Gunmen have killed four female aid workers in Pakistan. The women were in their cars at the time of the incident. The news agency Reuters reported this information.
The incident took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday, said Saifullah Gandhapur, the North Waziristan police chief. He said the women killed were members of a non-governmental organization. They trained other women. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Islamic militants have long targeted women in northwestern Pakistan. Especially the members of this group are against women’s education. In 2012, the militant group Taliban shot and wounded Malala Yousafzai, She lived in the North of the country and spoke out for women’s education. In 2014, Malala was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the youngest Nobel laureate in the world.
Militant violence has recently escalated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The area was once the headquarters of the local and Afghan Taliban. In addition, members of the international militant group al-Qaeda were active in the region.
Late last year, the Pakistani Taliban brought their two warring factions home. Since then there has been an increase in attacks. The Pakistani Taliban, a US-backed militant group, has been in disarray for years. This is especially the case when US drone strikes kill top leaders on both sides of the Pakistani and Afghan fronts. However, the area currently under military control is in the process of being handed over to civilian authorities.
