A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed by unidentified militants in Shesho Ghwand area of Lower Kurram Agency on Saturday.
A political administration official confirmed the incident, adding that FC official Naik Nabi Hussain Tori was on his way to Pewar village in Upper Kurram Agency, when he was targeted.
The accused then axed him to death and threw his body by the roadside. The deceased was deployed at a check post in lower Kurram Agency and was returning from work when he was killed.
FC and Kurram Levies launched a search operation in the area, however, no arrests had been made till this report was filed. The body was taken to his hometown for burial.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 17th, 2013.
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