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KOHAT: Police foiled an arms smuggling bid and arrested seven smugglers during a ‘nakabandi’ on Indus Highway Thursday.
On a tip-off, police party headed by the SHO Attique Hussain established blockade on Indus Highway and flagged down two vehicles (ADQ-444 and JB-1686).
On thorough search, police recovered four Kalashnikovs, seven rifles, hundreds of cartridges and drugs, including 24 kilograms of hashish and three kilograms of heroin, besides arrest of seven smugglers identified as Amanullah, Attiqullah, Faqeer, Hazrat Wali, Tariq, Mansoor and Saadullah.
In another incident, police arrested three armed men identified as Amir Abbas, Gul Nawaz and Umar Zaman, residents of Janglekhel for harassing the people. Police recovered three pistols and 150 cartridges from their possession.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
ASI among three killed in Kohat
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KOHAT: Three policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), were killed Monday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police van on Kohat-Rawalpindi Road.Sources said the police party of Shadipur police post was on a routine patrol when unknown gunmen opened fire on the van, killing ASI Ishaq and constables Nazeer and Azam. The culprits managed to escape from the scene.
Deputy Inspector General of police Muhammad Idrees Khan constituted a police party to chase after the culprits.Police cordoned off the surrounding area and an exchange of fire took place between the police and culprits but there was no report of casualty till filing of this report.
KOHAT: Three policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), were killed Monday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police van on Kohat-Rawalpindi Road.Sources said the police party of Shadipur police post was on a routine patrol when unknown gunmen opened fire on the van, killing ASI Ishaq and constables Nazeer and Azam. The culprits managed to escape from the scene.
Deputy Inspector General of police Muhammad Idrees Khan constituted a police party to chase after the culprits.Police cordoned off the surrounding area and an exchange of fire took place between the police and culprits but there was no report of casualty till filing of this report.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Top Taliban commander, 12 militants killed in Orakzai
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KOHAT, May 24: An important Taliban commander and 12 other militants were killed in air attacks in Orakzai Agency on Sunday.
Warplanes bombed strongholds of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Dabori and Kharasahi and destroyed huge ammunition dumps and bunkers which were still on fire late in the evening.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan commander killed in the attack was identified as Ehsanullah.
Reports reaching here said that the entire area echoed with the sound of powerful blasts and people started moving to safe places.
The air strike started at about 8.20am and continued for more than two hours, officials said. Between 15 and 20 people were injured when a bomb hit a seminary in Dabori. The planes also hit houses where militants were reported to be hiding.
A telephone exchange and some populated areas also came under attack but there were no reports of civilian casualties.
Officials said it was difficult to confirm reports about casualties because militant hideouts were spread across a vast area.
They said it took 12 to 15 hours to reach some of the places and by that time militants managed to take away bodies of their men and bury them in different areas.
Dozens of militants were reported killed in Ferozekhel where a seminary run by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants was destroyed.
KOHAT, May 24: An important Taliban commander and 12 other militants were killed in air attacks in Orakzai Agency on Sunday.
Warplanes bombed strongholds of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Dabori and Kharasahi and destroyed huge ammunition dumps and bunkers which were still on fire late in the evening.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan commander killed in the attack was identified as Ehsanullah.
Reports reaching here said that the entire area echoed with the sound of powerful blasts and people started moving to safe places.
The air strike started at about 8.20am and continued for more than two hours, officials said. Between 15 and 20 people were injured when a bomb hit a seminary in Dabori. The planes also hit houses where militants were reported to be hiding.
A telephone exchange and some populated areas also came under attack but there were no reports of civilian casualties.
Officials said it was difficult to confirm reports about casualties because militant hideouts were spread across a vast area.
They said it took 12 to 15 hours to reach some of the places and by that time militants managed to take away bodies of their men and bury them in different areas.
Dozens of militants were reported killed in Ferozekhel where a seminary run by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants was destroyed.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
28 suspects held in Kohat
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KOHAT: Police Friday arrested 28 suspected persons, including three foreigners, during crackdown in different areas of the district.
On the directives of the DPO Kohat Delawar Khan Bangash, various police parties raided the hideouts of criminals in Oblan, Ghamkol, Janglekhel, Malangabad, Muhammadzai, Regi Shinokhel, Merozai, Tapi, Jarma, Kharmato, Khwasi Banda and Ghulam Banda areas have arrested 28 persons, including three foreigners.
