Murree firing incident triggers panic, 23 arrested

MURREE: At least 23 people have been arrested following a firing incident that triggered panic at GPO Chowk Mall Road Murree, ARY News reported.

A terrorism case has been registered at the Murree City Police Station against 25 to 30 suspects involved in the violence.

The incident reportedly stemmed from a dispute between two groups of local traders, resulting in an exchange of gunfire that lasted for nearly three hours. The confrontation caused widespread panic in the area and left at least three people injured.

Both groups hurled stones and fired directly at each other. Several vehicles belonging to tourists were damaged during the clash, with multiple windscreens shattered.

Earlier, residents of Seri village in Murree, a scenic hill station located between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, live in constant fear and financial hardship due to repeated attacks by ferocious wild leopards.

The lush green forests and picturesque views of the area are undeniably enchanting, but the sudden emergence of predatory leopards from these woods turns this natural beauty into a terrifying threat at any moment.

According to details, recently a leopard emerged from the forest and viciously attacked an elder man’s goats in Seri village, while they were gazing.

Such attacks have become alarmingly frequent in the Murree village, and almost every household in the village suffers similar losses.