KHYBER AGENCY:
A Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Khyber Agency leader and social worker
escaped unhurt when militants opened fire on him outside his hujra (male guests) house in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency,official and family sources said on Saturday.
Yaqub
Khan Afridi, brother of PTI Khyber Agency chapter leader and prominent
social worker Shehzad Khan Afridi, told reporters that his brother was
coming home by his car on Friday night around 7pm when two motorcycles intercepted him.
He said that as Shehzad reached village in Ghundi the gunmen opened
fire on him.Luckily Shahzad Khan escaped unhurt and entered home. Yaqub
said the militants after several shoot fires were insisting the
villagers to handover Shahzad to them which they also raise arms on the
militants. He said the scuffle was continue for several minutes and then
managed to flee from the scene, the sources said.
Later, Khasadar force personnel reached the site and searched the area.
When
contacted Shahzad Khan Afridi, he said that he had received several
threatening phone calls since last few months. He said that always the
callers were demanding f money which he rejected many times. He said
that he lodged FIR in Jamrud administration and Hayatabad police
station. Family of Shahzad demanded of the government and security forces to provide them foolproof security.
Jamrud administration confirmed the incident and said they have launched investigation to reach to the culprits.
It may be added here that some three month s ago unknown people had
blown up with explosives the under construction home of Shahzad Khan
Afridi in Ghundi village.
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