Seven
militants and a security man were
killed in a clash at Kago Qamar
Darra in Dabori area of Orakzai
Agency in Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA) on August
1, reports Dawn. Sources
said that militants attacked an
advance party of Security Forces
(SFs) at Kago Qamar Darra at 8am.
The security personnel, backed
by tanks and artillery, were advancing
to Mamozai to conduct a search
operation there. The clash between
militants and security forces
continued for more than two hours
and both the sides used heavy
weapons including rockets and
missiles against each other. Officials
said that solider Shehzad was
killed and soldier Sabir received
injuries in the attack. Seven
militants were killed and one
of their vehicles was destroyed
in the clash.
Meanwhile,
three Levies personnel were injured
in a blast inside a compound tehsil
(revenue unit) office of the political
administration in Sadda town of
Kurram Agency.
Separately,
militants blew up two Government
primary schools in Haji Abdur
Rahim Cheenari area and Khazeena
area of Safi tehsil in
Mohmand Agency. As a result,
both the schools were destroyed
completely. Political administration
officials said that two persons
were arrested under the collective
responsibility clause of Frontier
Crimes Regulation after the destruction
of the schools. About 99 educational
institutions including a Government
degree college and three high
schools have been blown up by
militants in Mohmand Agency so
far.
Further,
Levies Force defused a powerful
explosive device planted outside
a mosque in Khar of Bajaur Agency.
Levies Force arrested three suspects
in the area and shifted them to
Khar for investigation.
Elsewhere,
five officers of Governor Development
Programme (GDP) who were kidnapped
five months ago on February 29
from Manzai area of FR Tank, were
released on August 1. According
to sources, the five officers
had been kidnapped by unidentified
armed men when they were on their
way back after inspection of a
protective dyke. The sources said
that the kidnapped officers were
unconditionally released by the
kidnappers. | 
