KOHAT: Gunmen shot dead a doctor in Kalo Khan Banda Chowk on Saturday, official sources said.
They said that Dr Naeem Khan, along with his uncle Abidur Rehman, was on his way to his in-laws house when his father-in-law Mehboob Khan allegedly opened fire on him.
As a result, he was killed on the spot. The accused managed to flee the scene.
Motive behind the incident was stated to be a domestic dispute.
The body was shifted to the Liaqat Memorial Women and Children Hospital for autopsy.
Dr Naeem Khan had been performing his duty at a private hospital in Islamabad.
The police registered the case and started investigation.
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