Pakistan: Peace Committee member shot dead in Swat

Muhammad Khan, a member of the Peace Committee, and his police guard were shot dead by suspected militants in Swat's Bara Bandai area in Pakistan today.

Another guard and a passerby sustained injuries during the attack, reports Dawn.

Station House Officer (SHO) Kangu Rahim Khan said the Peace Committee member was targeted near his house, adding his police guards Bakhtbedar and Bilal were also shot.

The injured were taken to the hospital where Bakhtbedar succumbed to his injuries.

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Muhammad Khorasani claimed responsibility for the attack in an e-mail sent to journalists.