Some of the arrested persons were identified as Muhammad Nawaz, Gul Nabi, Muhammad Ayub, Surat Gul, Multan Khan, and Musafir Gul. The arms recovered from their possession included four Kalashnikovs, five repeaters, seven guns, 12 pistols, 20 magazines and 614 cartridges.
KOHAT: Police Friday arrested 28 suspected persons, including three foreigners, during crackdown in different areas of the district.
On the directives of the DPO Kohat Delawar Khan Bangash, various police parties raided the hideouts of criminals in Oblan, Ghamkol, Janglekhel, Malangabad, Muhammadzai, Regi Shinokhel, Merozai, Tapi, Jarma, Kharmato, Khwasi Banda and Ghulam Banda areas have arrested 28 persons, including three foreigners.
Some of the arrested persons were identified as Muhammad Nawaz, Gul Nabi, Muhammad Ayub, Surat Gul, Multan Khan, and Musafir Gul. The arms recovered from their possession included four Kalashnikovs, five repeaters, seven guns, 12 pistols, 20 magazines and 614 cartridges.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Talks on with Taliban for return of displaced Sikhs
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KOHAT, May 18: The government started discreet negotiations through religious clerics with the deputy chief of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan for the rehabilitation of Sikh families, evicted from Orakzai Agency, sources said.
About 35 Sikh families were forced to leave their permanent abodes in Feroze Khel area of Orakzai Agency after Taliban burnt their houses and looted their shops. Taliban had imposed Jazia (tax) on Sikh community for being non-Muslims living in an Islamic state for the protection of their lives and property.
The community failed to raise Rs15 million by April 29 after which their houses were attacked. But they had left the area before the attack. Thirteen Sikh families were still living in Merozai area of lower Orakzai Agency on the land possessed by Shia community where the TTP had no control.
A high placed source confided to Dawn on Monday that tribal administration on the directives of federal government had assigned the task of holding peace talks with the deputy chief of TTP, Hakeemullah Mehsud.
They would make efforts to pave the way for rehabilitation of Sikh families in the area where they had been living for centuries. The source declined to disclose the names of clerics involved in the talks and said that meetings were going on peacefully.
He said that the displaced Sikh families were willing to come back. After getting orders for payment of Jazia the Sikhs had already raised Rs12 million and just requested for one more day to collect the amount.
KOHAT, May 18: The government started discreet negotiations through religious clerics with the deputy chief of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan for the rehabilitation of Sikh families, evicted from Orakzai Agency, sources said.
About 35 Sikh families were forced to leave their permanent abodes in Feroze Khel area of Orakzai Agency after Taliban burnt their houses and looted their shops. Taliban had imposed Jazia (tax) on Sikh community for being non-Muslims living in an Islamic state for the protection of their lives and property.
The community failed to raise Rs15 million by April 29 after which their houses were attacked. But they had left the area before the attack. Thirteen Sikh families were still living in Merozai area of lower Orakzai Agency on the land possessed by Shia community where the TTP had no control.
A high placed source confided to Dawn on Monday that tribal administration on the directives of federal government had assigned the task of holding peace talks with the deputy chief of TTP, Hakeemullah Mehsud.
They would make efforts to pave the way for rehabilitation of Sikh families in the area where they had been living for centuries. The source declined to disclose the names of clerics involved in the talks and said that meetings were going on peacefully.
He said that the displaced Sikh families were willing to come back. After getting orders for payment of Jazia the Sikhs had already raised Rs12 million and just requested for one more day to collect the amount.
Rockets attack at Kohat Cantonment
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Kohat: Militants fired four rockets at Kohat Cantonment from the mountains of Darra Adamkhel damaging a courtroom and a house on late Sunday night.
Police said that a rocket damaged the wall of an office in the district courts without exploding, while another landed near the Army Training Centre. Another rocket damaged a house in Ghulam Banda, while the fourth one exploded near the Airbase on Kohat bypass close to the railway track, police added.
Police said that no casualty was caused as a result of the rocket attack.
Kohat: Militants fired four rockets at Kohat Cantonment from the mountains of Darra Adamkhel damaging a courtroom and a house on late Sunday night.
Police said that a rocket damaged the wall of an office in the district courts without exploding, while another landed near the Army Training Centre. Another rocket damaged a house in Ghulam Banda, while the fourth one exploded near the Airbase on Kohat bypass close to the railway track, police added.
