MIRAMSHAH, July 31: Suspected militants allegedly killed two persons on charges of ‘spying for the American forces’ and dumped their bodies along the roadside at separate places in North Waziristan Agency on Saturday.

According to sources, one of the two bullet-ridden bodies was found near the Tablighi Markazlocated on the Miramshah-Dattakhel Road. The victim was stated to be an Afghan, who was kidnapped by the militants and later killed.

The second body was found near Peer Kalli on the Bannu-Miramshah Road, about 10kilometers from here.

According to the sources, the militants had offloaded the second victim identified as Malik Liaquat Ali Khan from a coach few days ago and took him to an unknown location.

A chit was found on his body, saying “spies would meet the same fate in the area”. http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/militants-kill-two-spies-180

Mengal accuses government of killing Baloch nationalists: By Mohammad Zafar in The Daily Times, Aug 1

QUETTA: Sardar Akhtar Mengal, president of the Balochistan National Party and a former chief minister of the province, on Saturday accused the government and its functionaries of carrying out target killings of Baloch leaders and activists.

Addressing a public rally at Manan Chowk of Quetta on Saturday over the telephone from Dubai, he said Habib Jalib had been killed by those who believed that he was a hurdle in the way of their vested interests and evil designs.

BNP party workers took out a rally from Liaquat Park and marched up to Manan Chowk to listen to Mengal’s speech.

Mengal said bloodshed was not new for the Baloch people, but one thing was clear that the Baloch people were not scared of anything and would not be deterred by the use of force.

“The state and its agents have deliberately created panic in Balochistan, but the BNP is not scared of anything, as the party has already scarified the lives of many of its leaders and workers,” he said. Mengal said that despite several attacks on BNP workers, people had participated in the rally, which proved that the party was enjoying complete support of the masses in all corners of the province.

He reiterated that the struggle for self-determination would continue, saying the party would not hold back the struggle at any cost. “Those who are involved in the killing of Baloch leaders and aim at weakening the national movement are living in a fool’s paradise or are ignorant of Baloch history,” the BNP chief said.

He maintained that the BNP was the biggest and most popular political party in the province, which had proved its strength even after the assassination of Habib Jalib. He paid rich tribute to Jalib and acknowledged his long and unwavering struggle for the Baloch people.

The BNP chief said a major vacuum had been created after Jalib’s assassination, which “cannot be filled in the near future”. Dr Jehanzeb Jamaldini, Ghulam Rasool Mengal, Jamila Baloch, Khurshid Jamaldini and BSO-M President Mohyuddin Baloch also addressed the gathering.  www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=201081story_1-8-2010_pg7_4