Police say suspected Taliban fighters have shot and killed a
pro-government tribal elder who was trying lure back tribesmen who had
fled northwest Pakistan because of fighting between militants and the
army.
Police officer Sana Ullah says gunmen on a motorcycle shot Malik Arsala Khan on Sunday in the main bazaar in Tank district.
The
Pakistani Taliban has warned tribesmen in the past not to return to
areas where they are fighting the army. But the government has urged
them to go, partly in an attempt to signal that the military operations
have been successful at taming the militants. AP
