MIRALI: In a brazen daylight attack, masked terrorists shot dead four women vocational trainers and injured their driver near Mirali in North Waziristan tribal district on Monday.
Police said a vehicle carrying five women was driving through a village near Mirali when the gunmen opened fire on it, killing four of them on the spot.
The slain trainers were identified as Naheed Bibi, Irshad Bibi, Ayesha Bibi and Javeria Bibi. They belonged to the nearby Bannu district. The driver of the vehicle, Abdul Khaliq, suffered bullet injuries in the attack. He is under treatment at a local hospital.
District Police Officer Shafiullah Gandapur issued a press release after the killing of the four women trainers, stating that the four were targeted and killed by terrorists in Eppi village near Mirali.
Hassan alias Sajna of TTP Hafiz Gul Bahadur group was involved in several terrorist activities, says ISPR
Security forces troops can be seen busy in a operation. PHOTO: FILE
A militant commander involved in the killing of four women working with Sabawon Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has been gunned down in an intelligence-based operation in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district, the military said.
The security forces conducted IBO [intelligence-based operation] in Mir Ali, North Waziristan on confirmation of presence of terrorists, military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement on Tuesday.
During the exchange of fire, terrorist commander Hassan alias Sajna of TTP’s Hafiz Gul Bahadur group was killed, it said.
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