LANDI KOTAL: Gunman killed a member of Bar Qambar Khel Qaumi Sareshtha in Bara on Wednesday.

Sources said an unidentified man secretly holding a pistol fired at Haji Darya Khan from a close range after shaking hands with him. He was critically injured and rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

The security forces later cordoned off the area and arrested at least 40 suspects during a search operation in the surrounding localities. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2016

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