SWABI: A man and his son were killed inside a mosque in Kalu Khan village of Razaar tehsil here on Friday, the police said.

When contacted, officials at the Kalu Khan police station told Dawn that the double murder occurred after an altercation between the alleged killers and the deceased.

Registering an FIR with the police, Ashiq Hussain, son of deceased Fazal Raziq, said his father and brother, Abbas Khan had a verbal brawl with the accused, Zeeshan Khan, Fayaz Khan, Iqrar Khan and Arif Khan.

“They soon took out their pistols and opened fire on my father and brother, killing them on the spot. The killers escaped,” he said.

The police said that they were conducting raids to arrest the accused.

Published in Dawn, September 21st, 2024

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