GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Hundreds of people on Monday took to the streets in southeastern Paktia province against the assassination of a tribal elder and accused local officials of negligence.
The tribal elder, Syed Ishaq, was killed two days ago along with his son and a bodyguard in Gardez by unknown gunmen.
Nearly 1,500 people staged a protest in Gardez, the provincial capital, against the killing. Carrying photos of the slain person, the protestors asked the government to arrest the killers and bring them to justice.
One of the protestors, a tribal elder, Sofi . . .
