Outspoken TTP critic vows to continue fight after recovery from bombing Maulana Guldad Khan, who was injured by a bomb in June 2019, says
Pakistan (TTP) , is still speaking out against the militants after recovering from injuries sustained in a bombing last year. Khan, 65, was wounded alongside five others last June in a bombing near his residence in Nawagai, Bajaur District. One of his bodyguards, Fazal Hadi, later succumbed to his injuries. Khan is one of the few religious leaders in the newly merged tribal districts who have long opposed the militants as well as supported polio vaccinations. "I always called them Tehreek-e-Zaliman [brutal people] instead of Tehreek-e-Taliban and will continue my struggle despite attacks from them," Khan said April 2. Maulana Guldad Khan poses with his sword March 29. [Hanif Ullah] Maulana Guldad Khan (sitting) prays with others after the inauguration of a polio vaccination campaign in the Nawagai area on January 28. [Hanif Ullah] A reporter photographs a vehicle that militants destroyed in Bajaur District last June 17 when they targeted Maulana Guldad Khan. He...