LAKKI MARWAT: The bullet-riddled body of an alleged Taliban militant was found in Shadikhel area of Frontier Region of Lakki Marwat on Sunday.

Local people spotted the body in the area and informed officials of the political administration who shifted it to the Tajori town.

The victim was later identified as Khar son of Guli, belonging to Mehsud tribe.

An official source said that Khar was a member of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), but he had developed serious differences with the group in the recent past.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2017