 Unidentified gunmen killed Muhammad Ibrahim Mehsud, the senior vice president of the pro-government Makeen Peace Committee in South Waziristan agency, on Saturday. Sources in Wana told Daily Times by the phone that two masked men knocked at Mr Mehsud's door, shot him dead when came out to shake hands with them, and escaped.
| Important safety tip here: If two masked men come knocking at your door, don't come out to shake hands with them... |
The pro-government peace committee is working against the foreign and local militants in the area. The committee had arrested two young foreign militants two months ago when they were planting a bomb in the area. The government gave the committee Rs 600,000 for arresting the two. Two foreign terror suspects were killed while planting a bomb near the slain tribal elder's house on January 18. Sources said the committee's phone connections had been cut for the last two days and "foreign militants are suspected behind this act". Ibrahim Mehsud's close relative Muhammad Khan told AFP that the son of the slain tribal elder shot at the unidentified attackers but they fled. The troops found an assault rifle, timers and hand grenades at the blast site. |