A long-standing land dispute escalated into a deadly shooting, resulting in the deaths of five members of a single family, in the village of Signal, Pasrur Tehsil, Sialkot.

According to the police, 42-year-old Muhammad Javed, his 39-year-old wife Raqia, and their two daughters, 15-year-old Fatima and 26-year-old Aram, were working in the fields when the alleged perpetrators, Ejaz and Muhammad Shehzad, opened fire.

The gunfire killed Javed, Raqia, Aram, and Fatima at the scene. When 52-year-old Rashida, a relative, tried to intervene and stop the attackers, she was also shot and succumbed to her injuries on the way to the hospital.

The police have attributed this tragic incident to a long-standing land dispute and previous legal battles between the parties involved. The community has been left reeling from the devastating loss of five lives in this senseless act of violence.

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Authorities have vowed to thoroughly investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.

This tragedy underscores the urgent need to address land disputes through peaceful and legal means to prevent such heartbreaking occurrences in the future.