An anti-Taliban tribal leader was killed and three others were injured today when militants targeted them with a bomb in Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
The remote-controlled bomb went off when Malik Shah Pur, the leader of a 'lashkar' or tribal militia, was exchanging greetings after Eid prayers at a mosque in Badan, located 18km from Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
Malik Shah Pur was killed instantly, local administration officials said. The three injured persons were taken to a nearby hospital and doctors said they were out of danger.
Security personnel cordoned off the area after the blast and launched a search for the attackers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Pakistani Taliban have killed several pro-government leaders in the tribal areas in suicide attacks and bombings over the past few months.
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