Source The News
The foundation of the first Women and Children Hospital was laid in Darra Adamkhel, Frontier Region Kohat, the other day.
Talking to The News, president of coalmines of Darra Adamkhel, Sabir Afridi said that the income being generated from the coalmines in Qasimkhel area was Rs15 million per month and added that the local people had realised that there should be some health facilities in the area. e said that Rs3.6 million would preliminary be spent on the project of hospital for women and children which would be furnished with all medical facilities. He said the initiative had been taken purely on self-help by the local residents to provide better healthcare to the people.
He said the cases of women and children would be handled in the hospital instead of taking to hospitals in Peshawar or Kohat. He said such project was private and being financed by the income being generated from the coalmines.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Four gunned down in Kohat
Source The News
Four persons including father and son were shot dead in Mandakhel area in the limits of Bilitang Police Station here Monday, police said.
Lodging a case with the police, Muhammad Ishfaq said his father, Raees Khan, brother Sanaullah and two cousins Abdul Ghaffar and Sheharyar were on way home from the mosque after ‘Isha prayers’ when the gunmen opened fire on them.
Raees Khan and his son Sanaullah were killed on the spot while two others sustained critical injuries. The injured were transported to the District Headquarters Hospital Kohat where they succumbed to injuries. The motive behind the incident could not be ascertained.
Two POs held in Mansehra: The police here Tuesday claimed arresting two proclaimed offenders. Police sources said that Khan Afsar and his brother Sher Bahadar were wanted by Mansehra police in many cases of heinous nature including the murder of six people in Danna area.
The sources said the district police sent a team to Dera Ghazi Khan after receiving information about the presence of the outlaws there. A raid was conducted jointly by the Elite Force of Punjab and Mansehra police on a hotel in Dera Ghazi Khan and the accused were nabbed and shifted to Mansehra. The accused were reportedly planning to shift to Afghanistan from Dera Ghazi Khan.
Four persons including father and son were shot dead in Mandakhel area in the limits of Bilitang Police Station here Monday, police said.
Lodging a case with the police, Muhammad Ishfaq said his father, Raees Khan, brother Sanaullah and two cousins Abdul Ghaffar and Sheharyar were on way home from the mosque after ‘Isha prayers’ when the gunmen opened fire on them.
Raees Khan and his son Sanaullah were killed on the spot while two others sustained critical injuries. The injured were transported to the District Headquarters Hospital Kohat where they succumbed to injuries. The motive behind the incident could not be ascertained.
Two POs held in Mansehra: The police here Tuesday claimed arresting two proclaimed offenders. Police sources said that Khan Afsar and his brother Sher Bahadar were wanted by Mansehra police in many cases of heinous nature including the murder of six people in Danna area.
The sources said the district police sent a team to Dera Ghazi Khan after receiving information about the presence of the outlaws there. A raid was conducted jointly by the Elite Force of Punjab and Mansehra police on a hotel in Dera Ghazi Khan and the accused were nabbed and shifted to Mansehra. The accused were reportedly planning to shift to Afghanistan from Dera Ghazi Khan.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Two killed in Karak on land dispute
Source Daily Mashriq
In Latambar village of Karak two people were killed due to a dispute on cutting of trees. According to details from Karak district latambar village two tribes akarwall and latambar have dispute on land having trees due to which firing starts and it last for several hours. Due to this firing one Zahid son of Akbar Jan resident of Latambar and other Yaqoob son of Gulab Khan resident of kamali banda died on the spot. The firing stops after the arrival of area police.
In Latambar village of Karak two people were killed due to a dispute on cutting of trees. According to details from Karak district latambar village two tribes akarwall and latambar have dispute on land having trees due to which firing starts and it last for several hours. Due to this firing one Zahid son of Akbar Jan resident of Latambar and other Yaqoob son of Gulab Khan resident of kamali banda died on the spot. The firing stops after the arrival of area police.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Militant held after fierce clash in Hangu
Source Dawn
A top commander of Orakzai Taliban was arrested and an explosives-laden van prepared for carrying out a suicide attack on a military convoy seized in a joint raid on a house in Doaba area of Hangu after a fierce battle with terrorists on Saturday.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) local commander Abu Bakr was arrested in injured condition along with his two accomplices Anwar and Hafiz Saeed Gul, owner of the house, after six hours long operation.
