| Suspected militants tortured and shot dead a paramilitary soldier in Bajaur Agency, officials said on Thursday. The soldier’s body was found dumped near a road in Sheikh Killy, a village in Bajaur Agency, local military officer Javed Khan said. “The soldier was abducted late Wednesday and his body bearing signs of torture was found this morning,” Khan told AFP. He may have been killed on suspicions of spying for the government, he added. Pro-Taliban militants in the lawless tribal region have killed several people in recent months, accusing them of spying for Pakistani troops or US-led coalition forces across the border. |