Militants torch 15 houses of Mohamad Afzal Khan Lala

MINGORA: Unknown militants on Monday torched 15 houses owned by former federal min-ister and Awami National Party leader Afzal Khan Lala in Droshkhela area of the restive Swat valley.

The houses were used by his personal servants. No casualty was reported in the incident as the inmates had already abandoned the houses. It may be mentioned that militants had earlier blown up the markets of Afzal Khan Lala at the Matta Bazaar and a Hujra on the bank of the Swat River.