LAKKI MARWAT, May 7: Police claimed to have arrested a militant in Michenkhel area of the district on Saturday.
An official said that a contingent of Lakki police station launched action against a wanted militant on secret information.
“The arrested militant identified as Mohammad Afzal was wanted by law-enforcement agencies in murder, attempted murder and militancy related cases,” he said.
Meanwhile, a local journalist Mohammad Shoaib affiliated with a private news channel was injured when his motorcycle collided with another bike near Gambila Bridge on Manjiwala link road. The injured journalist was taken to city hospital wherefrom he was referred to Peshawar on late Friday night.
However, now his condition is stated to be stable after getting necessary treatment.
In another incident, a man was killed over a money dispute in Mammakhel village in the limits of Shaheed Asmatullah Khan Khattak police station of Naurang town on Saturday.
Police said that Humayun and Mohammad Ayaz gunned down Naseebullah and managed to escape.
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