WORLD NEWS | PAKISTAN: Tribal members protest Parachinar killings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, demand arrest

Islamabad [Pakistan]May 8 (ANI): Tribal members staged a protest on Sunday in the Parachinar district of Khulam district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against the killing of eight in separate shooting incidents last week and the They warned that if the killers go unpunished, they will launch a protest movement against the government, calling for the immediate arrest of the killers, Dawn reported.

Protesters belonging to the Turi Bangash tribe walked towards the Parachinar Press Club. Eight people, including five teachers, were killed in separate shootings in Parachinar on May 4, sparking protests.

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Speaking to the protesters, tribal chiefs Syed Mohammad, Syed Acrak Hussain and others said the killings were described as a land dispute, however, according to the Dawn newspaper, Turibunga Shi tribe members have not engaged in land disputes with anyone.

Tribal leaders have called on the provincial government to file charges against employees who were at the school when the killings occurred. Tribal leaders said they would launch a protest movement if the killers were not punished.

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According to news reports, tribal leaders criticized the education adviser and secretary’s policy, saying education department officials didn’t even bother to attend the funeral of the dead teacher.

The Turi Bangash tribe said in a press release that the information reported by the media and the government about the Parachinar killings is not true. They demanded the immediate arrest of the police, the principal and the fourth-shift staff who were on duty at the school that day.

The Turi Bangash tribe said that an investigation should have started following the arrest of the principal, police officers and Tier 4 employees, according to the Dawn report.

Meanwhile, a peace jirga was held at the governor’s lodge, Parachinar, to normalize the situation in the Kurram area. The jirga decided to take several measures to achieve sustainable peace in Kurlam.

Syed Thuri, Federal Minister of Overseas Affairs of Pakistan, Syed Mohammad Ali Shah, Kohat Branch Commissioner, Sher Akbar Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Kohat Police, Brigadier General Shahzad Azim, Deputy Director Syed Islam Shah and other officials attended the Jirga meeting.

At least eight people were killed, including five teachers, on May 4 in the Parachinar district of the Kurlam district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Dawn newspaper reported.

Upper Kurram district police officer (DPO) Muhammad Imran said a teacher was killed in the first incident and seven people were killed in the school shooting. Those killed at the school included four teachers and three drivers, he added. He said the first shooting happened on a road near the Shalozan area, while the second happened at Teri Mengal School. (Arnie)

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