LANDI KOTAL: The members of Malakdinkhel tribe on Tuesday demolished the house of a wanted militant in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency.

Sources said that Usman alias Qari, the owner of the house, was wanted by security forces and political administration for his alleged involvement in incidents of terrorism in different parts of Bara.

The elders of Malakdinkhel tribe ordered razing his house after holding a jirga.

Usman had been absconding since long and the local administration had demanded of the tribal elders to punish him in accordance with the local customs and traditions.

The jirga of Malakdinkhel resolved to Meanwhile, four persons, including three teenagers, were electrocuted in Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency during the last two days.

The first incident took place in Kalanga area of Akkakhel where three teenagers, Khalid Umar, Naushad and Umar Din, were electrocuted when they were playing near an electricity pole.

Another person Mohammad Bilal died of electric current in Malakdinkhel area.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2017