Targeted: Woman killed in hand grenade attack in Mohmand

Two children died due to landslide in Dawezai

Mureeb Mohmand September 08, 2016

Two children died due to landslide in Dawezai. PHOTO: AFP

SHABQADAR: A woman was killed in a hand grenade attack in Lower Mohmand Agency on Thursday.

An official of political administration confirmed the incident. Speaking to The Express Tribune, he said unidentified militants lobbed grenades and opened fire at the house of a pro-government tribal elder Malik Nasir Khan in Shah Alam Sali, Michni. As a result, a woman who was inside the house was killed. However, the militants fled the site after retaliatory fire from the neighbouring houses.

The official said the house had also been attacked in the past but the occupants escaped unhurt. Later, the political administration launched a search operation in the area against the suspects. However, no arrests were made till this report was filed.

Landslide

Separately, two children died, while a woman was injured due to landslide in Dawezai area, Lower Mohmand.

An official of the political administration said a woman and her two children were buried under a landslide while they were collecting mud to plaster their house. Later, the locals found the bodies of the two children.

Suspected facilitator held

In another incident, a suspected facilitator, who is believed to have spearheaded an attack on tribal elders in Ambar, was arrested by political administration officials and has been shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.

Mohmand Agency Political Agent Mehmood Aslam Wazir distributed cash prizes to khasadar personnel and tribal elders who helped in arresting the facilitator and lauded their bravery. He said if the tribal elders fulfil their collective responsibility, peace could be restored in the entire agency.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 9^th, 2016.