Kohistani’s video scandal: Afzal’s brother booked in murder case

PESHAWAR (92 News) – A brother of late Afzal Kohistani, the main character behind 2012 Kohistan video scandal, was booked in murder case. It was reported that he Afzal’s brother murdered a close relative for having a alleged relationship with of Kohistani's widow. According to a first information report registered against Kohistani's brother, Gul Nazar, and another suspect, Gul Shahzada, the former fatally shot Muhammad Waqar yesterday over suspicions that he was in a relationship with Kohistani's second wife. The incident took place in the Byari area of Battagram's Allai tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The complainant, Waqar's brother, stated in the FIR that all three men were travelling to a relative's house in Allai when the two suspects stopped the car at Janazga and asked Waqar to step out and settle the dispute. According to the FIR, when Waqar got out of the car, Gul Nazar opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. Banna Station House Officer (SHO) Naveed Ahmed Khan said Gul Nazar had suspicions that his sister-in-law was having a relationship with Waqar, and that the suspects had stopped the victim's car and opened fire on him. The suspects fled after the incident, the SHO said, adding that raids were ongoing to arrest the two men. SHO Khan said the victim and the suspects were members of the same tribe.