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SWAT: Unidentified miscreants gunned down Matta tehsil’s naib nazim [Deputy Mayor] and injured three others in separate acts of violence in scenic Swat valley on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, undeclared curfew clamped in Kabbal is causing multiple problems for the people. Sources said that some unknown gunmen shot dead naib nazim of Matta tehsil, Liaquat Ali and wounded his aide that was shifted to hospital for medical treatment.

Besides, three other people, including a local currency dealer, sustained injuries after unknown assailant opened fire on them near Green Chowk area in Mangora.

The injured were taken to the Saidu Sharif Hospital. On the other hand, operation against suspected militants continued in various parts of Swat on Tuesday.

Security forces targeted militants’ positions with artillery shelling in Matta and Kabbal tehsils. Kanju-Kabbal road is still closed to general traffic for the 15th straight day.