4 killed in exchange of fire in southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least four people were killed on Thursday in an exchange of fire between two groups in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, local media reported on Friday.

According to the reports, the incident took place in Shikarpur district of the province after a clash broke out among the local groups over an old land dispute.

The exchange of fire continued for a few hours, local media reported, adding that afterward police reached the site and shifted the bodies to a local hospital.

Police sealed the area and deployed forces across the area to prevent further hostility, according to the media.

-Xinhua