Source: Dawn
nidentified persons shot dead Haji Mohammad Khan, the Jamaat-i-Islami chief for Frontier Region of Kohat, near his house in Sheraki area on Wednesday, officials said.
They said that the JI leader was going to his arms factory in Darra Adamkhel when unidentified persons opened firing on him. He died instantly.
Local religious and political circles held Taliban responsible for the cold blooded murder of JI leader. They said that militants had been demanding money from him as he was a rich man and owned arms factories and other property.
He had been receiving messages from Taliban to sponsor them in their war against security forces and donate fixed a amount every month.
It is important to mention here that a senior leader of JI Fida Saadi was also killed a few days ago by unidentified armed men in Hangu.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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