The death toll in the Peshawar firing incident on Saturday increased to 10 after two more succumbed to injuries.
According to initial reports, eight people were killed and many others received injuries after gunmen opened fire on a car in Matni area of Peshawar on Friday night.
Police said unknown armed men targeted the car near Gulzar Chowk in Matni area around midnight. The police rushed to the crime scene before the attacker could flee and engaged them in a gunfight.
However, a search operation to apprehend the culprits was launched soon after the incident while identities of the victims could not be ascertained till the last reports.
Also, police have prepared the initial report of the incident according to which the killers had targeted the vehicle of Nasarullah, a resident of Quetta.
When the armed men opened fire on Nasarullah’s car, other local residents came out from their houses and became victims of the bullets sprayed by the attackers.
There were total 35 to 40 attackers who ambushed Nasarullah, the report further revealed.
