Two sons of tribal chief Malik Jameel Wazir were killed and a passerby was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire in the Kari Kot Bazaar area of Lower South Waziristan district.

According to police, the deceased were identified as Moeenuddin and Naveed. Police and rescue teams rushed to the scene immediately after the incident and shifted the bodies and the injured person to a nearby hospital.

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Police said the attackers managed to escape after the shooting, while an investigation has been launched to determine the motive behind the attack.

Sources said that Malik Jameel Wazir is the chief of the Toji Khel tribe and has survived multiple attacks in the past. Last year, one of his sons was also killed by unidentified assailants.