Bajaur Agency: 15 held for attack on Levies post

PESHAWAR: The political administration of Bajaur Agency on Wednesday arrested 15 men under collective responsibility clause of Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) following an attack on a Levies post. Three levies official were injured when unidentified militants opened fire on their post in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency, late on Tuesday night. An official of the political administration said Subidar Muneer Zada, Sepoy Amjad, and Sepoy Manan were injured in the attack. On Wednesday, the administration conducted search operation in the area and arrested 15 men. In another development, security forces officials said that they have started artillery shelling in Letai and Kaga pass areas and destroyed two important militant hideouts on Pak-Afghan border. The artillery fire started on Tuesday night and continued till early morning on Wednesday, the official said. The incessant pounding caused heavy losses to militants, he claimed.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 29^th, 2014.