Gunmen kill peace committee chief, son, nephew in Bannu

The chief of a local peace committee was killed in a bomb blast along with his son and nephew in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said.

The vehicle carrying peace committee chief Malik Hashim Khan was targeted in the Zindi Falak Sher area of Bannu and was completely destroyed in the attack.

The police also confirmed that the blast was carried out with a remote controlled device.

The incident occurred in the jurisdiction of Hewad police station. The area was cordoned off by the security forces and a search operation was launched. –

No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Taliban militants regularly target members of the pro-government peace committees. They have killed hundreds of the committee members and tribal elders in their bloody campaign over the past few years.

Meanwhile one security man was killed and three others were injured in a remote-controlled blast in the Awaran district of south western Balochistan province on Wednesday.

Security officials told media that a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy was on routine patrol when it was targeted with a roadside bomb planted by militants in the Mashkay area of Awaran district.

The vehicle of security forces was also destroyed in the attack.

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