Kohat police has arrested criminals in different areas.
Daily Mashriq
Kohat Chowni Police in a raid arrested Five people involved in different kinds of illegal activities. The police had also collected various types of ammunition from them also.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
3 boys drown in Kohat
Source The News
Three teenaged boys, including two brothers, drowned in a pond here, local sources said Wednesday. The sources said the two brothers, Syed Kamran Shah, 12, and Syed Yaseen Shah, 13, residents of Borka village, were swimming in the pond near their home when they drowned in deep water. A cousin of the deceased, Jehanzeb Shah, 14, jumped into the pond to rescue them but he also drowned.
Three teenaged boys, including two brothers, drowned in a pond here, local sources said Wednesday. The sources said the two brothers, Syed Kamran Shah, 12, and Syed Yaseen Shah, 13, residents of Borka village, were swimming in the pond near their home when they drowned in deep water. A cousin of the deceased, Jehanzeb Shah, 14, jumped into the pond to rescue them but he also drowned.
Waterborne diseases on the rise in Kohat
Source The News
Scores of people, including children and women, were admitted to different hospitals of Kohat division after being affected by conjunctivitis (an infectious eye disease) and other waterborne diseases here, doctors said on Tuesday.
They said that there were no arrangements to drain out stagnant flood and rainwater of Kohat city and its adjoining areas, which had caused the outbreak of eye and water-borne diseases. They said that around 4,900 people were suffering from eye-related diseases while 3,100 affectees of waterborne disease had been admitted to different hospitals.
A child specialist at Children and Women Hospital Kohat Dr Mehar Ali said that conjunctivitis and other waterborne diseases had broken out after the recent floods. He said they were receiving 150 to 200 children affected by such disease on a daily basis. An eye specialist at District Headquarters Hospital Dr Irfanullah said that conjunctivitis had spread very rapidly in the area.
Scores of people, including children and women, were admitted to different hospitals of Kohat division after being affected by conjunctivitis (an infectious eye disease) and other waterborne diseases here, doctors said on Tuesday.
They said that there were no arrangements to drain out stagnant flood and rainwater of Kohat city and its adjoining areas, which had caused the outbreak of eye and water-borne diseases. They said that around 4,900 people were suffering from eye-related diseases while 3,100 affectees of waterborne disease had been admitted to different hospitals.
A child specialist at Children and Women Hospital Kohat Dr Mehar Ali said that conjunctivitis and other waterborne diseases had broken out after the recent floods. He said they were receiving 150 to 200 children affected by such disease on a daily basis. An eye specialist at District Headquarters Hospital Dr Irfanullah said that conjunctivitis had spread very rapidly in the area.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Gas supply to south Punjab suspended
Source Dawn
The gas supply to southern Punjab and Shakardarra was suspended due to severe damage caused to the main pipeline at Swerokas area on Monday night, official sources said.
The 12-inch main pipeline supplying gas to southern Punjab through Daud Khel from Gurguri was damaged as a result of a blast when a huge rock fell on it. The police and technical teams rushed to the scene around midnight to ascertain the cause of the blast.
Later the police confirmed that the pipeline had been damaged due to falling of a rock on it and it was not sabotage. The pipeline supplies gas to Mianwali in Punjab and Shakardarra in Kohat district.
The gas supply to southern Punjab and Shakardarra was suspended due to severe damage caused to the main pipeline at Swerokas area on Monday night, official sources said.
The 12-inch main pipeline supplying gas to southern Punjab through Daud Khel from Gurguri was damaged as a result of a blast when a huge rock fell on it. The police and technical teams rushed to the scene around midnight to ascertain the cause of the blast.
Later the police confirmed that the pipeline had been damaged due to falling of a rock on it and it was not sabotage. The pipeline supplies gas to Mianwali in Punjab and Shakardarra in Kohat district.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Prolonged power outages: Protesters torch Pesco offices, vehicles
Source Dawn
In Kohat about 500 armed men, belonging to Nasrat Khel village, blocked Kohat-Hangu Highway while women also blocked Rawalpindi Road and Bannu Road at College Town and Chakar Kot, respectively.
