<p> A female school teacher was shot and killed by suspected militants in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan today, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The teacher, identified only as Shahnaz, was going to her school when she was intercepted and shot by armed men riding a motorcycle in Shahkus area of Jamrud sub-division, officials of the local political administration said.<br /><br />The suspected militants fled after the shooting.Shahnaz sustained critical injuries and died later in a nearby hospital.<br /><br />The motive behind the killing could not immediately be ascertained and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.<br /><br />However, the Taliban have targeted teachers and workers of NGOs in the tribal belt in the past.<br /><br />Several militant groups, including the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Islam are active in Khyber Agency.</p>
<p> A female school teacher was shot and killed by suspected militants in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan today, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The teacher, identified only as Shahnaz, was going to her school when she was intercepted and shot by armed men riding a motorcycle in Shahkus area of Jamrud sub-division, officials of the local political administration said.<br /><br />The suspected militants fled after the shooting.Shahnaz sustained critical injuries and died later in a nearby hospital.<br /><br />The motive behind the killing could not immediately be ascertained and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.<br /><br />However, the Taliban have targeted teachers and workers of NGOs in the tribal belt in the past.<br /><br />Several militant groups, including the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Islam are active in Khyber Agency.</p>