11 killed in Mardan security action

• Locals claim shepherds were killed in ‘drone strike’
• KP govt insists casualties were ‘collateral damage’ during intelligence op, calls it ‘painful’

MARDAN: At least 11 people were killed in Mardan in what locals insisted was a drone strike, but officials said was an operation carried out against militants.

The incident took place in the Shamozai area of Katlang tehsil in Mardan district in the early hours of Saturday.

According to locals, the deceased were civilians...