Deputy inspector general of police, Kohat region, Muhammad Masood Afridi told Dawn that the suicide vehicle was loaded with explosives to strike a military convoy, which was scheduled to move from Kohat to Thall on Saturday.
Regional head of the bomb disposal squad Muhammad Akbar Khan said that the explosives were attached to multiple ignition systems. He said that the bomb disposal squad recovered 300 kilogrammes of explosives, five gallons of petrol, three gas cylinders, three rockets, five mortars and five land mines. Every cavity of the vehicle was cleverly filled with explosives, he added.
The explosives and gadgets fixed in the pick-up van (DN4236) were carefully dismantled by a team of experts, the BDS head said.
Acting on a tip-off given by the intelligence agencies, the military and police raided a house, owned by Hafiz Saeed Gul, in Maroofi Banda area in the jurisdiction of Doaba police station. SHO Doaba police Gulzar Khan told this correspondent that the forces cordoned off the whole area and asked the suspects to surrender,but they instead opened firing which was duly returned by them.
He said that in the six-hour battle three militants were injured and later arrested while trying to flee towards the nearby mountains. He said that the SSR pick-up van that was reportedly prepared for a suicide strike was also seized from the house.
The SHO said that the search operation was still in progress in the area for the arrest of other accomplices of the arrested militants. Meanwhile, the vehicle was being shifted to a secret place amid tight security from Doaba to Hangu.
A top commander of Orakzai Taliban was arrested and an explosives-laden van prepared for carrying out a suicide attack on a military convoy seized in a joint raid on a house in Doaba area of Hangu after a fierce battle with terrorists on Saturday.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) local commander Abu Bakr was arrested in injured condition along with his two accomplices Anwar and Hafiz Saeed Gul, owner of the house, after six hours long operation.
Deputy inspector general of police, Kohat region, Muhammad Masood Afridi told Dawn that the suicide vehicle was loaded with explosives to strike a military convoy, which was scheduled to move from Kohat to Thall on Saturday.
Regional head of the bomb disposal squad Muhammad Akbar Khan said that the explosives were attached to multiple ignition systems. He said that the bomb disposal squad recovered 300 kilogrammes of explosives, five gallons of petrol, three gas cylinders, three rockets, five mortars and five land mines. Every cavity of the vehicle was cleverly filled with explosives, he added.
The explosives and gadgets fixed in the pick-up van (DN4236) were carefully dismantled by a team of experts, the BDS head said.
Acting on a tip-off given by the intelligence agencies, the military and police raided a house, owned by Hafiz Saeed Gul, in Maroofi Banda area in the jurisdiction of Doaba police station. SHO Doaba police Gulzar Khan told this correspondent that the forces cordoned off the whole area and asked the suspects to surrender,but they instead opened firing which was duly returned by them.
He said that in the six-hour battle three militants were injured and later arrested while trying to flee towards the nearby mountains. He said that the SSR pick-up van that was reportedly prepared for a suicide strike was also seized from the house.
The SHO said that the search operation was still in progress in the area for the arrest of other accomplices of the arrested militants. Meanwhile, the vehicle was being shifted to a secret place amid tight security from Doaba to Hangu.
Village house located near police lines explode due to gas leakage in Kohat
Source The Nation
A village house located near police lines of Kohat exploded due to gas leakage, injuring a woman.
The explosion took place in the house of one Waseem Ahmad, after it was filled with gas, which injured one sleeping woman, Yasmeen and her 7-year old daughter Saania and another 12-year daughter Roohana. The injured have been shifted to district hospital Kohat.
A village house located near police lines of Kohat exploded due to gas leakage, injuring a woman.
The explosion took place in the house of one Waseem Ahmad, after it was filled with gas, which injured one sleeping woman, Yasmeen and her 7-year old daughter Saania and another 12-year daughter Roohana. The injured have been shifted to district hospital Kohat.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Women protest low gas pressure
Source Dawn
A large number of women on Tuesday blocked the main city road to protest against suspension and low pressure of gas in KDA Town.
