KHAR: Thirteen militants and a paramilitary soldier were killed and several other people injured in air raids and clashes in various parts of Bajaur tribal region on Thursday.

Fighter planes and helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts in Speray, Gatki and Sewai areas of Mamond.

Two relatives of a militant leader, Maulvi Muneer, were killed when a shell hit his house in Sewai.

One mortar shell hit the house of militant leader Fam Jan in Kamangara area of Nawagai tehsil, killing him, his wife and two sons.

Four militants were killed and five others injured in a clash with security forces in Charmang area of Nawagai.

The clash erupted when militants attacked a security post in Bar Cheenar area with heavy weapons.

The fighting, which continued for over an hour, also left one paramilitary soldier, Sarwar Khan, dead and six others injured.

A girl was injured when a shell fired by militants hit a house.

Meanwhile, Adnan Khan, son of a senior physician in the areaDr Mohammad Darwesh, was kidnapped.