Police said that no casualty was caused as a result of the rocket attack.
Five killed in Darra Adamkhel
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KOHAT, May 18: A Taliban commander and four other militants were killed during a clash with security forces in Babozi area of Darra Adamkhel on Monday.
According to sources, men in a car signalled to stop at a checkpost in Babozai started firing on troops and tried to escape. The troops returned fired, killing the five militants, including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s commander Bilal.
Meanwhile, two suspected militants were arrested when security personnel checked vehicles near Darra Adamkhel. Ten other suspected terrorists were held during a search operation in villages on the Bannu road. The suspects were from Kurram and Oarkzai agencies and Hangu and seven of them were Afghans. Two Kalashnikovs, three repeaters, two shotguns and four pistols were seized.
KOHAT, May 18: A Taliban commander and four other militants were killed during a clash with security forces in Babozi area of Darra Adamkhel on Monday.
According to sources, men in a car signalled to stop at a checkpost in Babozai started firing on troops and tried to escape. The troops returned fired, killing the five militants, including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s commander Bilal.
Meanwhile, two suspected militants were arrested when security personnel checked vehicles near Darra Adamkhel. Ten other suspected terrorists were held during a search operation in villages on the Bannu road. The suspects were from Kurram and Oarkzai agencies and Hangu and seven of them were Afghans. Two Kalashnikovs, three repeaters, two shotguns and four pistols were seized.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Two drown in Karak
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KARAK. Two persons drowned Saturday in Changhoz Dam located in Karak district. Sources said Saeedullah, resident of Tangazana, and Muhammad Ishaq from Paloski, had come to the dam area on a picnic along with their friends. Saeedullah and Muhammad Ishaq drowned while swimming in the reservoir. Rescue workers pulled out their bodies from the water after hectic efforts.
KARAK. Two persons drowned Saturday in Changhoz Dam located in Karak district. Sources said Saeedullah, resident of Tangazana, and Muhammad Ishaq from Paloski, had come to the dam area on a picnic along with their friends. Saeedullah and Muhammad Ishaq drowned while swimming in the reservoir. Rescue workers pulled out their bodies from the water after hectic efforts.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Four militants killed in clash
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KOHAT, May 14: Four militants were killed in a clash with security forces in Torkhel area on Thursday following an attack on a military convoy in Darra Adamkhel.
A civilian woman was also killed in crossfire. Troops, meanwhile, demolished the headquarters of militant commander Momin Khan and arrested 16 terrorists during a clean-up operation, a military source told this correspondent. Two other militants were detained in Spina Thana. A 10kg bomb was found in their possession.
Troops entered Akhorwal, Sannikhel, Shpalkiwal, Babozai and Bostikhel in the semi-autonomous frontier region of Kohat after cordoning off the entire area.
The administration closed the Friendship Tunnel and Indus Highway for several hours and diverted traffic to Nizampur road.The purpose of the operation is to stop attacks on Kohat cantonment and security forces in Darra Adamkhel.
KOHAT, May 14: Four militants were killed in a clash with security forces in Torkhel area on Thursday following an attack on a military convoy in Darra Adamkhel.
A civilian woman was also killed in crossfire. Troops, meanwhile, demolished the headquarters of militant commander Momin Khan and arrested 16 terrorists during a clean-up operation, a military source told this correspondent. Two other militants were detained in Spina Thana. A 10kg bomb was found in their possession.
Troops entered Akhorwal, Sannikhel, Shpalkiwal, Babozai and Bostikhel in the semi-autonomous frontier region of Kohat after cordoning off the entire area.
The administration closed the Friendship Tunnel and Indus Highway for several hours and diverted traffic to Nizampur road.The purpose of the operation is to stop attacks on Kohat cantonment and security forces in Darra Adamkhel.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
10 killed in Darra suicide attack
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May 12, 2009
KOHAT: A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle near an FC checkpost in the outskirts of Darra Adamkhel on Monday, killing eight civilians and two security personnel and injuring 27 other people.
A passenger van going to Peshawar from Kohat bore the brunt of the attack, coming between the FC checkpost and the suicide bomber’s pick-up at the time of the attack. The injured, 14 FC personnel and 13 passengers of the van, were taken to the Lady Reading Hospital and Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar.
Security personnel cordoned off the area and stopped traffic on the Indus Highway. The highway was re-opened after about two hours. The bomb disposal squad, intelligence teams and military officers reached the place and supervised rescue operation.