The armed villagers marched towards Kohat city and attacked the sub-divisional rural office of Pesco, situated in Happy valley. They damaged the furniture and gadgets at the office. However, the Pesco officials escaped in time to save their lives.
After ransacking the Pesco office, protesters went back to Nasrat Khel area and burnt a jeep, bearing registration number SNA-4722, to vent their anger. They also resorted to intense firing in the air with automatic weapons which kept police away from them. A man identified as Jasmeen, son of Irshad, was also injured in the firing and taken to hospital.
The protesters said that they were forced by Pesco to stage protest rally as it continued power loadshedding even during Iftar and Sahri timings. They said that they spent the entire night without electricity.
The elders of the village said that Pesco had been keeping power suspended for the last several days without any prior announcement. The protesters blocked the road in sizzling heat at 10:45pm and opened it for traffic at 4:30pm.
Two deputy superintendents of police, Lal Fareed and Abdul Qayyum, along with Pesco superintendent held talks with the elders of the village and convinced them to postpone the protest till Friday.
The elders said that they would meet District Coordination Officer Shahidullah and take a final decision about ending protest after getting assurance from him.
The women also took out to the roads in College Town and Chakar Kot owing to suspension of electricity and scarcity of drinking water in the areas. The women protesters dispersed peacefully after blocking the roads for half an hour.
On the other hand, police arrested Fazal Rehman and Adil and registered a case against them for attacking the Pesco office and making the officials hostages.
In Kohat about 500 armed men, belonging to Nasrat Khel village, blocked Kohat-Hangu Highway while women also blocked Rawalpindi Road and Bannu Road at College Town and Chakar Kot, respectively.
The armed villagers marched towards Kohat city and attacked the sub-divisional rural office of Pesco, situated in Happy valley. They damaged the furniture and gadgets at the office. However, the Pesco officials escaped in time to save their lives.
After ransacking the Pesco office, protesters went back to Nasrat Khel area and burnt a jeep, bearing registration number SNA-4722, to vent their anger. They also resorted to intense firing in the air with automatic weapons which kept police away from them. A man identified as Jasmeen, son of Irshad, was also injured in the firing and taken to hospital.
The protesters said that they were forced by Pesco to stage protest rally as it continued power loadshedding even during Iftar and Sahri timings. They said that they spent the entire night without electricity.
The elders of the village said that Pesco had been keeping power suspended for the last several days without any prior announcement. The protesters blocked the road in sizzling heat at 10:45pm and opened it for traffic at 4:30pm.
Two deputy superintendents of police, Lal Fareed and Abdul Qayyum, along with Pesco superintendent held talks with the elders of the village and convinced them to postpone the protest till Friday.
The elders said that they would meet District Coordination Officer Shahidullah and take a final decision about ending protest after getting assurance from him.
The women also took out to the roads in College Town and Chakar Kot owing to suspension of electricity and scarcity of drinking water in the areas. The women protesters dispersed peacefully after blocking the roads for half an hour.
On the other hand, police arrested Fazal Rehman and Adil and registered a case against them for attacking the Pesco office and making the officials hostages.
Friday, August 13, 2010
4 people killed at Indus Highway at Karak
Source: Daily Mashriq
Four people killed and two injured in accident at Indus Highway near Karak. According to details on Indus Highway near Shaheedan More a Suzuki Carry going to Peshawar collied with a truck going to D I Khan. Due to this accident Muhammad Waqar, Sher Ali and Inamullah resident of Peshawar and one Muhammad Saleem died at the spot. The two critically injured person Abdul Waheed and Ahmed were shifted to hospital for treatment.
