Mysterious 'kill list' rattles Pakistan; Parliamentary Panel orders probe

A Pakistani parliamentary committee has ordered for a probe into a so-called "kill list" that mentions a number of public figures in the country, days after a former Taliban operative verified its existence.

A Pakistani parliamentary committee has ordered for a probe into a so-called "kill list" that mentions a number of public figures in the country, days after a former Taliban operative verified its existence and a leading British newspaper reported it. The Committee, headed by Opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Shazia Marri, has directed the Interior Secretary to have an urgent meeting with senators Farhatullah Babar and Afrasiab Khattak for their inputs in the probe, reported the Dawn newspaper on Friday. The names of both senators figured on the "kill list".