PESHAWAR, Oct 20: Militants on Thursday killed Captain Abdul Qadir Khan and two military personnel in an attack on a Frontier Crops convoy in the Shalobar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.

Captain Abdul Qadir Khan, who was the younger brother of Dawn’s Mardan correspondent Jamal Hoti, left behind a widow and a son.

According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations, militants ambushed a convoy of FC personnel during a search operation at Shalaobar area of Bara.

Captain Khan fought bravely along with his soldiers and repulsed the attack and caused heavy losses to the militants but was killed along with two other personnel.

The statement said the captain was born on April 14, 1982. He got commission in the army in 2003 and served in various stations.

After being posted to Frontier Corps in 2010, he took active part in various operations against militants. An extremely daring and selfless officer, he would always be seen at the forefront of action, the statement said.

The militants had also attacked a convoy of security forces in Akkakhel area of Khyber tribal region on Monday last. Nine soldiers had been killed in the attack, after which security forces intensified action against militants. Several hideouts of militants had been destroyed by security forces in the area in retaliatory action.