According to police, firing between two parties left five dead and six injured on Saturday in Peshawar’s Tehkal area.
Senior Superintendent of Police Operations (SSP) Kashif Zulfiqar said in a statement that the incident occurred during an exchange of fire between two parties, indicating a matter of personal enmity.
The official said a heavy police contingent reached the spot and a search was on for the fleeing suspects.
Warsak Superintendent of Police Mukhtiar Khan said people from one group were returning from a wedding ceremony when they confronted the other group who were present near a bridge. He said there was a subsequent exchange of gunfire that left five dead and six wounded.
“According to our information, they had a past conflict and there was personal enmity between the parties over properties and previous murders,” the SP said, adding that the police were ascertaining how many people were attacked on each side.
He added that so far no arrests have been made.
Last month, five people, including three family members and two passers-by, were killed when they were attacked near Academy City.
Local police claimed to have arrested one of the suspects, identified as Saboor, while other attackers fled the scene.
It was claimed that the alleged attackers and the victims were close relatives and had a blood feud.
An official at Pishtakhara police station said several members of a family were traveling in a vehicle when they were attacked by their rivals.
