Taliban order: Cousin kills woman, alleged paramour
Khan was ordered to do so by the local Talibans, says political administration official.
KALAYA:
Two persons were gunned down over suspected illicit relationship in the Chapar Mushti area of Central Orakzai Agency on Friday.
An official of the political administration Orakzai Agency said that a woman and a man identified as Raj Wali were killed by the woman’s cousin Qayyum Khan for having illicit relations. Khan was ordered to do so by the local Talibans, he added.
The official said that around 11:00 am the accused killed Raj Wali while he was on the way to a market. “After killing him the accused rushed to his house and gunned down his cousin and escaped,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2012.
Two persons were gunned down over suspected illicit relationship in the Chapar Mushti area of Central Orakzai Agency on Friday.
An official of the political administration Orakzai Agency said that a woman and a man identified as Raj Wali were killed by the woman’s cousin Qayyum Khan for having illicit relations. Khan was ordered to do so by the local Talibans, he added.
The official said that around 11:00 am the accused killed Raj Wali while he was on the way to a market. “After killing him the accused rushed to his house and gunned down his cousin and escaped,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2012.