A security officer was killed and two people injured when unidentified men attacked security checkposts with missiles and rockets in Bajaur Agency late on Monday, sources and locals said on Tuesday. Fighting continued for nearly three hours after the attacks on Bajaur Levies and Scouts checkposts in Raghgan Dag, Haji Long Chowk, Badan Kot, and Inayat Qilla. Security officer Mohibullah Khan was killed and another, Khitab Khan, was injured. A 10-year-old girl was also injured when a shell hit a house in the Raghgan area. On Tuesday, the political administration diffused a missile about 15 kilometres from Khar. A remote-controlled bomb was also set off on the Pakistan Highway in the Ali Masjid area, damaging a security vehicle. No loss of life was reported. |