Enraged by suspension of gas in the morning and persistent low pressure for several weeks the women gathered outside the town and blocked the main city road for about an hour.
When DSP Ehsanullah reached there for negotiations the protesters insisted that they wanted the SNGPL officials to come and give them assurance that gas load shedding would be ended soon. The police brought the SNGPL officials who promised to solve the problem of low pressure within 15 days. Afterwards, the women ended their protest.
The protesting women complained that their children and spouses had been going to schools and offices without breakfast for the last few days.
The women said that they had to buy food from hotels for breakfast and dinner because they could not cook at home due to the low gas pressure.
Earlier, an emergency meeting of Kotal Welfare Organisation (KWO) was held in a mosque of Sector 4 of KDA, which issued a two-day deadline to the SNGPL for resolving the issue of low gas pressure.
A large number of women on Tuesday blocked the main city road to protest against suspension and low pressure of gas in KDA Town.
Enraged by suspension of gas in the morning and persistent low pressure for several weeks the women gathered outside the town and blocked the main city road for about an hour.
When DSP Ehsanullah reached there for negotiations the protesters insisted that they wanted the SNGPL officials to come and give them assurance that gas load shedding would be ended soon. The police brought the SNGPL officials who promised to solve the problem of low pressure within 15 days. Afterwards, the women ended their protest.
The protesting women complained that their children and spouses had been going to schools and offices without breakfast for the last few days.
The women said that they had to buy food from hotels for breakfast and dinner because they could not cook at home due to the low gas pressure.
Earlier, an emergency meeting of Kotal Welfare Organisation (KWO) was held in a mosque of Sector 4 of KDA, which issued a two-day deadline to the SNGPL for resolving the issue of low gas pressure.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Oil company official, 10 tribesmen kidnapped
Source Dawn
Unidentified persons kidnapped a senior official of a foreign oil exploring company in Hangu district on Tuesday while militants abducted at least 10 tribesmen in Orakzai Agency. Officials said that Fayaz Khattak, a senior official of Hungarian company MOL, was travelling near an exploration point when unidentified armed men kidnapped him along with his driver, Said Kalam, and vehicle.
Police found the vehicle abandoned in Chamba Gul area. Hangu police told Dawn by telephone that a police team was inspecting the scene form where the vehicle was recovered.
DIG Mohammad Masood Afridi told this correspondent that a team headed by Hangu district police officer had been constituted to investigate the incident.
To a question, he said that Taliban were not involved in the case and a group of local proclaimed offenders seemed to have kidnapped the official and his driver for ransom. He hoped that the kidnapped persons would be recovered soon. “The vehicle has automatic lock system but police are trying to open it and bring it back. The FIR of kidnapping case will be registered upon the arrival of MOL officials and the police team,” he added.
The MOL had huge stakes in the region where it was engaged in successful explorations of oil and gas for more than a decade in Tall Block. It operates four oil and gas wells — Manzali-1, Manzali-2 and Manzali-3 and Makori-1– in Tall block of Karak district where it started its operations in 1999.
In the second incident, militants kidnapped at least 10 tribesmen in central tehsil area of Orakzai Agency and shifted them to an undisclosed location on Monday.
Sources said that militants attacked a vehicle of local tribesmen, who had recently returned to the area from an IDP camp, and whisked away at least 10 people. Officials said that the kidnapping incident had been reported to the higher authorities.
Mohammad Nazir, Noor Khan and other elders of Meshti tribe told journalists that the tribesmen would be forced to go back to IDP camps if government failed to provide them security. They said that Meshti tribesmen would be compelled to once again leave their homes as militants were continuously attacking them.
The leader of Orakzai Qaumi Lashkar, Salamat Orakzai, said that security forces were playing the role of silent spectator in the face of continuous attacks on tribesmen, who returned from IDP camps. Militants had incurred huge losses on the lashkar, which was formed at the behest of security forces, but government failed to give them any support, he added.
