Three of a family were shot dead and another person sustained wounds in Malakand,

According to sources, the deceased were identified as Rafaq Ali, Fawad Ali and Ziyad.

They added Rafaq and Fawad were brothers while Ziyad was the son of Rafaq.

Rescuers and the police reached the spot and took the bodies and the injured to a local hospital.

Reason for the shooting could not ascertained as yet.