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| Four relatives of two FATA MPs gunned down in Jamrud |
| 2008-05-22 |
| Four relatives of two members of parliament (MP) from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were murdered in an ambush in Khyber AgencyÂ’s Jamrud tehsil on Wednesday. The attack left Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noorul Haq QadriÂ’s brother Hamayun Khan, uncle Hafiz Abdul Aleem and brother-in-law Bacha Jan, and Senator Hafiz Abdul MalikÂ’s son Hafiz Nooruddin dead, political administration officials told Daily Times. They said MNA Qadri and Senator MalikÂ’s family members were travelling from Landi Kotal to Peshawar when the MNAÂ’s car was ambushed. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the vehicle as it reached the Takhta Baig area in Jamrud tehsil, they said. The bodies of the dead were taken from Peshawar to the familiesÂ’ native town, Landi Kotal. The politiciansÂ’ families have not named any person or group in the police report (first information report), and no militant organisation had claimed responsibility for the attack so far, the political administration officials said. Angry tribesmen fired shots in the air, shutting down Landi Kotal Bazaar, and blocked the Pak-Afghan Highway to all forms of traffic in protest. |
| Posted by:Fred |