In a fresh episode of violence, Islamic militants and security forces exchanged firing and used heavy weaponry at the village of Tora Warhi (literally ‘black hill’) where Kurram Agency shares its border with Doaba/Tal, some 40 km from Hangu City.
Karim Khan is a graduate in geology and English literature. He writes in various genres and styles. He is the author of four books and the editor of the print quarterly 'Recovering the Self' (Michigan) - all published under his pen name Ernest Dempsey. He is working on his first novel.