Four people killed and two injured in accident at Indus Highway near Karak. According to details on Indus Highway near Shaheedan More a Suzuki Carry going to Peshawar collied with a truck going to D I Khan. Due to this accident Muhammad Waqar, Sher Ali and Inamullah resident of Peshawar and one Muhammad Saleem died at the spot. The two critically injured person Abdul Waheed and Ahmed were shifted to hospital for treatment.
Khushalgarh Bridge reopens
Source Dawn
The authorities have reopened Khushalgarh Bridge, which connects Kohat with Rawalpindi, for light traffic and train service.
The decision to reopen the bridge was taken after the Railways Division and National Highway Authority gave clearance that it was safe for traffic after level of floodwater receded considerably.
The bridge was closed for all kinds of traffic two days ago for the second time during the last fortnight due to threat by heavy floods in the Indus River.
The authorities have reopened Khushalgarh Bridge, which connects Kohat with Rawalpindi, for light traffic and train service.
The decision to reopen the bridge was taken after the Railways Division and National Highway Authority gave clearance that it was safe for traffic after level of floodwater receded considerably.
The bridge was closed for all kinds of traffic two days ago for the second time during the last fortnight due to threat by heavy floods in the Indus River.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Three Killed in Lachi Kohat
Source Daily Mashriq
Three person killed in firing incidents in Lachi Teshsil of Kohat. According to details in Samarai Bala area of Lachi one father and his son were killed by Nabat Khan, Fareed ullah, Roman, Umar Farooq, Gul Saeed and Muhammad Hasan. The victims were Israr Gul and Noor ul Amin while one person Shamsur Rehman was injured. In another incident in Lachi Shamroz Khan, Roshan Hayat, Hasan Hayat and Mashfiq Hayat killed their rival group's Guldar Sher and fled from the scene.
Three person killed in firing incidents in Lachi Teshsil of Kohat. According to details in Samarai Bala area of Lachi one father and his son were killed by Nabat Khan, Fareed ullah, Roman, Umar Farooq, Gul Saeed and Muhammad Hasan. The victims were Israr Gul and Noor ul Amin while one person Shamsur Rehman was injured. In another incident in Lachi Shamroz Khan, Roshan Hayat, Hasan Hayat and Mashfiq Hayat killed their rival group's Guldar Sher and fled from the scene.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Fresh rain in Kohat more deaths
Source Dawn
Two women and two girls of the same family were killed and two others injured when roof of their house caved in due to heavy rains in Jabbi area of Kohat.
Rabela Jan, Nirma Jan, Nazia, 5, and Shehla, 3, were admitted to a local hospital but they died of injuries, hospital sources told Dawn.
Two women of the same family, Maqsooda and Saira, who were injured when their house collapsed, were admitted in the KDA divisional headquarter hospital.
The rescuers pulled out a body from flood waters in Thall Behzadi area. The dead was identified as Muhammad Saeed, resident of Azghun Banda village in Shahpur Town.
Floods washed away two children destroyed dozens of houses and a mosque completely in Katakanri area of Hangu district.
A minor girl, Laiba, and a seven-years-old boy, Saad, were killed when roof of a house fell in Shawa area on Hangu-Thall road in the small hours of Saturday. A new bridge constructed at a cost of Rs30 million recently in Mandoori area in Thall tehsil of Hangu District was badly damaged, a local elder Maulana Jalil told this correspondent.
He further said that the floodwater inundated Hangu courts, post office and a hospital. The floodwaters washed away a Hiace wagon in Kharshu Banda. The driver of the wagon managed to jump out of the vehicle safely. There was four feet deep water standing inside these government buildings which destroyed all furniture and electronic gadgets, he said. Maulana Jalil complained that despite widespread devastation caused by floods in the district, no public representative or official were seen in the affected areas where people were crying for help.
The flash floods caused by incessant rains in the whole Kohat District affected Mohammedzai, Nasrat Khel, Hafizabad, Jungle Khel, Jarma, and Kaghazai. The rains started around 6pm on Friday and continued till Saturday evening.
