Targeted: Two peace committee member killed
The police registered a case and started an investigation to find the culprits.
TANK:
Two members of a former pro-government peace committee were shot dead by unidentified armed men on Saturday in Nemat Khel village of Tank. A police official confirmed Hakeem Jan and Rehmatullah were standing outside a house in Nemat Khel village when they were gunned down by unidentified armed motorcyclists who fled from the spot. The police registered a case and started an investigation to find the culprits. A search operation was conducted in nearby areas. Peace committee members have been targeted by militants on many occasions in the past. Earlier, a local peace committee volunteer was killed in Bajaur in the month of February, while five members were slain in September 2015.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2016.
Two members of a former pro-government peace committee were shot dead by unidentified armed men on Saturday in Nemat Khel village of Tank. A police official confirmed Hakeem Jan and Rehmatullah were standing outside a house in Nemat Khel village when they were gunned down by unidentified armed motorcyclists who fled from the spot. The police registered a case and started an investigation to find the culprits. A search operation was conducted in nearby areas. Peace committee members have been targeted by militants on many occasions in the past. Earlier, a local peace committee volunteer was killed in Bajaur in the month of February, while five members were slain in September 2015.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2016.