KHAR: Two security personnel were injured when militants attacked their checkpost near Khar in Bajaur Agency early on Tuesday, officials of the political administration said.

The incident took place in urban area of Yosafabad, three kilometers northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency.

The officials said a group of militants fired several rockets and hurled hand grenades at a roadside checkpost of the Bajaur Levies.

They said two Bajaur Levies personnel, including Ishaq Khan and sepoy Nawab Khan, were injured in the attack, while the post was partially damaged.

The officials said the injured were shifted to the Agency Headquarters Hosp-ital, Khar, where their condition was stated to be critical.

After the attack, the Bajaur Levies personnel returned fire. The officials said the attack was repulsed.

Senior administration officials along with a heavy contingent of Bajaur Levies reached the site and began investigation into the attack.

Later, several tribesmen were taken into custody under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation and shifted to the Khar prison for interrogation.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack by night.

Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2014