The district coordination officer declared emergency in Kaghzai, Nasrat Khel and Jarma after receiving reports that a 45,000 cusecs of water would pass through the narrow Kohat Toi nullah, two kilometers from the Kohat city. Last week 50,000 cusecs of water passed through the same stream which claimed 13 lives when a bridge fell on the people in Jarma.
Two women and two girls of the same family were killed and two others injured when roof of their house caved in due to heavy rains in Jabbi area of Kohat.
Rabela Jan, Nirma Jan, Nazia, 5, and Shehla, 3, were admitted to a local hospital but they died of injuries, hospital sources told Dawn.
Two women of the same family, Maqsooda and Saira, who were injured when their house collapsed, were admitted in the KDA divisional headquarter hospital.
The rescuers pulled out a body from flood waters in Thall Behzadi area. The dead was identified as Muhammad Saeed, resident of Azghun Banda village in Shahpur Town.
Floods washed away two children destroyed dozens of houses and a mosque completely in Katakanri area of Hangu district.
A minor girl, Laiba, and a seven-years-old boy, Saad, were killed when roof of a house fell in Shawa area on Hangu-Thall road in the small hours of Saturday. A new bridge constructed at a cost of Rs30 million recently in Mandoori area in Thall tehsil of Hangu District was badly damaged, a local elder Maulana Jalil told this correspondent.
He further said that the floodwater inundated Hangu courts, post office and a hospital. The floodwaters washed away a Hiace wagon in Kharshu Banda. The driver of the wagon managed to jump out of the vehicle safely. There was four feet deep water standing inside these government buildings which destroyed all furniture and electronic gadgets, he said. Maulana Jalil complained that despite widespread devastation caused by floods in the district, no public representative or official were seen in the affected areas where people were crying for help.
The flash floods caused by incessant rains in the whole Kohat District affected Mohammedzai, Nasrat Khel, Hafizabad, Jungle Khel, Jarma, and Kaghazai. The rains started around 6pm on Friday and continued till Saturday evening.
The district coordination officer declared emergency in Kaghzai, Nasrat Khel and Jarma after receiving reports that a 45,000 cusecs of water would pass through the narrow Kohat Toi nullah, two kilometers from the Kohat city. Last week 50,000 cusecs of water passed through the same stream which claimed 13 lives when a bridge fell on the people in Jarma.
Meat Shop of City Govt Kohat
Source Daily Mashriq
Kohat City Government has opened the meat shop to provide the meat to local people at official rates.According to details the District Price Review committee has fixed the rate of meat at 170 per KG but the butchers are reluctant to sell at this rate and they starts strike. Due to this the city goverment take the deceision to open the store and provide the meat at official rates.
Kohat City Government has opened the meat shop to provide the meat to local people at official rates.According to details the District Price Review committee has fixed the rate of meat at 170 per KG but the butchers are reluctant to sell at this rate and they starts strike. Due to this the city goverment take the deceision to open the store and provide the meat at official rates.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Floods killed 22, 2500 houses washed away
Source Daily Mashriq
According to initial survey the recent rains and flood in Kohat Division causes death of 22 people and about 2500 houses were washed away. The situation in kohat refugee camps is deteriorating and the risk of epidemic is increasing due to mismanagement and unhygienic foods availability in the Division. According the weather report the new rain system has entered in Kohat Division and it is causing further rains in different localities of Kohat areas which may casue further loss.
According to initial survey the recent rains and flood in Kohat Division causes death of 22 people and about 2500 houses were washed away. The situation in kohat refugee camps is deteriorating and the risk of epidemic is increasing due to mismanagement and unhygienic foods availability in the Division. According the weather report the new rain system has entered in Kohat Division and it is causing further rains in different localities of Kohat areas which may casue further loss.
Khushall Garh Bridge opened
According to television source the Khushall Bridge has been opened for small vehicles on test basis.
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