Unidentified persons kidnapped a senior official of a foreign oil exploring company in Hangu district on Tuesday while militants abducted at least 10 tribesmen in Orakzai Agency. Officials said that Fayaz Khattak, a senior official of Hungarian company MOL, was travelling near an exploration point when unidentified armed men kidnapped him along with his driver, Said Kalam, and vehicle.
Police found the vehicle abandoned in Chamba Gul area. Hangu police told Dawn by telephone that a police team was inspecting the scene form where the vehicle was recovered.
DIG Mohammad Masood Afridi told this correspondent that a team headed by Hangu district police officer had been constituted to investigate the incident.
To a question, he said that Taliban were not involved in the case and a group of local proclaimed offenders seemed to have kidnapped the official and his driver for ransom. He hoped that the kidnapped persons would be recovered soon. “The vehicle has automatic lock system but police are trying to open it and bring it back. The FIR of kidnapping case will be registered upon the arrival of MOL officials and the police team,” he added.
The MOL had huge stakes in the region where it was engaged in successful explorations of oil and gas for more than a decade in Tall Block. It operates four oil and gas wells — Manzali-1, Manzali-2 and Manzali-3 and Makori-1– in Tall block of Karak district where it started its operations in 1999.
In the second incident, militants kidnapped at least 10 tribesmen in central tehsil area of Orakzai Agency and shifted them to an undisclosed location on Monday.
Sources said that militants attacked a vehicle of local tribesmen, who had recently returned to the area from an IDP camp, and whisked away at least 10 people. Officials said that the kidnapping incident had been reported to the higher authorities.
Mohammad Nazir, Noor Khan and other elders of Meshti tribe told journalists that the tribesmen would be forced to go back to IDP camps if government failed to provide them security. They said that Meshti tribesmen would be compelled to once again leave their homes as militants were continuously attacking them.
The leader of Orakzai Qaumi Lashkar, Salamat Orakzai, said that security forces were playing the role of silent spectator in the face of continuous attacks on tribesmen, who returned from IDP camps. Militants had incurred huge losses on the lashkar, which was formed at the behest of security forces, but government failed to give them any support, he added.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Two students charged with cyber crime in Kohat
Source Dawn
Two college students missing since October from Kohat have been formally charged by the Federal Investigation Agency for sharing information about the chief justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan with an Indian hacker, officials and parents told Dawn on Monday.
The cyber crime wing of the FIA has registered a case against Saim Ali Shah, son of Zulfiqar Ali Shah, and Salal Ali Shah, son of Sajid Ali Shah, in the Rawalpindi circle under Sections 419, 420, 468 and 41 of Pakistan Penal Code and the ATO of cyber crimes.
A special unit of FIA, Rawalpindi, had conducted a raid on a house in Garhi Banoorian on October 13, 2010 and whisked away both the cousins along with their computers and CDs without informing the local police and their parents.
When contacted, Mr Zulfiqar told this scribe that his son and nephew had developed friendship on net with an Indian national in August who told them that he had hacked the official website of the SC and ridiculed the Pakistani security agencies for poor safety system.
“Being immature and unaware of the consequences our children put their photographs on the hacked official website sent to them by their Indian friend. This came into the notice of SC registrar who informed the concerned quarters about the incident, which led to their arrest from Kohat on October 1,” Mr Zulfiqar said.
Salal and Saim, a second and third year students respectively, had bought a new laptop and computer systems, which the FIA officials took with them for investigation, Mr Zulfiqar said and hoped that the children would be spared by the court because they were misguided by the Indian hacker.
Two college students missing since October from Kohat have been formally charged by the Federal Investigation Agency for sharing information about the chief justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan with an Indian hacker, officials and parents told Dawn on Monday.
The cyber crime wing of the FIA has registered a case against Saim Ali Shah, son of Zulfiqar Ali Shah, and Salal Ali Shah, son of Sajid Ali Shah, in the Rawalpindi circle under Sections 419, 420, 468 and 41 of Pakistan Penal Code and the ATO of cyber crimes.
A special unit of FIA, Rawalpindi, had conducted a raid on a house in Garhi Banoorian on October 13, 2010 and whisked away both the cousins along with their computers and CDs without informing the local police and their parents.
