BAJAUR: A gun battle on Thursday between two groups of the Salarzai tribesmen left six persons dead and three others injured in Pushat in the Salarzai division of the Bajaur Agency. Attributing the ensuing gun battle to an old feud, local residents said that the firing started after members of the two groups came across each other in the agency's busy trading centre.
"Mahmoud! Ain't that Latuf Ullah an' his kinfolk, pickin' over the butter beans?"
"Dang, Ahmed! Where's my shootin' arn?" |
They said that local law enforcement authorities had arrested nine persons belonging to both the groups after the incident. The three wounded men were later rushed to a local hospital. The Bajaur Levies later rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The two groups are reportedly being led by Malik Gul Noor and Malik Shahbaz Khan. |