Unidentified people break into house in Malakand, kill nine

Malakand: In an unfortunate incident, nine members of a family were killed, while two sustained the injuries when unidentified people opened fire in a house over the dispute of a proposal in Tehsil Batkhela in Malakand.

According to police, three women and six men are among the killed people in the firing incident whose bodies have been shifted to Batkhela Hospital for post-mortem.

Police officials stated that all the members of the family were killed while sleeping in their house when unknown persons entered the house and killed them.

Police also told that the accused are the relatives of the victims and the incident took place over a domestic dispute for which initial report has been submitted and investigation is underway.