When contacted, Mr Zulfiqar told this scribe that his son and nephew had developed friendship on net with an Indian national in August who told them that he had hacked the official website of the SC and ridiculed the Pakistani security agencies for poor safety system.
“Being immature and unaware of the consequences our children put their photographs on the hacked official website sent to them by their Indian friend. This came into the notice of SC registrar who informed the concerned quarters about the incident, which led to their arrest from Kohat on October 1,” Mr Zulfiqar said.
Salal and Saim, a second and third year students respectively, had bought a new laptop and computer systems, which the FIA officials took with them for investigation, Mr Zulfiqar said and hoped that the children would be spared by the court because they were misguided by the Indian hacker.
MOL holds free eye camp in Kohat
Source Pakistan Observer
In line with its policy of providing health care facilities to underprivileged communities especially in its operation areas of MOL Pakistan, the Community Development Department organized a one-day free eye testing and medical camp at Gurguri in collaboration with Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Kohat.
The camp received massive response from the local community and was highly appreciated by the district administration and local elders. Community elders recalled the massive great support MOL Pakistan had been extending and held that it had always contributed to society through various developmental activities for the welfare of communities in Pakistan in general and in its TAL Block in particular.
Before commencement of day-long activity, a planning meeting was held with District Administration, Management of Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital and local elders in keeping them abreast of the development and chalk out strategy to extract maximum benefits for the patients. Besides sponsoring the activity, MOL Pakistan also provided logistic support to the patients. Local community had already been informed of free Eye Camp through print media, banners, and loud speakers for the last few days.
Medical team comprising 2 specialist doctors and 4 paramedical staff from AL- Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Kohat provided free check up to the patients. Moreover, the field doctor from Manzalai Gas Plant Clinic of MOL Pakistan also facilitated and monitored the activity
In line with its policy of providing health care facilities to underprivileged communities especially in its operation areas of MOL Pakistan, the Community Development Department organized a one-day free eye testing and medical camp at Gurguri in collaboration with Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Kohat.
The camp received massive response from the local community and was highly appreciated by the district administration and local elders. Community elders recalled the massive great support MOL Pakistan had been extending and held that it had always contributed to society through various developmental activities for the welfare of communities in Pakistan in general and in its TAL Block in particular.
Before commencement of day-long activity, a planning meeting was held with District Administration, Management of Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital and local elders in keeping them abreast of the development and chalk out strategy to extract maximum benefits for the patients. Besides sponsoring the activity, MOL Pakistan also provided logistic support to the patients. Local community had already been informed of free Eye Camp through print media, banners, and loud speakers for the last few days.
Medical team comprising 2 specialist doctors and 4 paramedical staff from AL- Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Kohat provided free check up to the patients. Moreover, the field doctor from Manzalai Gas Plant Clinic of MOL Pakistan also facilitated and monitored the activity
Hangu elders asked to enforce peace agreement
Source Dawn
Commissioner Khalid Khan Umerzai on Thursday urged the clerics and elders from Hangu district to set aside all political and sectarian differences for brining stability to the restive war-torn region.
He was speaking to a jirga of Sunni supreme council and elders belonging to Hangu district here at his office. He asked them to fully enforce the joint peace agreement reached between both the sects last year.
Mr Umerzai said that worsening law and order situation in any part would have negative impacts for the whole country. He said that it was the responsibility of clerics and elders to preach harmony and shun their differences for creation of peaceful environment for the coming generations.
He said that solution of all religious and tribal issues was possible through jirga system which needed to be strengthened. The commissioner requested the clerics and elders to take him into confidence concerning their reservations, if any, about the Muharram processions` routes and security so that everything could be amicably solved.
They also reviewed security arrangements for Muharram in the whole region in the aftermath of the Wednesday`s suicide blast in Kohat and felt the need for increased joint patrolling in sensitive parts of Kohat and Hangu districts.
The commissioner directed the Hangu administration to immediately ban the entry of Afghan refugees in the city limits and search all vehicles and people travelling between Orakzai Agency and Hangu.
