Targeted killings overshadow Eid festivities in Waziristan.

Byline: Pazir Gul

MIRAMSHAH -- The incidents of targeted killing and bomb blast overshadowed Eidul Fiter's festivities in North Waziristan as four people including a senior government officer were killed by unidentified attackers during the last two days in the tribal district.

The killed officer, Zubaidullah, had come to his village from Islamabad to celebrate Eid with family. Two masked motorcyclists attacked him in Hasokhel village when he was walking along with his uncle Farmanullah and another relative Nimatullah.

According to the FIR registered at Mirali police station, two masked motorcyclists opened fire on Zubaidullah and his companions near a bus stand. Zubaidullah and his uncle succumbed to their injuries on the spot while Nimatullah died at teshsil headquarters hospital.

Police registered a case against unidentified persons.

In another incident, masked men killed Hazratullah in Moberak Shahi village. The assailants managed to flee after the incident.

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An explosive device planted along the road went off near security forces' vehicle in Mirali on Monday night. No casualty was reported in the blast. The vehicle was going to base camp in Mirali town.

Violence particularly incidents of targeted killing registered sharp spike in North Waziristan during the last five months. Officials said that 31 incidents of target killing, gun and bomb attacks on security forces had been registered in North Waziristan since January 2020.

The local youth held a jirga in Mirali on Monday against the incidents of targeted killing and lawlessness in the area. The leaders of various political parties, social...

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