Five persons were shot dead and two others seriously injured, when a group of armed persons entered a house in Sakhra village of Matta tehsil and opened indiscriminate firing on the inmates of the house taking lunch on Sunday. Police said that accused Karim Jan son of Aslam, resident of Bejora, Ali Zar son of Baz resident of Drushkhila, Talizer son of Bazir resident of Dheral, Lal Jan son of Gul Haider resident of Sakhra, Bakht Nazira widow of Aslam, Rozi Rahman, Rahim Zada sons of Amir Naushad of the Sakhra village entered a house and opened firing with Klashnikovs killing Zahid son of Gul Hassan, Gulunai wife of Zubair, Akbar Ali and Umer Ali sons of Zaider Khan of Sakhra village died on the spot. Afsar Ali later on succumbed to his injuries.
Old enmity is said to be the cause of killings.
Matta police have arrested a female accused and raids are being conducted for the arrest of the others.