Unidentified gunmen on Thursday killed three people, including the Matta tehsil naib nazim, and injured two others. Naib nazim Zakir Khan was going to the Ashari area when unidentified assailants opened fire on his vehicle near Baghdheri Chowk, killing him and his brother.
A man was killed in Swat district as security forces pounded militant hideouts in the Puchar area of Matta tehsil. The security forces also conducted a search operation in the Chaprial, Dheran Kali and Gawalari areas and arrested several suspected militant commanders. In search operations in Khawzakhela and Alpuri areas, troops seized material used for terrorist activities, Online added. |