Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in a former Taliban stronghold Tuesday, killing an insurgent allegedly involved in the killing of four women from a vocational school a day earlier, the military said.
Martyred female trainers were imparting vocational training to women
Peshawar
February 23, 2021
MIRANSHAH/PESHAWAR: The four female trainers who were martyred in Mir Ali area in North Waziristan on Monday had gone from nearby Bannu district to impart vocational training to local women.
One female worker remained safe as she was dropped off at the first vocational centre of the town.The female trainers ran workshops aimed at empowering fellow women in Mir Ali subdivision of the militancy-plagued North Waziristan tribal district.
North Waziristan’s district police chief Shafiullah Gandapur said they were not informed about the visit of the female social workers to the area.“Had they informed us, we would have provided them security as North Waziristan had suffered from militancy in the past and it will take time for the situation to become normal,” he said.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in a former Taliban stronghold Tuesday, killing an insurgent allegedly involved in the killing of four women from a vocational school a day earlier, the military said In a statement, the military identified the slain man as Hassan Khan, who also went by the name […]
North Waziristan police issue security alert for NGO workers
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The district police of North Waziristan has issued a security alert for NGO workers after four women aid workers were shot in the region s Miran Shah on Monday.
According to the police, the women were working for NGO Sabawon as handcraft trainers. The NGO had signed a contract with the Bravo Institute of Technology, Peshawar.
The women were traveling to the Ippi village near Mirali when they were attacked.