Bullet-riddled bodies of eight persons including women and children were found in a house in Lakki Marwat, police said on Wednesday. The tragic incident occurred in Takhti Khel area of district Lakki Marwat in which some unknown intruders entered a house and killed eight persons by firing. The dead also included two women and two children. The local residents said that the house of the unfortunate family was outside the village in their lands. They discovered the bodies early in the morning today. Police said that it seemed that the firing incident took place yesterday evening. They said that the bodies have been shifted to the hospital for post-mortem while the investigation into the incident has been started. According to sources in the police, the incident seems to be result of enmity, but the true motive for the murder would be revealed after a thorough investigation in this regard. The lawlessness in several Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts is deteriorating day by day. Two days ago, 10 labourers were abducted by some unidentified men from Shah Hassan Khel village near Lakki Marwat city. The police said the abducted labourers were the employees of the road construction company and were on their way to work on Shadi Khel Road from Tajori where some unidentified men took them.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)