SHANGLA: A man shot dead his elder brother over a petty issue in Gandaw area of Alpuri tehsil on Sunday morning.

Shangla police spokesperson Umar Rehman told Dawn that the incident took place in a remote area of Alpuri.

He said police shifted the dead body to district headquarters hospital Alpuri for autopsy and also registered a case against the suspect on the complaint of Najibullah, a nephew of the deceased.

He said that Mohammad Ismail killed his elder brother Mukamal Khan as he was shifting stones to a new construction site from a shared land.

The official said the suspect was arrested in the nearby mountains within an hour as he was fleeing after committing the crime. He said that police also recovered the rifle, used in the murder, from him.

PROTEST: The enraged workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have planned to hold a protest today (Monday) outside Alpuri Press Club against the leadership for ignoring senior activists in awarding party tickets for local bodies’ elections.

PTI former district president Rahamzada Yousafzai said that the genuine workers, who worked tirelessly for strengthening of party, were kept aside by the leadership.

He alleged that corrupt elements and turncoats were favourites of the party leadership.

He said that they planned a protest outside the press club. He said that PTI workers from all parts of Shangla would participate in the rally to record their protest against the policies of leadership.

The annoyed workers of the ruling party also complained about awarding party ticket for local bodies’ elections to new entrants from other parties.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2021