TAXILA: A woman was shot dead in Samandarabad area in the limits of Attock police on Monday.

According to Rescue 1122 sources, the woman was shot dead by an unidentified man near her house.

The body was shif ted to DHQ hospital for autopsy. Attock police have registered a case against the unknown assailant and launched an investigation.

Meanwhile, four armed men looted a house in a private housing society in the limits of Taxila police.

Waqas reported to the police that four armed men entered his house by scaling the walls and held the family hostage.

Later, they searched the house for hours and took away valuables worth millions of rupees, including 31 tolas gold.

He said the security guards of the housing society did not intercept the robbers. Correspondent