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Security man kills pro-govt elder in Bajaur
[Dawn] A guard of Bajaur Levies rubbed out a pro-government tribal elder near a checkpoint in Inayat Kallay of Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central ...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth...on Friday. The elder, Haji Dawai Khan, was also senior member of Mamond peace committee. Witnesses said that Dawai Khan was coming to Inyat Kallay Bazaar in his car along with his driver when personnel of Levies opened fire on him near a checkpoint. Both received serious injuries. Local people and senior Levies officials rushed to the spot and shifted both the injured to agency headquarters hospital in Khar, where Dawi Khan departed this vale of tears. His driver is stated to be out of danger. The officials said that the guard had been cooled for a few years Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! and sent to the lockup in Khar. Posted by: Fred 2012-08-06 |
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