BAJAUR: Unidentified gunmen killed a retired official of former Bajaur Levies Force in Mamond tehsil, local residents and police said on Saturday.

They said the incident occurred in Laghari Mena area on Friday evening.

According to the residents, Arzameen Khan, a retired subedar, was on way home from a bazaar when unidentified attackers opened fire on him. They said the 62-year-old man died on the spot.

The residents said the attackers managed to escape.

The cause of the attack could not be ascertained immediately.

However, the residents and family members said the victim had no enmity with anyone. A police official said they had launched investigation into the incident.

Published in Dawn, April 10th, 2022

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