Two sons of a prominent tribal elder and political figure from the Mishwani tribe were killed in a targeted shooting in Lower Dir's Mayar Bazaar, police reported.
The attackers opened fire on the victims, leaving two others injured. The assailants managed to flee the scene following the attack.
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Rescue teams transported the deceased and injured to local hospitals for treatment and postmortem procedures.
This incident comes amid a spate of violent attacks in the region. Two days earlier, a policeman was martyred in Bara after suspected drug smugglers opened fire at a checkpoint. A day before that, three individuals were killed in a shooting near Chamkani.