PESHAWAR: At the least 5 folks have been killed and 6 others injured throughout an alternate of firing between two teams in Peshawar’s Tehkal, stemming from an previous rivalry, police mentioned on Thursday.
Talking to Geo Information, SP Warsak Mukhtar Khan mentioned the gunfire broke out when members of 1 group, getting back from a marriage ceremony, encountered their rivals within the Tehkal space. The alternate of fireside escalated, ensuing within the casualties.
In line with SP Khan, 5 people misplaced their lives whereas six others sustained accidents in the course of the altercation.
The police have launched authorized proceedings and are conducting additional investigations into the incident.
The deceased and injured people within the taking pictures incident all belonged to the identical group, CCPO Qasim Shah mentioned.
Among the many injured is Bilal Khalil, the pinnacle of an area social organisation, whom the attackers primarily focused, he revealed.
The CCPO additional mentioned that the teams concerned had an ongoing dispute over a business plaza, which had been a supply of pressure between them.
In September 2024, a earlier alternate of gunfire between the identical factions resulted in a single fatality, he added.