Shopkeeper gunned down in Mohmand Agency

GHALLANI: An off-duty Levies man allegedly killed a shopkeeper in Chanda bazaar here on Sunday, official sources said.

Sources said that a shopkeeper identified as Shamshad was sleeping outside his shop in Chanda bazaar of Halimzai tehsil when an off-duty Levies man Saddam allegedly opened fire, killing him on the spot. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained.

Meanwhile, political administration arrested brother of the accused under collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR). Political administration also carried out raids for the arrest of the accused. Elders of the area in a jirga also solicited a ceasefire agreement between the relatives of the rival parties for 20 days.