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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan]August 31 (ANI): Two Frontier Crops (FC) personnel were attacked by a roadside bomb while on routine patrol in the Yousafabad area on Tuesday, killing one and injuring the other.
According to Dawn, the remote-controlled bomb exploded in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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The dead soldier was identified as Lance Naik Mujahid Shah, officials added. The dead and wounded were later transferred to the Kar Regional Headquarters Hospital.
According to Dawn, regional police officer Abdul Samad Khan told reporters that a search operation was underway to arrest the attackers.
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The attack came three days after Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) ended an eight-day “sit in peace” over the deteriorating law and order situation in the region.
The sit-in ended after the district government signed an agreement with organizers to improve the law and order situation, with the support of political parties, civil society, youth and trader organizations, Dawn reported.
According to local media reports, JUI-F protested in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, against the killing of local leaders and the lawlessness of the region.
On Sunday, workers from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl and other political parties continued their sit-in to protest lawlessness in the village of Eidek. They called for the early arrest of the killers of JUI-F leaders Qari Samiuddin, Hafiz Nauman and others, Dawn reported.
JUI-F leader Qari Samiuddin and his colleague Hafiz Numan Dawar were on their way home from the village of Eidek when their car was near the town of Mirali in North Waziristan on July 14, locals and officials said, Dawn reported. was ambushed on Bichi Road.
The gunman opened fire at the two, who died at the scene. Relatives of the leaders said Karisami had no hatred with anyone.
This is the second targeted attack on JUI-F leadership in a volatile region in the past week.
A few unidentified gunmen killed a councillor-elect Malik Murtaza, who was also from Eidak village. He was elected councillor during the second phase of the local body elections.
Qari Sami is the Head of the JUI-F Mirali Division. He ran on the party ticket for PK-111.
He is actively involved in local politics, often criticizing the administration and law enforcement agencies for not handling the policing situation in the region, mainly targeted killings, Dawn reported. (ANI)
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from the Syndicated News feed, the body of the content may not have been modified or edited by LatestLY staff)
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