MIRANSHAH: Gunmen shot dead a pro-government tribal elder and two others Thursday in a drive-by shooting in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
The Chashma Pul area, five kilometers (miles) south of Miranshah — the main town in North Waziristan — is known as a stronghold of Taleban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.
“Malik Qadir Khan was traveling to his village when four gunmen riding a car opened fire on his vehicle killing him and two others,” a local administration official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said Khan’s guard opened retaliatory fire, killing one of the attackers before fleeing.
A local intelligence official confirmed the attack.
Nobody immediately claimed responsibility but attacks on pro-government tribal elders by militants across northwest Pakistan and the lawless tribal belt are not uncommon. Washington calls the area the most dangerous place in the world.
The latest attack comes two weeks after the Pakistani Taleban formally ended a cease-fire called to promote peace talks.
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Pro-government elder killed in Pakistan shooting
Pro-government elder killed in Pakistan shooting
Beijing court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay damages to families of MH370 victims
- Court orders airline to pay each family compensation for the death of their loved one, funeral expense and damages stemming from emotional distress
BEIJING: A Beijing court has ruled that Malaysia Airlines must pay 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the mysterious disappearance of the MH370 flight more than a decade ago.
The court ordered the airline to pay each family compensation for the death of their loved one, funeral expenses and damages stemming from emotional distress, it said in a statement Monday. Although it is not known what happened to the passengers, they have been declared legally dead.
There were 239 passengers and crew members on the flight that disappeared after departing Kuala Lumpur for Beijing in 2014. Despite years of searches, it’s unknown why the plane went down or what happened to the people on board. Most of the passengers were Chinese, and their families in China have continued to seek answers.
The court said that another 23 cases remain pending. In 47 other cases, families have reached agreements with the airlines and withdrawn their suits.
Last Wednesday, the Malaysian government said it would resume a search for the missing plane starting Dec. 30.
The court ordered the airline to pay each family compensation for the death of their loved one, funeral expenses and damages stemming from emotional distress, it said in a statement Monday. Although it is not known what happened to the passengers, they have been declared legally dead.
There were 239 passengers and crew members on the flight that disappeared after departing Kuala Lumpur for Beijing in 2014. Despite years of searches, it’s unknown why the plane went down or what happened to the people on board. Most of the passengers were Chinese, and their families in China have continued to seek answers.
The court said that another 23 cases remain pending. In 47 other cases, families have reached agreements with the airlines and withdrawn their suits.
Last Wednesday, the Malaysian government said it would resume a search for the missing plane starting Dec. 30.
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