[Pak Daily Times] Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam's (LI) volunteers and their opposition force, led by commander Toti Khan, attacked each other's posts in the far-flung areas of Bazaar Zakha Khel in Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency on Saturday.So far, four people have reportedly been killed, including an LI commander identified as Khan, while, 12 people from both sides were maimed, local sources of Zakha Khel confirmed. Many prisoners decamped from the private jails of the LI when the two sides fought each other, a source in Malik Deen Khel tribe in Kata Koshata informed.
| Sounds like a good time was had by all, And the herds were thinned -- a two-fer! |
The Zakha Khel rustics have also blocked the ways leading to Tirrah where there are the bases of the LI, which has created problems for them as they may face shortage of edibles etc, a local person said. It was also learnt that some armed people from Malik Deen Khel tribe have also left for Bazaar Zakha Khel to support the LI opposition, but this could also not be confirmed from the official and LI sources. The casualties could multiply if the battle continues in the area.