A number of trucks and lorries were also damaged in the attack. Investigation teams collected evidence to determine the type and quantity of the explosives used in the attack, parts of the vehicle and remains of the bomber.
Sources said that intelligence agencies had reports that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud’s commander in Orakzai Agency, Hakeemullah Mehsud, had sent his bombers to Kohat last month to attack sensitive installations and one of them hit an army convoy in Hangu, killing 21 security personnel and two civilians.
The sources also said that there were reports that a suicide bomber had entered Kohat to attack security installations, but the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan targeted the FC checkpost. Security has been tightened across Kohat and law-enforcement agencies have erected walls around headquarters of the IXth division in famous Durrani Fort and fortified all checkposts.
Meanwhile, several people were injured when a rocket fired by militants from Darra Adamkhel exploded near Afghan refugee camp in Kohat.
May 12, 2009
KOHAT: A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle near an FC checkpost in the outskirts of Darra Adamkhel on Monday, killing eight civilians and two security personnel and injuring 27 other people.
A passenger van going to Peshawar from Kohat bore the brunt of the attack, coming between the FC checkpost and the suicide bomber’s pick-up at the time of the attack. The injured, 14 FC personnel and 13 passengers of the van, were taken to the Lady Reading Hospital and Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar.
Security personnel cordoned off the area and stopped traffic on the Indus Highway. The highway was re-opened after about two hours. The bomb disposal squad, intelligence teams and military officers reached the place and supervised rescue operation.
A number of trucks and lorries were also damaged in the attack. Investigation teams collected evidence to determine the type and quantity of the explosives used in the attack, parts of the vehicle and remains of the bomber.
Sources said that intelligence agencies had reports that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud’s commander in Orakzai Agency, Hakeemullah Mehsud, had sent his bombers to Kohat last month to attack sensitive installations and one of them hit an army convoy in Hangu, killing 21 security personnel and two civilians.
The sources also said that there were reports that a suicide bomber had entered Kohat to attack security installations, but the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan targeted the FC checkpost. Security has been tightened across Kohat and law-enforcement agencies have erected walls around headquarters of the IXth division in famous Durrani Fort and fortified all checkposts.
Meanwhile, several people were injured when a rocket fired by militants from Darra Adamkhel exploded near Afghan refugee camp in Kohat.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Militants fire rockets at Kohat Cantonment
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May 10, 2009
Kohat: Militants fired two rockets at Kohat Cantonment on Saturday. The rockets landed in Shiekhan and Happy Valley without causing any damage.
Police said that the first rocket hit Sheikhan road, an area close to military installations. Another rocket exploded in STC Ground of the army in Happy Valley.
However no damage was caused by both the rockets. Security forces also retaliated with artillery fire and targeted suspected hideouts of militants in Darra Adamkhel mountains.
May 10, 2009
Kohat: Militants fired two rockets at Kohat Cantonment on Saturday. The rockets landed in Shiekhan and Happy Valley without causing any damage.
Police said that the first rocket hit Sheikhan road, an area close to military installations. Another rocket exploded in STC Ground of the army in Happy Valley.
However no damage was caused by both the rockets. Security forces also retaliated with artillery fire and targeted suspected hideouts of militants in Darra Adamkhel mountains.
Suspected terrorist arrested in Gumbat
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May 10, 2009
Kohat: Police claimed to have arrested a suspected terrorist with explosives during an operation in Gumbat area of Kohat on Saturday.
Police said that they recovered two detonators, four metres long cord and a pistol from the possession of the accused identified as Mohammad Zahid.
Police handed him over to the investigation department. He was carrying dynamites and bomb making equipment with him, they said.
The Gumbat police registered a case against the accused, and started investigations.
May 10, 2009
Kohat: Police claimed to have arrested a suspected terrorist with explosives during an operation in Gumbat area of Kohat on Saturday.
Police said that they recovered two detonators, four metres long cord and a pistol from the possession of the accused identified as Mohammad Zahid.
Police handed him over to the investigation department. He was carrying dynamites and bomb making equipment with him, they said.
The Gumbat police registered a case against the accused, and started investigations.
Missing DIG Kohat found
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May 10, 2009
Kohat: The DIG of Kohat region, who went missing on Friday morning, was found after 17 hours in Abbottabad where he had gone to spend four days to relieve tension, police clarified on Saturday.
