In cold blood: Three tribesmen gunned down in separate incidents

Woman found dead; khasadar official escapes attack.

PESHAWAR/JAMRUD: Two tribesmen from Mohmand Agency were gunned down by unidentified motorcyclists in Bakshi Pul, within the jurisdiction of Khazana police station, on Wednesday.

Police said Syed Khan and Gulistan, residents of Latifabad, Ring Road, were commuting in a car when the gunmen ambushed them, injuring both severely. They were rushed to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) where they succumbed to their wounds.

"The family is reluctant to share any information with us but we suspect it is a case of extortion which is why the family has lodged an FIR against unknown attackers, insisting they had no feud with anyone," said an official of Khazana police station.

In a separate incident, a woman was found dead in Surizai, Badhaber. Police said the body was mutilated beyond recognition as acid had been poured over the victim.

"We have sent the body for an autopsy," shared a police official.

Separately, a tribesman was killed by unidentified men in Godar area of Jamrud, Khyber Agency late Tuesday night.

According to a political administration official, unidentified motorcyclists opened fire at Yousaf while he was returning home. The tribesman was critically injured and succumbed to his wounds on the way to a hospital.

Khasadars cordoned off the area after the incident and launched a search operation, but no arrests were made till the filing of this report.

In another incident, a khasadar official was fired at in Shoran, Ghundai. Fortunately, he escaped the attack unhurt. Sources said the official was on his way home from work when an assailant shot at him. When he retaliated, the gunman escaped. The political administration confirmed the incident.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 19^th, 2014.