Pakistani Taliban claim killing of lower court judge

[WorldNews]

By Katharine Houreld DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban on Thursday claimed credit for killing a lower court judge in the city of Rawalpindi, the insurgent group said in a statement, the latest in a series of attacks on civilians working for the criminal justice system. Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation of 190 million people, is plagued by criminal gangs, sectarian militants and a Taliban insurgency. "Our special task force has targeted additional session judge Tahir Khan Niazi in Rawalpindi successfully," Taliban spokesman Muhammad Khorasani said in an emailed statement.

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