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Tribesman demands action against Akakhel tribe
 Malik Waris Afridi, from Khyber Agencys Kokikhel tribe, on Thursday demanded that the government take action against the Akakhel tribe that he said killed two men and a woman on the charges of adultery. Addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, Malik Waris flanked by Kokikhel tribesmen with the late Allah Noors children said that Akakhel tribesmen stoned to death his nephew Allah Noor, his friend Shahzad (both from Kokikhel) and Akakhel tribesman Watan Shahs wife. The deceased were innocent, and even Watan Shah urged his fellow tribesmen (Akkakhel) to spare the lives of his wife and the two men for being innocent, but to no avail, added Waris.The deceased woman used to deal in clothes, usually smuggled from the Bara to the city, and she had requested my nephew Allah Noor and his friend Shahzad to visit her house to help her resolve a dispute with political authorities, who had confiscated a huge quantity of cloth from the woman, Waris added.He said that according to tribal traditions, nobody could accuse a woman of adultery, if her own husband denied such charges. Even Maulana Sirajud Din, a local mufti, declared the killings as against Islam, he added. Waris said he would not blame any local organisation for the killings, but demanded that human rights organisations, the federal government, governor and political authorities take action against the Akakhel tribe for the killings of three people. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-16 |
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