Afghanistan, Jan. 13 -- Four members of a local peace committee were killed in a gun attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, as militant violence continues to rise near Afghanistan border.
Pakistani media reported that four members of a local peace committee were killed in a targeted gun attack in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.
Geo News said the attack took place in Bannu district, where the victims were ambushed while returning from a local jirga in the Gulbadin Lundi area. Police said unidentified gunmen opened fire, killing all four men.
Security forces have launched a search operation to identify and arrest those responsible, while additional measures have been taken to secure the surrounding ar...