PESHAWAR – Five people were killed during a trial jirga in Battagram today.
The incident occurred on Tuesday when a verbal fight in a Jirga sitting inBattagram escalated.
The deceased include the son of a Jirga member as well while three otherpeople were left injured in the clash who were rushed to the Peshawarhospital.
The bodies were handed over to relatives after medico-legal formalities.
The jirga was held in Ishara within the limits of the Battagram Shabqadarpolice. Police have registered a case against two suspects identified asFasihullah and Manzoor. Raids are being conducted to arrest the suspects.