USA attackedpicture galleryThe TribuneSeptember 30, 2001 |
A Pakistani Tribal man polishes a barrel of a local-made shotgun at his workshop in the village of Darra Adam Khel, 30 km south of Peshawar on Friday. Almost any type of gun can be bought or copied, and manufacturers and sellers are optimistic that possible US strikes on Afghanistan for sheltering Osama bin Laden, prime suspect in the attacks on New York and Washington, could fuel a mini-boom in demand. An original M-16, mainstay of the US Army, costs 80,000 rupees ($1,230), but a Pakistani copy made in Darra is 20,000 rupees ($307) or less.— REUTERS