PARACHINAR: Some unknown armed men killed three more Pakistanis on Wednesday in Afghan border areas, raising the number of Pakistanis killed by armed men during the last one week to seven.
The tribal elders are using difficult and dangerous routes for coming to Peshawar for the last three years due to the occupation of Kurram Agency-Peshawar by militants.
According to sources, three Pakistanis belonging to Kurram Agency were killed in Mirzaki, border region of Afghanistan Paktika province at a time when they were coming to Kurram Agency through Afghanistan.
Those killed were identified as Mohammad Hussain, brother of PPP leader Hamid Turi, businessman Hussain and Mumtaz Ali.
Sources said with the killing of these three persons, the number of Pakistanis killed during the last one week has reached to seven.
It may be mentioned here that militants have controlled the Peshawar-Parachinar main highway and other transportation routes due to which the residents were using difficult and dangerous routes of Afghanistan for transportation.
Addressing a hurriedly press conference, elders of Turi and Bangash tribesmen, including Ali Akbar Turi, Sardar Khan Bangash and others said occupation of highways by militants for the last three years was a big tragedy due to which situation is worsening.
They warned that if steps were not taken for stopping killings, opening of roads and for peace, then the tribesmen would have no option but to take extreme steps.
They demanded of the government to take stern action against militants and open the highways, which could avoid further killings of Pakistanis in Afghanistan.
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