PESHAWAR: At least eight people were killed and 15 others injured when firing took place during a Jirga in Bandagai area of Barawal Tehsil in Upper Dir district on Monday.
Police, while confirming the death of eight people in firing, said the unfortunate incident took place when participants of a Jirga exchanged some harsh words and resorted to indiscriminate firing on each other.
Police said the bloody clash occurred between Amir Bacha, Rahatullah and Zafar Khan groups when the Jirga was underway to resolve an issue of property ownership.
Giving names of the deceased, the Special Branch Upper Dir official said the dead included Bakht Munir, Mahmood Khan, Haroon and Shireen (father and son), Hanifullah Khan, Bakhtawar and Najmuddin. The name of one deceased could not be confirmed till the filing of this report.
The dead and injured were shifted to DHQ Hospital Upper Dir where condition of two injured was stated to be critical. Police have collected evidence and statements of the eyewitnesses from the crime scene for investigation.