The DIG could be contacted at 2am. He told Dawn by telephone from Abbottabad that he realised that his mistake had led to a serious problem when he heard news about his kidnapping on TV channels. To a question, he said that he wanted to spend few days in seclusion to take some rest after hectic duty. He said that he had informed the NWFP IGP before going on leave.
The confusion was caused because the DIG had turned off both his mobile phones and did not inform his staff about the exact location of vacations.
The DIG, Mohammad Idrees Khan, left Kohat in morning on Friday and told his staff that he was going to his home in Mardan but instead he went to Abbottabad, sources said.
Police high-ups contacted all his relatives and friends in Peshawar and other parts of the province but they expressed ignorance about his whereabouts. This led the officers to believe that he had been kidnapped.
May 10, 2009
Kohat: The DIG of Kohat region, who went missing on Friday morning, was found after 17 hours in Abbottabad where he had gone to spend four days to relieve tension, police clarified on Saturday.
The DIG could be contacted at 2am. He told Dawn by telephone from Abbottabad that he realised that his mistake had led to a serious problem when he heard news about his kidnapping on TV channels. To a question, he said that he wanted to spend few days in seclusion to take some rest after hectic duty. He said that he had informed the NWFP IGP before going on leave.
The confusion was caused because the DIG had turned off both his mobile phones and did not inform his staff about the exact location of vacations.
The DIG, Mohammad Idrees Khan, left Kohat in morning on Friday and told his staff that he was going to his home in Mardan but instead he went to Abbottabad, sources said.
Police high-ups contacted all his relatives and friends in Peshawar and other parts of the province but they expressed ignorance about his whereabouts. This led the officers to believe that he had been kidnapped.
MNA’s brother surrenders to police
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May 9, 2009
KOHAT: The brother of the MNA charged in a case of torturing and manhandling doctors presented himself before police for arrest following strike of the medical staff of all the hospitals here on Saturday.
Earlier the doctors of the KDA Divisional Medical Hospital, Women and Children Hospital, private health clinics and paramedics observed complete strike against the alleged manhandling of two doctors by the brother of the MNA, Pir Zakir Shah on Friday night. They alleged that the hujra of the MNA located close to the KDA hospital had become a den of criminals, mostly Afghan refugees, who roam in the area displaying heavy arms.The protest meeting held to condemn the incident was addressed by the president of the Malgari Doctoran, Dr Mohammad Safdar. In his speech, he criticised the administration for not taking any action against the accused and their patronisers. Dr Ibne Ali, Dr Luqman of Pakistan Islamic Doctor’s Association, the victim, Dr Rehman Afridi, and chairman of paramedics association, Haji Shabbir Hussain also spoke against the ‘hooliganism’ of the criminals on the occasion.
The students and staff of the Kohat Institute of Medical Sciences and teachers association of Kohat University of Science and Technology also participated in the strike against the MNA.
Later, in the afternoon the brother of the MNA, Pir Zakir Shah presented himself to the Jungle Khel Police and was sent to the lock up. He was hiding in Islamabad and was sent by his brother MNA Pir Dilwar Shah to surrender to the police
May 9, 2009
KOHAT: The brother of the MNA charged in a case of torturing and manhandling doctors presented himself before police for arrest following strike of the medical staff of all the hospitals here on Saturday.
Earlier the doctors of the KDA Divisional Medical Hospital, Women and Children Hospital, private health clinics and paramedics observed complete strike against the alleged manhandling of two doctors by the brother of the MNA, Pir Zakir Shah on Friday night. They alleged that the hujra of the MNA located close to the KDA hospital had become a den of criminals, mostly Afghan refugees, who roam in the area displaying heavy arms.The protest meeting held to condemn the incident was addressed by the president of the Malgari Doctoran, Dr Mohammad Safdar. In his speech, he criticised the administration for not taking any action against the accused and their patronisers. Dr Ibne Ali, Dr Luqman of Pakistan Islamic Doctor’s Association, the victim, Dr Rehman Afridi, and chairman of paramedics association, Haji Shabbir Hussain also spoke against the ‘hooliganism’ of the criminals on the occasion.
The students and staff of the Kohat Institute of Medical Sciences and teachers association of Kohat University of Science and Technology also participated in the strike against the MNA.
