Check post attack: Khasadar shot in Khyber Agency

JAMRUD: A khasadar official was shot and injured by unidentified gunmen while he was on duty at Takhta Baig check post in Pupmona, Khyber Agency on Thursday. A political administration official said Murad Khatiakhel was manning the check post when the gunmen approached and opened fire, leaving him severely injured. Murad was shifted to a hospital in Peshawar where he was said to be in critical condition. The official said khasadars rushed to the spot after the incident, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, but no one had been arrested till the report was filed.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 30^th, 2014.