KOHAT: Two men were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Ghora Chowk in the Kohat Development Authority (KDA) area on Tuesday, police sources said.
According to police, the assailants opened fire on the victims and fled the scene after killing them on the spot. The deceased were identified as Hameed Gul, 35, son of Razim Gul and a resident of Bypass Gulshan Abad in Jangal Khel, and Gul Naik, 46, son of Aqal Mir and a resident of Waziristan.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the scene following the incident and shifted the bodies to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities. The bodies were subsequently handed over to the bereaved families.
Police registered a case and launched an investigation to trace and arrest those involved in the killings. The motive behind the double murder had not been established at the time of filing this report.