Later, in the afternoon the brother of the MNA, Pir Zakir Shah presented himself to the Jungle Khel Police and was sent to the lock up. He was hiding in Islamabad and was sent by his brother MNA Pir Dilwar Shah to surrender to the police
Saturday, May 9, 2009
School warned against co-education
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May 9, 2009
KARAK: Taliban have warned the administration of Government High School Khojaki Killay to end the co-education system within a week or face the consequences.
The principal of the school, Nazeer Khan, told reporters here Friday that he had received a letter from the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Waziristan and Karak chapters, that the co-education in the school was against the teachings and spirit of Islam and that they were fighting against all those who were working against the teachings of Islam.
“End the co-education in the school within one week or face the consequences,” the principal quoted the letter as saying. He said he had apprised the executive district officer (EDO-Education) Muhammad Iqbal about the entire situation and also sent a copy of the letter to DCO Muhammad Ajmal and District Police Officer Sajid Ahmad Khan Mohmand.
At least 150 girls were enrolled in the school, he said, adding that he had called a meeting of parents and briefed them regarding the entire situation. He said he asked them to admit their daughters to girl high schools with the stipulated time.
May 9, 2009
KARAK: Taliban have warned the administration of Government High School Khojaki Killay to end the co-education system within a week or face the consequences.
The principal of the school, Nazeer Khan, told reporters here Friday that he had received a letter from the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Waziristan and Karak chapters, that the co-education in the school was against the teachings and spirit of Islam and that they were fighting against all those who were working against the teachings of Islam.
“End the co-education in the school within one week or face the consequences,” the principal quoted the letter as saying. He said he had apprised the executive district officer (EDO-Education) Muhammad Iqbal about the entire situation and also sent a copy of the letter to DCO Muhammad Ajmal and District Police Officer Sajid Ahmad Khan Mohmand.
At least 150 girls were enrolled in the school, he said, adding that he had called a meeting of parents and briefed them regarding the entire situation. He said he asked them to admit their daughters to girl high schools with the stipulated time.
Kohat DIG missing
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May 9, 2009
KOHAT: The Deputy Inspector General of Kohat region police, Mohammad Idrees Khan, reportedly went missing on way to his home town of Mardan from Kohat on Friday morning, a highly-placed source told Dawn.
The DIG, who is said to be a bitter enemy of militants and criminals, had been warned in advance to keep a low profile because of militants’ threat.
According to the source, Idrees Khan had left his official residence in Kohat with a guard in the morning, but had not reached his home in Mardan till late into the night.
His family contacted the Kohat office, but they were told that he had left for home.
The source said that top officials of the provincial police and intelligence agencies had established contacts with his relatives and friends in Peshawar and other cities.
May 9, 2009
KOHAT: The Deputy Inspector General of Kohat region police, Mohammad Idrees Khan, reportedly went missing on way to his home town of Mardan from Kohat on Friday morning, a highly-placed source told Dawn.
The DIG, who is said to be a bitter enemy of militants and criminals, had been warned in advance to keep a low profile because of militants’ threat.
According to the source, Idrees Khan had left his official residence in Kohat with a guard in the morning, but had not reached his home in Mardan till late into the night.
His family contacted the Kohat office, but they were told that he had left for home.
The source said that top officials of the provincial police and intelligence agencies had established contacts with his relatives and friends in Peshawar and other cities.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Soldier injured in Kohat rocket attack
May 5, 2009
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KOHAT, May 5: A security man was injured and a military barrack damaged in a rocket attack in the cantonment area by militants from Darra Adamkhel on Tuesday.
Eyewitnesses and officials said a rocket fired from the mountains of Darra Adamkhel exploded in Pathan Centre inside an army compound, injuring a soldier.
Security forces retaliated with artillery fire on suspected hideouts of militants in the Drara Adamkhel mountains from the Kohat OTS road.
Meanwhile, police launched an operation against militants in areas bordering the tribal belt and arrested 66 suspects on Tuesday.
The operation was launched on the order of Kohat region Deputy Inspector General of Police Mohammad Idrees. The elite police force and commandoes are conducting the operation.
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KOHAT, May 5: A security man was injured and a military barrack damaged in a rocket attack in the cantonment area by militants from Darra Adamkhel on Tuesday.
Eyewitnesses and officials said a rocket fired from the mountains of Darra Adamkhel exploded in Pathan Centre inside an army compound, injuring a soldier.
Security forces retaliated with artillery fire on suspected hideouts of militants in the Drara Adamkhel mountains from the Kohat OTS road.
