Pakistan, June 30 -- The leader of a peace committee and two of his companions were shot dead by terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki Marwat district on Sunday, according to police officials.

The incident reflects the escalating militant presence in Lakki Marwat, where attacks have become more frequent in recent months despite ongoing efforts by local peace committees to maintain order and resist terrorist influence.

Shahid Khan, a spokesperson for Lakki Marwat police, told the media that the head of the Shahab Khel peace committee was heading to Qabol Khel when he was attacked in the Kara Wanda area.

"The peace committee chief Ghulam Dastagir alias Fauji and his friends Saleem Khan and Salahuddin were killed," Shahid told the medi...