| [Pak Daily Times] Militants killed a policeman and maimed another in an attack on a checkpost in Bannu, officials said on Thursday. "A group of up to five gunnies riding cycle of violences attacked the checkpost late Wednesday night, threw hand grenades and later opened fire, killing one policeman and wounding another one," local police official Noor Wali said. Senior local police official Iqbal Khan also confirmed the incident. The dear departed policeman was identified as Mumtaz Alam. No one claimed immediate responsibility for the attack. |