Soldier, six militants killed in FR Kohat

KOHAT: A soldier was killed in a landmine blast while six militants and a volunteer of the pro-government Amn Lashkar were killed in fresh clashes in the Jawakai area in the Frontier Region Kohat on Sunday, official sources said.

Sources said security forces along with the volunteers of the Amn Lashkar launched an operation in the mountains of Jawakai and Taodo Oba. A group of militants, the sources said, opened fire on the forces and the lashkar, killing a volunteer, Wahidur Rehman. The forces also returned fire and killed six militants, sources added. The forces continued the operation and marched toward the hideouts of the militants when a soldier identified as Irfanullah stepped on a mine which went off, killing him on the spot, sources said. They added that security forces have established security posts in Jandy Sar, Guloono Tangay and Babu Killay to check the incursion of militants. A huge cache of arms was also seized during the operation, sources added.