Chief of peace committee killed in Lower Dir

Published August 11, 2015
Jan was returning from a mosque after Fajr prayer when the remote-controlled blast occurred.—AFP/File
Jan was returning from a mosque after Fajr prayer when the remote-controlled blast occurred.—AFP/File

TIMERGARA: Chief of a local peace committee was killed in a bomb blast at Suri Pao village in Maidan area of Lower Dir on Monday, residents and police said.

Dilawar Jan was returning from a mosque after Fajr prayer when the remote-controlled blast occurred, killing him on the spot. Security forces cordoned off the area soon after the incident and started search for the attackers.

The Zaimdara police station registered the case.

Dilawar Jan had been heading the peace committee since 2009 and was active in efforts against militants.

Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2015

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