Land dispute: Students among 7 injured in Hangu firing

HANGU: Seven persons, including schoolchildren, sustained injuries when rival groups traded fire over boundary dispute between Doaba and Karbogha Sharif on Thursday.

The local residents said that two tribes from Doaba and Karbogha Sharif had been at loggerheads over the boundary since long, which took an ugly turn.

The two tribes took positions and resorted to firing to reclaim a piece of land.

As a result, seven

persons, including schoolchildren, sustained themselves during the crossfire between the two rival groups.

The injured were identified as Shah Zaib, Nasir, Salim, Aziz, Muhammad Hafiz, Wali Jan and Khushdil Khan. The injured were shifted to the hospital in Doaba, where their condition was stated to be out of order.

Meanwhile, officials of district administration

had held talks with the local elders to effect a ceasefire between the infighting tribes.