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India-Pakistan
Two tribal elders among three killed
2015-08-24
[DAWN] KHAR: Three people, among them two pro-government tribal elders, were killed and two others injured when a roadside kaboom blast destroyed a vehicle in Uthmankhel tehsil 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 Saturday, officials and eyewitnesses said.

Tribal elders Malik Dawa Khan and Malik Gul Kareem Khan were going to Khar along with their relatives when the remote-controlled bomb blew up their vehicle at around 8am in the hilly area of Arang.

Both the elders were killed and three people were maimed.

One of them, identified as Ikhtisham Khan, died in the hospital. Another injured was said to be at death's door.
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