Two murder suspects arrested in Attock.

TAXILA -- Attock police on Sunday arrested two persons wanted in two different murder cases in the jurisdictions of Pindigheb and Hazro police stations, respectively.

Talking to media, District Police Officer Khalid Hamdani said Pindigheb police resolved the blind murder case of a cattle farm worker whose body was found on the premises of a farm house. His stepson turned out to be the murderer.

Replying to a question about the motive behind the crime, Mr Hamdani said the victim had married the suspect's mother and divorced her later, adding that the suspect murdered him to take revenge.

He said the police traced the suspect who confessed to committing the crime during preliminary interrogation.

Furthermore, he said Hazro police arrested a suspect wanted in the murder of Liaquat Ali, a resident of Hameed village, who was stabbed to death near his residence on July 7.

The suspect committed the crime because he thought the victim had stolen his Rs20,000 mobile phone, he said.

Meanwhile, a man identified as Abdullah was robbed at gunpoint by two persons on a...

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