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ANP leader killed in Swat
[DAWN] MINGORA: Awami National Partyfounded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986. Part of the PPP-led cabinet 2008-13. The ANP is considered left wing, advocating for secularism, democratic socialism, public sector government, and economic egalitarianism.... (ANP) local leader Syed Jamshaid Ali was rubbed out by unidentified attackers in Manglore area of Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... on Sunday. According to police, two faceless myrmidons approached Jamshaid Ali when he was present at the site of an under-construction school building at Telegram. "One of the attackers met him and the other opened fire, killing him on the spot," said Manglore Police Station SHO Fayaz Khan. He said that law-enforcement agencies reached the area after the incident and launched a search operation. Jamshaid Ali was an active peace activist and had served as nazim ...small time big shot, the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan, such as a district, tehsil, union council, or village council... of the area thrice. He was also a member ANP’s district and provincial councils. Reacting to the incident, ANP district president Sher Shah Khan said that Jamshaid Ali was an active peace volunteer and after a full-fledged military operation, occurrence of such an incident raised questions on the efficacy of the operation in the area. Posted by: Fred 2016-04-12 |
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