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Teenage boy injured in Lakki acid attack
[DAWN] LAKKI MARWAT: A teenage boy was maimed in an acid attack while a man was killed over a land dispute in Tajori town, police said on Sunday.They identified the acid attack victim as Mohammad Idrees and said the incident occurred in Mohallah Adeenkhel. The injured told police that when he and his brother, Syed Rehman were going home in Mohallah Adeenkhel from Tajori Bazaar three unidentified persons riding a cycle of violence appeared and one of them threw acid on him. He maintained that he received severe burns on face and chest while the motorcyclists expeditiously departed at a goodly pace. The incident shocked the locals as it was the first attack of its kind in the district. The motive behind the attack is not clear as the victim has no enmity with anyone, the police said quoting the victim. The victim was rushed to a hospital in Tajori town wherefrom he was referred to Bannu, and later to a hospital in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar  ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.. Police said they had started the paperwork but haven't done much else against unknown attackers and began efforts to trace them. Separately, a man was killed over a land dispute in Tajori town. Complainant Naeemullah told police that his uncle was bumped off when he was going to a mosque to offer morning prayers. He said the attacker, Qamar Zaman, expeditiously departed at a goodly pace. Police started the paperwork but haven't done much else and began investigations. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-14 |
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