World News | 5 Killed in TTP Attack on Peace Committee Member's Residence in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Peshawar, Apr 5 (PTI) Militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked the residence of a peace committee member in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, killing five members of the household, sources said.

The incident occurred in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan district where the militants targeted the home of Qadir Zaman.

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Among the five deceased was a woman, while several others sustained injuries during the assault.

According to a statement released by the TTP, the attack was carried out to enforce Sharia.

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The attack comes just a day after the TTP issued a multilingual statement declaring they held no enmity toward Israel, the United States, or India. The group reiterated that their sole adversary is Pakistan, specifically emphasising their focus on operations in the tribal regions.

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