Sniper attack: Orakzai Scouts official shot dead

HANGU: An unidentified sniper shot dead a member of the Orakzai Scouts in Sherin Darra area of the agency early Friday morning. According to an official of the security forces, Hawaldar Yasin was on duty at a check post in Sherin Darra, Lower Orakzai when a sniper shot at him from the direction of Akka Khel, Khyber Agency. Yasin died on the spot. His body was shifted to the Orakzai Scouts base and a search operation was launched in the areas surrounding the check post, however, no one was arrested. After the funeral, Yasin’s body was sent to his hometown of Jamrud, Khyber Agency.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 1^st, 2014.