Commissioner Khalid Khan Umerzai on Thursday urged the clerics and elders from Hangu district to set aside all political and sectarian differences for brining stability to the restive war-torn region.
He was speaking to a jirga of Sunni supreme council and elders belonging to Hangu district here at his office. He asked them to fully enforce the joint peace agreement reached between both the sects last year.
Mr Umerzai said that worsening law and order situation in any part would have negative impacts for the whole country. He said that it was the responsibility of clerics and elders to preach harmony and shun their differences for creation of peaceful environment for the coming generations.
He said that solution of all religious and tribal issues was possible through jirga system which needed to be strengthened. The commissioner requested the clerics and elders to take him into confidence concerning their reservations, if any, about the Muharram processions` routes and security so that everything could be amicably solved.
They also reviewed security arrangements for Muharram in the whole region in the aftermath of the Wednesday`s suicide blast in Kohat and felt the need for increased joint patrolling in sensitive parts of Kohat and Hangu districts.
The commissioner directed the Hangu administration to immediately ban the entry of Afghan refugees in the city limits and search all vehicles and people travelling between Orakzai Agency and Hangu.
The Kohat Attack on Bus
Source The News
The suicide attack on a bus – with mostly Shia passengers aboard – as it prepared to pull out from the crowded Tirah Bazaar in Kohat for the Orakzai Agency is a reminder of just how difficult it is to vanquish sectarian hatred. Only days ago Shia and Sunni tribal elders had reached an agreement to end bloodshed which has claimed hundreds of lives. Eighteen people died in the suicide bombing carried out by a child who a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister is said to have described as no more than 14 years old. Another 32 were injured. The bomber too is a victim of circumstances that have led to teenagers being brainwashed and then sent out to commit the most evil deeds, often in the name of religion. We do not know precisely what lies they are told and what propaganda they are fed – but it is not hard to imagine. The military has already established one institution for rehabilitating such bombers and other youngsters recruited by the militants. We need many more such centres and also an operation to rescue future bombers who still remain in the clutches of the Taliban and other groups engaged in violence.
This latest attack of course comes just as the month of Muharram begins. It is tragic that a month holy to all Muslims should have turned into an occasion when so many lives are lost. There is a need of course to review security across the country so that further bloodshed can be avoided. But there is a need also to do more. One question we should be asking is why our intelligence agencies have not been more successful in infiltrating the various terrorist outfits and gaining access to their power structures. This is essential both to pick up information of what is planned and to work towards the dismantling of groups that have created so much mayhem. We must also dismantle what they preach. Sectarian hatred is now common in many places. The killing of innocent people is an outcome of this. We need then to rekindle a spirit of tolerance, to persuade people that they must accept diversity of all kinds and learn to coexist. A strategy towards this end must be devised.
The suicide attack on a bus – with mostly Shia passengers aboard – as it prepared to pull out from the crowded Tirah Bazaar in Kohat for the Orakzai Agency is a reminder of just how difficult it is to vanquish sectarian hatred. Only days ago Shia and Sunni tribal elders had reached an agreement to end bloodshed which has claimed hundreds of lives. Eighteen people died in the suicide bombing carried out by a child who a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister is said to have described as no more than 14 years old. Another 32 were injured. The bomber too is a victim of circumstances that have led to teenagers being brainwashed and then sent out to commit the most evil deeds, often in the name of religion. We do not know precisely what lies they are told and what propaganda they are fed – but it is not hard to imagine. The military has already established one institution for rehabilitating such bombers and other youngsters recruited by the militants. We need many more such centres and also an operation to rescue future bombers who still remain in the clutches of the Taliban and other groups engaged in violence.
This latest attack of course comes just as the month of Muharram begins. It is tragic that a month holy to all Muslims should have turned into an occasion when so many lives are lost. There is a need of course to review security across the country so that further bloodshed can be avoided. But there is a need also to do more. One question we should be asking is why our intelligence agencies have not been more successful in infiltrating the various terrorist outfits and gaining access to their power structures. This is essential both to pick up information of what is planned and to work towards the dismantling of groups that have created so much mayhem. We must also dismantle what they preach. Sectarian hatred is now common in many places. The killing of innocent people is an outcome of this. We need then to rekindle a spirit of tolerance, to persuade people that they must accept diversity of all kinds and learn to coexist. A strategy towards this end must be devised.
