HARIPUR: Two persons, including sister of slain journalist Sohail Khan, were killed here in separate incidents, police said on Wednesday.
The first murder case was reported from Hattar village where according to police sister of late Sohail was gunned down by members of their rival group.
The police quoted Farrukh Khan, younger brother of Sohail, as saying that Musarrat Iqbal and his son Humayun barged into their house and opened fire at his sister Rida Bibi, 28, a mother of two, injuring her critically.
She was taken to rural health centre, Kotnajib-ullah, but did not survive.
On Oct 16, 2018, Sohail Khan was on way back home by his van after dropping schoolchildren when armed men opened fire and killed him.
Slain journalist’s sister killed in Haripur
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A woman was killed Tuesday night after two people accused of murdering her brother barged into her house and opened fire.
The 28-year-old was moved to the Rural Health Centre, Kot Najibullah, and died during treatment. She has been identified as Razia Bibi.
The body was handed over to heirs after postmortem examination. Her family members, however, blocked the Haripur-Taxila Road in protest and demanded justice.
Sister of slain journalist murdered in Hattar
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May 6, 2021
HARIPUR: The sister of a slain journalist was murdered in Hattar village here on Wednesday, police sources said.
According to the police, the real sister of slain journalist Sohail Khan was gunned down by the members of the family’s rival group.
The police quoted Farrukh Khan, the younger brother of late Sohail Khan, as saying that Mussarat Iqbal and his son Humayun barged into their home and opened fire on his sister Rida Bibi, 28, a mother of two, injuring her seriously. The accused managed to escape after the firing. The injured was shifted to the Rural Health Centre Kotnajibullah where she succumbed to bullet injuries.