LANDI KOTAL: Unidentified gunmen killed a Khasadar in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency on Sunday evening.

Officials of the political administration said that Khasadar Abdul Shakoor, a resident of Malakabad, was on his way back after performing his official duties when gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on him near the railway track.

The officials said that the victim was immediately rushed to a local hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.

The attackers managed to flee after the incident.

The killing of the Khasadar took place despite a ban on motorcycle riding which has been in place since long.

The local administration registered a case against the unidentified culprits and started investigations. It also conducted a search operation in the nearby localities, but no arrest was reported.

No one had claimed responsibility for the killing till filing of the news report.

Published in Dawn, March 27th, 2017