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| 10 men in Kohat no longer 'liable to be killed' |
| 2007-03-18 |
| Tribal journalist Munawar Afridi and nine others breathed a sigh of relief after suspected Taliban militants retracted their threat to kill them. The militants had declared 11 men “liable to be killed” for allegedly spying on the activities of mujahideen in Kohat. “10 of the 11 men have been pardoned,” the journalist told Daily Times on Saturday quoting a note on a the walls of the Jamia Masjid in Dara Adam Khel bazaar, about 30 miles south of Peshawar. Saleem Khan is still on the “wanted list” for his alleged association with the ISI. Suspected militants on February 28 issued a list of 11 “spies” and declared them “liable to be killed”. The men included journalists, tribal security personnel and some civilians. “The Majlis-e-Shura (council) of the mujahideen investigated the case and after these people repented their previous actions, they were pardoned except for Saleem, and they are now our brothers,” the note pasted on the walls of the mosque read. |
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