Levies man, peace committee member shot dead in FR Bannu

BANNU: Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot dead a member of the Levies force in Bakakhel area here, police sources said.They said that the masked gunmen opened fire on Havaldar Noor Zaman in Bakakhel, Frontier Region Bannu.

The accused managed to escape. The body was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for autopsy, police said.  Meanwhile, unidentified gunmen on Monday shot dead a retired solider and member of a pro-government peace committee in Janikhel area, police sources said.

They said the gunmen fired at Malik Shadir Gul, a retired subedar, when he was on way to a shop in Janikhel area, Frontier Region Bannu, leaving him dead on the spot.They said the accused managed to escape after committing the crime. The police lodged the case and started an investigation.