At least 23 Khasadars have been kidnapped from three check-posts of Khyber Agency. One person was killed and 10 others injured in exchange of firing between the tribesmen and the security forces in Jamrud. After the start of clashes the people of the area also started shifting from their houses to the safer places.
In Jamrud firing among the security forces, activists of religious organisation Lashkar-e-Islam and Kokikhel tribe continues intermittently. So far, a person has been killed and several injured in the clashes on Wednesday. Check-posts have been established at important points and the gun-ship helicopters are monitoring the movement of the militants. Similarly, important highways, including Pak-Afghan Highway, have been closed for every kind of traffic in connection with the operation.