Political admin worker, Levies soldier killed in Kurram firing

PARACHINAR: Two people were killed when terrorists opened fire on their vehicle in Lower Kurram Agency Sunday morning, according to the political administration officials.

A political moharrar was on routine patrol along with his guard when the terrorists opened fire on their vehicle, killing moharrar Sarfaraz Hussain and his guard Mumtaz Hussain on the spot, said the officials.

The political moharar, who is an administrative clerk, is also often deployed for security purposes. His guard hailed from the Kurram Levies Force.  

From the beginning of the year, Kurram Agency has been a target of multiple terror incidents, killing several people .

On April 25, a passenger van hit a landmine in Godar area of the tribal agency, claiming the lives of at least 14 people, while injuring several others, informed the official .

Before that, 24 people were killed while at least 90 others were injured when a blast occurred outside an imambargarh in the agency headquarters Parachinar on March 31.

The year had started with a similar incident in the same part of the agency, Parachinar, when a powerful explosion ripped through a crowded marketplace. At least 25 people were killed while over 65 injured in the blast that occurred on January 21.