Violence Escalates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Peace Committee Members Gunned Down
The attack reflects rising militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where 3,811 terrorism incidents were reported last year, with militants increasingly targeting local peace committee members.
- On Tuesday , four members of a local peace committee were gunned down in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, and their bodies were taken to the district headquarters hospital.
- Peace committees are local tribal bodies formed to counter the Taliban and other hardcore militant organisations amid a surge in attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces.
- Unknown gunmen ambushed the group near Mazang Chowk and in the Gulbadin Landai Dak area, firing indiscriminately and killing four including a father and son, Muhammed Ishfaq said to EFE.
- Police and security forces cordoned the scene and launched a search operation to trace the attackers, while Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the killings and vowed to foil conspiracies against peace efforts.
- The attack came after Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry reported 5,397 terrorism incidents nationwide last year, with 3,811 in KP and 1,557 in Balochistan, and follows recent deadly blasts on Monday and Gomal Bazaar road.
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Four peace committee members gunned down in Bannu attack
Unidentified assailants shot dead four members of a local peace committee in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Tuesday. The victims were travelling through the Gulbadeen Lundai area while returning from a jirga (tribal council) when they were intercepted and fired upon. The attackers fled the scene immediately after the ambush. Following the incident, a heavy contingent of police reached the site and shifted the bodies to a local hospital f…
Militants kill 4 peace committee members in northwest Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan 13 (EFE).- Four members of a local peace committee were killed in a gun attack by militants in Bannu district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened in the Gulbadin Landai Dak area when militants hiding in wait fired indiscriminately at the peace committee members. According to ...
Gunmen Kill Four Local Peace Activists in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Four members of a local peace committee were killed in a gun attack in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, as militant violence continues to rise near Afghanistan border. Pakistani media reported that four members of a local peace committee were killed in a targeted gun attack in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. Geo News said the attack took place in Bannu district, where the victims were ambushed while returning f…
Violence Escalates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Peace Committee Members Gunned Down
Four members of a peace committee were killed by unknown assailants in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack took place in Bannu district, near North Waziristan. Following the incident, police initiated a search operation. This comes amid a surge in attacks targeting law enforcement in the region.
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