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PPP leader, lady councilor gunned down in Swat   Updated at: 1315 PST, Monday, November 24, 2008     SWAT: Some unidentified assailants shot dead PPP leader, Siraj-ul-Haq and a lady councilor in separate acts of violence here on Monday. Security forces targeted militants’ hideouts in upper parts of Kabbal and Matta tehsils in scenic Swat valley. According to sources, military operation continued against the suspected militants in the troubled valley today. While security forces heavily bombed militants’ positions with artillery. However, no loss of life was reported. A local PPP leader Siraj-ul-Haq was gunned down by unknown persons in Aligrama area of Kabbal. Siraj was going to mosques from his residence when some unknown gunmen opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. On the other hand, unknown assailants killed a woman councilor Bakht Zaiba in Mangora. 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