Armed attack in Kari Kot Bazaar Wana, also injures one; Police say the attackers fled after an indiscriminate shooting
Two sons of a well-known tribal elder were killed and a bystander was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a motorcycle in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower South Waziristan on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Naveed Wazir and Moinuddin Wazir, sons of Malik Jamil Wazir. According to the police, the brothers were on their way from their home to the market when they were ambushed by the attackers, who fired indiscriminately before fleeing the scene.
Wana Deputy Superintendent of Police Asghar Ali Shah confirmed that both victims died on the spot. The injured passerby was taken along with the bodies to the District Headquarters Hospital in Wana for treatment.
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A case was registered at City Police Station Wana and an investigation was initiated. The police launched a search operation to arrest the perpetrators.
Police sources noted that Malik and his family had been the target of several attacks in the past. On September 9 last year, a remote-controlled bomb blast near Kari Kot Bazaar killed one of his sons and injured Malik along with three others.
Local tribal and community leaders strongly condemned the incident and called on the government and security forces to take immediate and effective measures to stem the rising tide of violence in the region and restore lasting peace.
The region has witnessed an increase in targeted killings, bomb blasts, kidnappings for ransom and attacks on security forces over the past 18 months, raising serious concerns among residents.
