Four women aid workers killed in Pakistan
International Desk daily-bangladesh.com
Published: 09:39 PM, 22 February 2021
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At least four female development workers have been killed, leaving one seriously injured also, by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's North Waziristan district.
The attack took place at 9:30am (04:30 GMT) on Monday near the village of Ippi, Al Jazeera reported.
The women worked for an NGO that trained other women, said Shafiullah Gandapur, the police chief in North Waziristan, part of the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which has long been home to Islamist militants.
"The women have been targeted and killed by the terrorists," Gandapur said. "It is too early to say who or what group could be involved."
North Waziristan was once the main base of an allied group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP).
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