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| NWFP minister's father hurt, driver killed in attack |
| 2009-09-10 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Central Finance Secretary of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Malik Shameem Afridi was injured in an assassination attempt while his driver was killed on the spot and brother sustained injuries in the incident on Tuesday. Sources said Malik Shameem, father of NWFP Housing Minister Malik Amjad Afridi and Senator Malik Abbas Afridi of the Awami National Party, was heading for his home located in the Babari Banda when unidentified assailants sprayed his car with bullets in the Belytang area. The assailants, who were following the JWP leader's vehicle in their car, escaped towards the tribal area after committing the crime. In the firing, Malik Shameem and his brother Said Zaman sustained multiple injuries while driver Zeeshan was killed on the spot. |
| Posted by:Fred |