa Road killing him on the spot.

A prayer leader Qari Abdul Qayyum was killed by a speeding bus on Jand chowk.

Published in Dawn, August 19th, 2022

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