Roadside bomb in Khyber Agency kills one

LANDI KOTAL: One volunteer of the peace militia Tauheedul Islam (TI) was killed and three injured when a roadside bomb went off in the Ziauddin area of Bara district in Khyber Agency on Sunday morning, Express News reported.

One of the injured is in critical condition. Security forces have taken control of the area.

Earlier this year, two volunteers of the Tauheedul Islam (TI) peace militia were killed when a bomb planted by unidentified militants went off near a barricaded post at Zaka Khel Bazaar in the Landikotal district of Khyber Agency.

Terrorist killed near South Waziristan

In a separate incident, one terrorist was killed and one security personnel injured in an exchange of fire when a raid was conducted by police and elite security forces in the Rordi area of Kulachi district near South Waziristan, Express News reported on Sunday.

The terrorist was wanted in several cases including attacks on jails and security forces.

Police have confirmed that there was an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces, but have not confirmed the identity of the terrorist killed.