GHALANAI: A Khasadar official was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unknown miscreants went off in Alingar area of Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency on Friday.

Tehsildar Safi teshil Miraj Khan said that Khasadar Rafiullah was going home after performing duty at a checkpost when he was hit by an IED planted along a kucha track. He died instantly. After the incident, the security forces conducted a search operation in the adjoining areas, but no one was arrested till late in the evening.

Meanwhile, officials said that a Levies force Sobedar, Asim Khan, had been kidnapped from his home in Qandhrai area of Safi tehsil.

They said that unknown persons came to Mr Asim’s home on car and motorcycles on Thursday and announced that they were polio workers. They said that when the sobedar came out they took him to unknown location.

Tehsildar Miraj Khan confirmed the incident and said that the Levies official was still missing. He said that so far no group had claimed responsibility for the incident.

The sources said that Sobedar Asim Khan was performing duty at the Mobile Tower located on the main Peshawar-Bajaur road at Qandhrai.

KILLED: Two brothers were killed and their parents injured when their relative opened fire on them in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency.

Officials said on Friday that Raman and his brother Rohullah exchanged harsh words with their cousin Yousuf of Babikhel over some issue. They said that Yousuf opened fire on them, killing Raman on the spot while Rohullah died in hospital.

The victims’ parents were also injured in the incident. They were taken to Peshawar in a precarious condition.

The Khasadar force has arrested three persons for investigation into the case.

Published in Dawn, September 3rd, 2016