Kohat police foils terrorism bid
Souree The Nation
Kohat police have foiled a comprehensive plan of terrorist’s activity while confiscated explosive laden vehicle here in Kohat on Saturday.
According to details, an explosive loaded vehicle was trying to enter in Kohat city when Bannu police stopped vehicle at Bannu gate check post for checking purpose, while checking the vehicle, about 1000 kilogram explosive material was recovered.
DIG Kohat Masood Afridi told that Kohat police have arrested the terrorists while recovered about 1000 kilogram explosive material from their possession, he added that police have started search operation in the area after confiscating explosive vehicle, wherein the arrested terrorists were sent to some unknown place for investigation.
Kohat police have foiled a comprehensive plan of terrorist’s activity while confiscated explosive laden vehicle here in Kohat on Saturday.
According to details, an explosive loaded vehicle was trying to enter in Kohat city when Bannu police stopped vehicle at Bannu gate check post for checking purpose, while checking the vehicle, about 1000 kilogram explosive material was recovered.
DIG Kohat Masood Afridi told that Kohat police have arrested the terrorists while recovered about 1000 kilogram explosive material from their possession, he added that police have started search operation in the area after confiscating explosive vehicle, wherein the arrested terrorists were sent to some unknown place for investigation.
Rs 10m grant announced for Cadet College Kohat
Source Online
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Engineer Muhammad Humayun Khan while announcing a grant of Rs. 10 million to the Cadet College, Kohat for continuing its constructive activities has affirmed his commitment that he would extend full support in the finalization of Hanif Khan Multi-Media IT Block and latest computerized library in the CCK.
He was addressing as chief guest the annual parents day function at the Cadet College, Kohat on Saturday. A large number of old Kohatians and parents of the cadets were present on the occasion. The provincial finance minister said he was very much proud of being a Kohatian and greatly commended the best academic record, exemplary discipline and better performance of the CCK. He said the smart and active cadets and their live activities touched him the most. He said the smart turn out, horse show, archary, gymnastics and scientific models proved that the CCK excel others.
The finance minister said to cope with the financial crisis and completion of the developmental projects in the CCK, the provincial government had taken many steps in this connection. He said during the last two years the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had released Rs. 44 million to the CCK and Rs. 5 million to the Kohatians Foundation. He said the annual grant of the CCK which was abolished in 2001 was not only restored but also enhanced to Rs. 20 million per annum.
The minister finance especially expressed gratitude to the provincial Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti in giving approval to grants for the CCK so generously.
Principal of the college, Brig. (Retd) Inamul Haq presented welcome address and threw light on the past academic distinctions of the Cadet College, Kohat. Earlier, the cadets presented different items which were greatly appreciated by the audience. Later, the minister distributed shields, gold medals and trophies among the distinguished cadets. He also laid the foundation stone of the Hanif Khan Memorial Multi Media IT Block and latest computerized library. The minister was also briefed on the structure and design of the project.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Engineer Muhammad Humayun Khan while announcing a grant of Rs. 10 million to the Cadet College, Kohat for continuing its constructive activities has affirmed his commitment that he would extend full support in the finalization of Hanif Khan Multi-Media IT Block and latest computerized library in the CCK.
He was addressing as chief guest the annual parents day function at the Cadet College, Kohat on Saturday. A large number of old Kohatians and parents of the cadets were present on the occasion. The provincial finance minister said he was very much proud of being a Kohatian and greatly commended the best academic record, exemplary discipline and better performance of the CCK. He said the smart and active cadets and their live activities touched him the most. He said the smart turn out, horse show, archary, gymnastics and scientific models proved that the CCK excel others.
The finance minister said to cope with the financial crisis and completion of the developmental projects in the CCK, the provincial government had taken many steps in this connection. He said during the last two years the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had released Rs. 44 million to the CCK and Rs. 5 million to the Kohatians Foundation. He said the annual grant of the CCK which was abolished in 2001 was not only restored but also enhanced to Rs. 20 million per annum.
