RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author): “Gunmen Kill Tribal Chief Of Pakistan's Waziristan”, Document #1323561

Gunmen Kill Tribal Chief Of Pakistan's Waziristan

May 02, 2014

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a prominent pro-government tribal elder designated by authorities as the chief of the volatile North Waziristan Agency.

Pakistani media quote unnamed government sources as saying Malik Qadir Khan, his driver, and a bodyguard were killed in a drive-by shooting in the Chashma Pul area on May 1.

No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Khan, who belonged to the Madakhel tribe, was among leading tribal elders and represented the tribesmen in various meetings with government officials.

North Waziristan Agency is a tribal area near the Afghan border, where militant training facilities and compounds are said to be located.

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has a strong presence in the area.

Based on reporting by thenews.com.pk and tribune.com.pk

ecoi.net description:: North Waziristan: Pro-government tribal elder Malik Qadir Khan and two others killed by unidentified gunmen

Country:: Pakistan
Source:: RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:: 2 May 2014
Original link:: http://www.rferl.org/content/gunmen-kill-tribal-chief-of-pakistans-waziristan/25370214.html
Document type:: Media Report
Language:: English
Document ID:: 1323561 (former ID 275295)