LAHORE MIRROR (Monitoring Desk)– Three people, including CSP officer Zubaidullah Khan were gunned down in an act of targeted killing in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, on the first day of Eidul Fitr, police said.
Zubaidullah Khan belonged to the Information Group and was working as director of the Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) in Islamabad. The victim was visiting his family village for Eid holidays.
The other two victims were identified as Farmanullah and Naimatullah. All the three victims belonged to the Dawar tribe, police said, and were travelling on their motorcycles when unidentified individuals opened fire on them before escaping.
The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries, according to a senior police officer.
Danyal Gilani, a senior civil servant and former spokesman of national airline PIA, also tweeted about the passing away of his colleague.
A first information report (FIR) of the targeted killings has not been registered.
According to North Waziristan police, the FIR of the incident will have to be registered under the anti-terrorism act based on the initial investigation.
“We have sent an initial report and a letter to Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Bannu requesting them to register an FIR of the incident,” the police official said.
Meanwhile, political elders of the area met today and held a jirga after a spate of violent incidents.
The attendees expressed concern over the law and order situation of North Waziristan and demanded the government to take action to remedy the increase in violence, adding that if the situation did not improve, they would be forced to launch demonstrations.
