Parachamkani cleared of militants
The civil and military authorities on Wednesday said Parachamkani area in central Kurram Agency had been cleared of militants and it would soon be de-notified as a conflict zone to facilitate the return of the internally displaced persons to their places of origin.
At least eight militants of the Lashkar-e-Islam militant group were killed as the security forces repulsed an attack on a security checkpost in Qambarabad area of Shalobar in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on Monday, an official of Frontier Corps claimed.