<p>The six militants from the Tariq Afridi faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan died in a skirmish with the pro-government Momin group late on Saturday, media reports said today.<br />One of the dead was identified as militant commander Shakeel Afridi from Khyber tribal region.<br /><br />The local political administration launched a probe after the bodies were found in the graveyard yesterday.<br /><br />In a separate development, militants attacked the home of a tribal elder in Akhorwal area yesterday but fled after security forces reached the area and retaliated.<br /><br />The troops subsequently targeted militant positions with artillery though there were no reports of casualties.</p>
<p>The six militants from the Tariq Afridi faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan died in a skirmish with the pro-government Momin group late on Saturday, media reports said today.<br />One of the dead was identified as militant commander Shakeel Afridi from Khyber tribal region.<br /><br />The local political administration launched a probe after the bodies were found in the graveyard yesterday.<br /><br />In a separate development, militants attacked the home of a tribal elder in Akhorwal area yesterday but fled after security forces reached the area and retaliated.<br /><br />The troops subsequently targeted militant positions with artillery though there were no reports of casualties.</p>