Meanwhile, police launched an operation against militants in areas bordering the tribal belt and arrested 66 suspects on Tuesday.
The operation was launched on the order of Kohat region Deputy Inspector General of Police Mohammad Idrees. The elite police force and commandoes are conducting the operation.
Monday, May 4, 2009
3 shot dead in Kohat
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May 4, 2009
KOHAT: Three persons were shot dead and two injured in separate incidents here Sunday. One Farooq Bangash was allegedly shot dead by Khanwada, Zahidullah and Obaidullah. A passer-by Mir Zaman was also injured in the attack.
In another incident, Haji Mosali Khan and his son were killed by unidentified gunmen near PAF petrol pump when they were on their way home in the car (S-1386). The attackers fled the scene. One Qasim Khan sustained serious injuries in the attack.
May 4, 2009
KOHAT: Three persons were shot dead and two injured in separate incidents here Sunday. One Farooq Bangash was allegedly shot dead by Khanwada, Zahidullah and Obaidullah. A passer-by Mir Zaman was also injured in the attack.
In another incident, Haji Mosali Khan and his son were killed by unidentified gunmen near PAF petrol pump when they were on their way home in the car (S-1386). The attackers fled the scene. One Qasim Khan sustained serious injuries in the attack.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Kidnap bid foiled in Kohat
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May 2, 2009
KOHAT: Police foiled a kidnap bid by unidentified gunmen near the central jail on Bannu-Peshawar Road on Saturday.
Sources said Anwar Saadat son of Sher Daraz, resident of North Waziristan Agency, was on his way to the market when four unidentified gunmen riding a car picked him near Defence Colony.
After receiving information, police party chased the kidnappers and after exchange of fire the gunmen dumped the victim near the central jail on Bannu-Peshawar Road and sped away.
May 2, 2009
KOHAT: Police foiled a kidnap bid by unidentified gunmen near the central jail on Bannu-Peshawar Road on Saturday.
Sources said Anwar Saadat son of Sher Daraz, resident of North Waziristan Agency, was on his way to the market when four unidentified gunmen riding a car picked him near Defence Colony.
After receiving information, police party chased the kidnappers and after exchange of fire the gunmen dumped the victim near the central jail on Bannu-Peshawar Road and sped away.
TWO ROCKET FIRED ON CMH KOHAT
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May 2, 2009
KOHAT: Two rockets fired by the unidentified miscreants landed near the building of the combined military hospital (CMH) on Saturday. Sources said unidentified miscreants fired two rockets from an undisclosed location, which fell near the building of the CMH, causing no loss of life or property.
May 2, 2009
KOHAT: Two rockets fired by the unidentified miscreants landed near the building of the combined military hospital (CMH) on Saturday. Sources said unidentified miscreants fired two rockets from an undisclosed location, which fell near the building of the CMH, causing no loss of life or property.
Blast in School building in Kohat
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May 2, 2009
Kohat: Unidentified attackers lobbed dynamite at a private school in Gumbat Town on Rawalpindi Road partially damaging the building on late Friday night.
May 2, 2009
Kohat: Unidentified attackers lobbed dynamite at a private school in Gumbat Town on Rawalpindi Road partially damaging the building on late Friday night.
Nazim Abducted in Hangu District
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May 2, 2009
Kohat: Local Taliban kidnapped the nazim of Darsamand union council in Hangu district and shifted him to undisclosed place, the district police officer told Dawn on Saturday.
It is important to mention here that local Taliban had detained him last year when he went to hold jirga for the release of some people on the instructions of the administration. Taliban released him after few days.
Hangu District Police Officer Sher Akbar Khan said that Nazim Haji Jalilur Rehman was abducted at gunpoint by unidentified armed persons. He said that relatives of the nazim had so far nominated nobody in the case but police were making efforts to locate him.
May 2, 2009
Kohat: Local Taliban kidnapped the nazim of Darsamand union council in Hangu district and shifted him to undisclosed place, the district police officer told Dawn on Saturday.
It is important to mention here that local Taliban had detained him last year when he went to hold jirga for the release of some people on the instructions of the administration. Taliban released him after few days.
Hangu District Police Officer Sher Akbar Khan said that Nazim Haji Jalilur Rehman was abducted at gunpoint by unidentified armed persons. He said that relatives of the nazim had so far nominated nobody in the case but police were making efforts to locate him.
