Three Pakistani tribesmen killed in Afghanistan

Three Pakistani nationals shot dead by their enemies in Dahka.

LANDIKOTAL:

Three Pakistani nationals were shot dead by their enemies in the Dahka area of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, locals and official sources said on Sunday.

They said that three Pakistani tribesmen hailing from the Loy Shelman area of the Khyber tribal region on Saturday left for Dahka, the bordering town of Afghanistan, to attend the funeral of an Afghan national who had been electrocuted in Landikotal the other day. On their return, they were ambushed by their enemies, sources added.

One of the three tribesmen – Salu Khan – was killed on the spot.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 30^th, 2011.