Taliban torch school, abduct ten labourers in Kurram

Notorious Taliban terrorists torched a school and abducted ten labourers in Kurram Agency on Sunday.

The incident took place in the Sarkai area of Central Kurram Agency.

According to security and administrative officials, militants torched a primary school in Sarki, and abducted ten labourers who were living in the school’s premises.

Officials said labourers were working on an under-construction road and would rest inside the school after the day’s work was over.

Kurram is one of the most sensitive tribal areas as it borders three Afghan provinces and at one point was one of the key routes for militant movement across the border.

The region was claimed by the military to have been cleared of insurgents during an operation a couple of years ago, however, militants still carry out attacks and also target security forces occasionally.

Kurram tribal agency is adjacent to North Waziristan region where the operation Zarb-i-Azb is in progress against the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other insurgent groups.