KHAR, Pakistan - Pakistani Taliban in a remote tribal region bordering Afghanistan carried out their first reprisal killing of a woman today, accusing the victim of being a spy, an official said.The militants hanged the woman and dumped her body on a roadside in the Bajaur tribal district with the noose still tied around her neck, the official, who did not want to be identified, told AFP. A note left at the site said the woman, who was not identified, had been punished for spying on Taliban members and running a brothel.
"Her activities were against Islam and she was spying on Taliban and passing on information about them. She was also running a brothel," said the note, attributed to Mujahiden (holy warriors) Bajaur.
Residents said they heard gunshots early today and found the womanÂ’s body lying on the roadside when they went to investigate. There was no bullet wound and the firing was probably designed to attract attention, the official said.
Taliban militants have killed several tribesmen in recent months in the tribal region, accusing them of spying for the US-led coalition forces across the border.