Four members of a tribe were shot dead in what is believed to be a crime committed in the name of honour in the Lotar area of Upper Kohistan on Friday.
According to Kohistan DPO Raja Abdul Saboor, the deceased included two couples women and two men. He said the murders were carried out on the orders of a jirga (tribal council). The police official said that the deceased were cousins.
The bodies have been transferred to Dasu Rural Health Centre for a post-mortem examination.
DPO Saboor said that a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against one Rehmat Ali -another cousin of the deceased.
Furthermore, the DPO said that investigation into the case as well as raids to arrest the accused are underway.
Published in Daily Times, December 23rd 2018.
