KHAR: Five militants were killed and four others wounded in clashes with security forces in different areas of Bajaur tribal region on Thursday.

Sources said that troops returned fire after a military convoy on patrol in Charmang area of Nawagai came under attack. Three militants were killed and two others injured. One security man also suffered injuries.

Two militants were killed and two injured in a clash in Lowi Sam area of Khar tehsil.
The clash erupted when militants attacked a checkpost.

Meanwhile, helicopter gunships pounded militants’ positions in different areas of Salarzai tehsil and destroyed three hideouts.

In Mamond tehsil, two people were injured when an explosive device placed on a road went off in Tarkho area.

One soldier was injured by the roadside bomb in Barkhlozo area of Lowi Mamond.

Two other bombs were defused by security personnel in the same area.

In another incident, a man was injured when rockets hit his house in Mulla Syed area of Salarzai. The rockets which appeared to have been fired at a checkpost missed the target.

A private hospital was blown up in Nawagai bazaar. 

Fourteen militants surrendered to security forces voluntarily in Lowi Mamond tehsil.