 MIRANSHAH: A 70-year-old tribesman has been shot dead by suspected militants for allegedly spying for the Americans, a local administration official said on Saturday. This is the first target killing in North Waziristan since the government and militants struck a peace deal on Tuesday. Under the deal, local militants or Taliban had agreed to stop target killings in the tribal area.
| And here it is Sunday. Lasted longer than I expected. |
A paramilitary patrol found Rahim Jan's bullet-ridden body with two letters on it near a tableeghi market west of Miranshah, the official said. One letters said Jan had "confessed to spying for the Americans", while the other was on his personal contacts. Both letters had been written in Urdu. |