Two men were killed and one injured in various incidents of violence while a lawyer was abducted and a bridge destroyed in Swat on Wednesday, officials said.
The officials said unidentified armed men entered the house of Bakhti Khan in Sheen area of Khawazakhela tehsil and murdered him. Also on Wednesday, unidentified men blew up a bridge in Chamtalai area of the tehsil. Separately in Mingora, Abdul Qadeer opened fire on Bilal, killing him and injuring a passer-by Mujeeb. Unidentified men abducted Luqman, a lawyer, from Saidu Sharif area in Swat. Meanwhile, the qazi courts continued hearing cases under sharia on the second day on Wednesday. In the two days since the qazi courts have started working, they have received 500 applications, including 40 in Barikot tehsil, 28 in Matta tehsil, 100 in Babozai tehsil, 116 in Khawazakhela and 107 in Behrain tehsil of the district. |