Two militants and a Frontier Corps jawan were killed and five security personnel injured when militants attacked a checkpost in North Waziristan as stray fire from overnight clashes damaged several public properties in Miranshah, officials and local residents said on Tuesday. Gharlamai checkpost, in Data Khel tehsil, was attacked Monday night, leaving a paramilitary soldier dead and five others injured, security officials said on condition of anonymity. They said the recovered bodies of slain militants were handed over to a pro-Taliban cleric for burial. Meanwhile, local residents said heavy exchange of fire between the security forces and the militants damaged several buildings.
The crossfire also left pro-government elder Malik Mamoor KhanÂ’s family aggrieved when a 10-year-old girl was killed by artillery shell at their home. Two other children were also injured.
Civilian killed: Meanwhile, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and unidentified militants exchanged fire for many hours in the Kanju area and a resident of nearby Aligrama Colony was caught in the crossfire when the militants took refuge there, eyewitnesses said.
The FC personnel targeted Aligrama Colony — damaging many houses, shops, and some marble factories including the Mingora, Speed and Saleemullah marble factories, though no casualties were reported. Later, locals blocked Kabal-Mangora Road for several hours and demanded the government compensate the victims of the FC personnel’s firing. “We want an official inquiry into the incident,” a protester told Daily Times, demanding that those involved be punished.
Meanwhile, militants attacked a military post in northwestern Pakistan before dawn Tuesday, triggering gun battles that left six security personnel injured, officials said, reported AP.