Ten members of the identical household, together with a two-year-old, have been killed in a brutal late-night assault in Pakistan’s northwest, police stated Wednesday.
Two brothers, their wives and 6 kids aged 12 and beneath have been killed together with a visitor within the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday night time.
“The preliminary investigation…
Ten members of the identical household, together with a two-year-old, have been killed in a brutal late-night assault in Pakistan’s northwest, police stated Wednesday.
Two brothers, their wives and 6 kids aged 12 and beneath have been killed together with a visitor within the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday night time.
“The preliminary investigation doesn’t recommend any connection to terrorism,” district police chief Tariq Habib informed AFP.
Inter-family feuds are widespread in Pakistan, however within the northwestern area — the place communities abide by conventional honour codes — they are often significantly violent, lasting for generations.
“We can not dismiss the opportunity of a private vendetta as we additional examine the incident,” police official Mamoor Shah informed AFP.
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“They have been killed with a sharp-edged weapon and a few had bullet accidents,” he stated.
The incident was reported to police by neighbours of the household.
In March final yr in the identical province, 11 folks together with a outstanding native politician have been killed in an ambush blamed on a decades-long vendetta between households.
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Sixteen folks have been additionally killed inside a matter of minutes within the province final Could when two tribes clashed over a decades-long land dispute.
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