LADHA: Unidentified individuals kidnapped and shot dead a tribal elder in sub-division Ladha of the South Waziristan Agency on Wednesday. Mohammad Alam was kidnapped from Sarwek Langar Khel, and his dead body was found in a deserted area. Mohammad Alam had reportedly collaborated with security forces in the recent crackdown on militants hiding in the tribal areas. Although no one has yet claimed responsibility for the killing, militants including Arabs, Central Asians and Afghans, believed to be operating in the Waziristan region, are suspected of targeting tribesmen who cooperated with security forces.
| They're still "unidentified individuals." They're not yet referring to them as Taliban, even though they know damned well that's who they are. |