February 24, 2007	Saturday	Safar 6, 1428

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QUETTA, Feb 23: Three Marri tribesmen, who went missing 13 months ago, were found in Multan on Friday. The three are: Misri Khan Marri, principal of the Elementary College, Kalat; Murad Bakhsh Marri and Gul Khan Marri.

According to relatives, the tribesmen telephoned their families in Kohlu to inform them about their release.

"Yes, Misri Khan Marri contacted us in Kohlu from Multan by telephone," Surat Khan Marri, a close relative, told newsmen in Barkhan. He said Misri Khan first went to the Nishtar Hospital for check-up and then left for Kohlu along with the two other men.

The three tribesmen were last seen in January last year while they were staying at a hotel in Dera Ghazi Khan.

Their relatives and opposition parties had accused intelligence agencies of arresting them, but no agency accepted the blame.

VICTIM DIES: Another victim of the recent suicide bomb attack on the court of a senior civil judge died in the Combined Military Hospital here, raising the death toll in the tragic incident to 17.

According to police sources, Advocate Asadullah Kakarwho suffered serious injuries in the attack last Saturday was admitted to the CMH where he died on Thursday afternoon.

Two teams of officials of police and law-enforcement agencies are investigating the incident, but so far no significant progress has been reported.

Investigators are waiting for the report of DNA test of parts of the body of the suicide bomber from Islamabad. Sources said that the plastic surgery of the face of the bomber was in progress and the report would likely be received in a few days.