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| MPA not quite bumped off by another pol... |
| 2003-02-03 |
| Peshawar: Member Provincial Assembly (Pakistan People’s Party-S) Alamzeb Khan Umarzai has [been] severely injured, his driver killed while two constables also severely injured during an life attempt on him. Talking to newsmen after he rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital, Alam Zeb Khan Umarzai said that he was on his way to Sherpao to attend a meeting. Bashir Khan Umarzai, former MPA, his two sons Shakil Khan, Mansoor and his relatives Riaz, Masood and Nasir opened fire on them and his friend (driver) Ayaz was killed on the spot while two police constables Farman Ullah and Sajjad were also severely injured. It's laughable, but something like that actually happened a couple years ago, in a sheriff's election, in Georgia. I think it might have been Cobb County. It's a bit more common in Pakland, though... It is to be mentioned here that this was third of its kind life attempt on the MPA, twice like life attempts have been also made in the past, in which the Alam Zeb had severely injured as this time he has also injured. Leaders of the PPP(S) and other politicians including Nisar Muhammad Khan, Hukam Khan etc. have expressed grave concern and anger over the tragic incident and has said that the government has failed to protect the lives of the people. They questioned that how the government could protect the life of a common citizen when it could not protect the life of an MPA. Want to be the attempted assassin "just happens" to be an MMA member, even though he also appears to be a relative? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |