Quote Musa Khan
"I shall die but will not leave the ground to militants" One of the few opponents, not in exile, of the
Taliban in the region, he has been guarded by Family, relatives, Security forces and personal guards. He survived several assassination attempts allegedly by the supporters of
Maulana Fazlullah. When
Taliban took birth in
Swat in 2006, Haji Musa khan was strictly restricting them. He became the Enemy of
Taliban and targeted in the hit list of
Taliban. He and his family left Swat for a short duration after the
Taliban took control of Swat. They returned after the
PakArmy-led invasion of Swat in 2008. He supported security forces to eliminate
Taliban from Swat for peace in area. After several assassination attempts by
Taliban, they attacked with a large group of militants over Musa Khan, when he was coming home after offering Isha prayers in the
Ningolai area of Kabal. His guards opened fire but the assailants managed to escape. A passerby was injured in the firing.
Taliban spokesman
Muslim Khan claimed responsibility for the killing and accused the tribal elder of being an active supporter of security forces. “He provided land for a security checkpost and several of our men were arrested at the post.” After few days militants blew up the abandoned houses and a hujra of late pro-government tribal elder Musa Khan and his brother Mohibullah Khan. ==Family==