Five family members killed in Qila Abdullah land dispute clash
Five members of a family were killed and one person was injured in an armed clash between cousins over a land dispute in Qila Abdullah's Do-Bandi area, police said. The exchange of fire lasted for more than an hour.
QUETTA: Five members of a family, including a father and son, were killed and another person was injured in an armed clash between cousins over a land dispute in the Do-Bandi area of Qila Abdullah district on Tuesday, police said.
According to police, armed men from the Nusratzai tribe took positions against each other in Do-Bandi and exchanged fire with automatic weapons. Police said the gunfire continued for more than an hour, leaving five people dead at the scene and one person injured.
After being informed of the incident, police and security personnel reached the area and moved the bodies and the injured person to a nearby health facility. Hospital officials said those killed had suffered multiple bullet wounds that caused their deaths. The bodies were later handed over to relatives after medico-legal formalities were completed.
Police identified the deceased as Muhammad Usman, Qudratullah, Israr Ahmed, Muhammad Tahir and Najeebullah. They said the clash broke out over a dispute over land ownership in the Do-Bandi area near the Afghan border.
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