NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Unidentified assailants killed another elder near Miramshah, North Waziristan tribal district, on Thursday, police said.

The victim has been identified as Malik Abdur Rehman who belonged to Tapai village near Miramshah. Eyewitnesses said that the elder was on way to Miramshah, the district headquarters, when gunmen ambushed his vehicle. He received several bullets and died on the spot.

His body was shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Miramshah and an FIR had been registered against unknown persons.

This was the second incident of targeted killing in North Waziristan during the current week.

Malik Salahuddin, who had served as head of the peace committee during militancy, was killed near Mirali on Sunday last. Police have yet to trace his killers.

Published in Dawn, July 9th, 2021