Five of a family gunned down in Kohat

KOHAT: Five persons of the same family were killed when the members of a rival group opened fire on them over a land dispute in Kohat, Geo News reported on Friday.

According to the sources, the incident took place in the suburban area of Alizai in Kohat when the gunmen of a rival family barged into the house and opened indiscriminate firing that killed the man, his wife and three children.

Police told that the families were having a dispute over a piece of land that resulted in this incident. Further investigation into the killings is underway while police have registered the case and are searching for the killers.