KOHAT: 14 suspects arrested after pylon blown up in Darra
Posted in Dawn
May 2, 2009
KOHAT, : Security forces rounded up 14 suspected militants after a power pylon was blown up in Qasim Khel area of Darra Adamkhel on Saturday.
Militants blew up the pylon in reaction to the destruction of a house of Taliban commander by the security forces.
Security forces moved into the area and arrested 14 tribesmen on the suspicion of their involvement in terrorist activities. They were shifted to undisclosed location for interrogation.
The army continued artillery firing at the hideouts of militants in the mountains of Darra Adamkhel from Kohat. However there was no immediate report of casualties.
May 2, 2009
KOHAT, : Security forces rounded up 14 suspected militants after a power pylon was blown up in Qasim Khel area of Darra Adamkhel on Saturday.
Militants blew up the pylon in reaction to the destruction of a house of Taliban commander by the security forces.
Security forces moved into the area and arrested 14 tribesmen on the suspicion of their involvement in terrorist activities. They were shifted to undisclosed location for interrogation.
The army continued artillery firing at the hideouts of militants in the mountains of Darra Adamkhel from Kohat. However there was no immediate report of casualties.
KARAK: NHA urged to remove piles of gypsum from roadside
Posted in Dawn
May 2, 2009
KARAK, : The dwellers of different areas in the district including Shaheedan, Jandri, mithakhel and Speena Banda have demanded of the National Highway Authority to remove piles of gypsum from the bank of Indus Highway.
“Huge piles of gypsum have been dumped on roadsides in different busy places which can cause fatal accidents,” elders of the areas Noor Shareen Khan, Nazeer Jan, Aqal Rahman, Israr Ameen, Zahir Jan, Mohammad Maseed Khan, Islam Noor, Bismillah Jan and Isam Gul said in a letter sent to NHA Deputy Director Umer Hayat Khattak.
They said that so far two precious lives had been lost in accidents due to gypsum piles. They said that few individuals had put of the lives of innocent people in danger just to earn few coins.
The said that long trailers and trucks remained parked on the road in long queues creating hurdles for the smooth flow of traffic. They expressed fears that fatal accident would occur owing to the negligence of owners and contractors of gypsum mines.
They added that the dumping of gypsum on roadside created a lot of problems for the people. They demanded of the government and NHA to remove the piles of gypsum from roadside.
NHA deputy director, when contacted, said that he had brought the issue in the notice of mineral department and local government but they said that it did not fall under their jurisdiction.
May 2, 2009
KARAK, : The dwellers of different areas in the district including Shaheedan, Jandri, mithakhel and Speena Banda have demanded of the National Highway Authority to remove piles of gypsum from the bank of Indus Highway.
“Huge piles of gypsum have been dumped on roadsides in different busy places which can cause fatal accidents,” elders of the areas Noor Shareen Khan, Nazeer Jan, Aqal Rahman, Israr Ameen, Zahir Jan, Mohammad Maseed Khan, Islam Noor, Bismillah Jan and Isam Gul said in a letter sent to NHA Deputy Director Umer Hayat Khattak.
They said that so far two precious lives had been lost in accidents due to gypsum piles. They said that few individuals had put of the lives of innocent people in danger just to earn few coins.
The said that long trailers and trucks remained parked on the road in long queues creating hurdles for the smooth flow of traffic. They expressed fears that fatal accident would occur owing to the negligence of owners and contractors of gypsum mines.
They added that the dumping of gypsum on roadside created a lot of problems for the people. They demanded of the government and NHA to remove the piles of gypsum from roadside.
NHA deputy director, when contacted, said that he had brought the issue in the notice of mineral department and local government but they said that it did not fall under their jurisdiction.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
KOHAT Bar Election
Posted in Dawn
May 2, 2009
Kohat: A Pakistan People’s Party nominee was elected president of the Kohat Bar Association by defeating a candidate of his own party by a close margin on Thursday.
Mazahir Ali Shah was elected president by getting 104 votes against Mr Rauf’s 96 votes.
Samiullah was elected vice-president with 103 votes by defeating Javed Khagazai and Iftikhar Khattak.
May 2, 2009
Kohat: A Pakistan People’s Party nominee was elected president of the Kohat Bar Association by defeating a candidate of his own party by a close margin on Thursday.
Mazahir Ali Shah was elected president by getting 104 votes against Mr Rauf’s 96 votes.
Samiullah was elected vice-president with 103 votes by defeating Javed Khagazai and Iftikhar Khattak.
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