MIRAMSHAH, June 13: A member of paramilitary force was seriously injured when he stepped on an anti-personnel mine near Mirali tehsil in the North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, sources said.

They said that the FC man was on a patrol duty in Machikhel area of the Mirali tehsil when he stepped on the device. He was shifted to a local hospital.

Meanwhile, security forces resorted to firing near Sargardan Chowk in Miramshah after a paramilitary fort came under fire. Security forces retaliated and fired shots in the direction of the attackers. The firing damaged a power line, disrupting electricity supply to the area.

In another incident, militants set on fire a vehicle that was hijacked at gunpoint from its driver on Monday in the Mirali.

The militants also left a leaflet at the site, warning that anybody who tried to supply goods to the army would face the same fate.