DERA MURAD JAMALI: A Frontier Corps (FC) man was killed and two others were injured in an attack in Chattar area of Nasirabad district on Thursday.

According to official sources, an FC convoy on its way to Dera Murad Jamali came under fire from unidentified attackers when it was about 30km from the town.

An FC soldier was killed and two others were injured. The FC personnel travelling in other vehicles took positions and fired back at the assailants. However, the assailants escaped.

The body and the injured were taken to a local hospital before being shifted to the Combined Military Hospital, Quetta.

Security forces launched a search operation to trace the attackers and have taken some suspects into custody.

Published in Dawn, February 5th, 2016