The minister finance especially expressed gratitude to the provincial Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti in giving approval to grants for the CCK so generously.
Principal of the college, Brig. (Retd) Inamul Haq presented welcome address and threw light on the past academic distinctions of the Cadet College, Kohat. Earlier, the cadets presented different items which were greatly appreciated by the audience. Later, the minister distributed shields, gold medals and trophies among the distinguished cadets. He also laid the foundation stone of the Hanif Khan Memorial Multi Media IT Block and latest computerized library. The minister was also briefed on the structure and design of the project.
Zuljinnah processions end peacefully in Kohat
Source Dawn
The mourners’ processions on Tuesday passed through main Kohat bazaar peacefully amid foolproof security arrangements.
The federal government had declared 11 Imambargahs out of 38 and 11 mosques as most sensitive in Kohat district which are being guarded round the clock by police.
Three processions were taken out from Rizvia Imambargah, Bannu bazaar, Qaumi Imambargah, Sangerh and Said Habib Imambargah, lower Sangerh in the Kohat city. The three processions converged at Zargaran bazaar chowk where speakers highlighted the sacrifices made by the family of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS).
Then the procession after passing through tehsil gate and old Hindu Mohallah culminated at Said Habib Imambargah.
There was a curfew like situation in the main city where bazaars remained closed. The people especially the patients had to face hardship while moving out of the city which had been sealed by the volunteers and the police till 3pm on Tuesday.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kohat region, Mohammad Masood Afridi conducted regular visits of the route of the procession to check the alertness of the security forces.
The mourners’ processions on Tuesday passed through main Kohat bazaar peacefully amid foolproof security arrangements.
The federal government had declared 11 Imambargahs out of 38 and 11 mosques as most sensitive in Kohat district which are being guarded round the clock by police.
Three processions were taken out from Rizvia Imambargah, Bannu bazaar, Qaumi Imambargah, Sangerh and Said Habib Imambargah, lower Sangerh in the Kohat city. The three processions converged at Zargaran bazaar chowk where speakers highlighted the sacrifices made by the family of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS).
Then the procession after passing through tehsil gate and old Hindu Mohallah culminated at Said Habib Imambargah.
There was a curfew like situation in the main city where bazaars remained closed. The people especially the patients had to face hardship while moving out of the city which had been sealed by the volunteers and the police till 3pm on Tuesday.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kohat region, Mohammad Masood Afridi conducted regular visits of the route of the procession to check the alertness of the security forces.
bomb attack on CD shop in Lachi bazar
Nine persons were injured in a bomb blast at a CD shop in Lachi Bazaar of Kohat district on Tuesday.
Police said that militants had planted a time device outside the CD shop near Tehsil Municipal Office in Lachi Bazaar. The device went off and destroyed the shop completely, they said.
They said that at least nine persons received injuries in the blast, which created panic in the busy bazaar, situated on Indus Highway.
The owner of the shop, Abdur Rehman, who was seriously injured in the blast, was shifted to KDA hospital along with other victims.
The bomb disposal squad said that an improvised explosive device weighing about four kilograms was used in the blast.
This was the second blast in Lachi where militants have been issuing life threats to the owners of CD shops since long.
Police said that militants had planted a time device outside the CD shop near Tehsil Municipal Office in Lachi Bazaar. The device went off and destroyed the shop completely, they said.
They said that at least nine persons received injuries in the blast, which created panic in the busy bazaar, situated on Indus Highway.
The owner of the shop, Abdur Rehman, who was seriously injured in the blast, was shifted to KDA hospital along with other victims.
The bomb disposal squad said that an improvised explosive device weighing about four kilograms was used in the blast.
This was the second blast in Lachi where militants have been issuing life threats to the owners of CD shops since long.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Passenger van blown up: 18 die in Kohat suicide blast
Source Dawn
Eighteen people were killed and 32 others injured when a suicide bomber blew up a passenger van at a bus stand in the busy Teerah bazaar here on Wednesday.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
The blast took place at around 1.50pm when people were returning home in Lower Orakzai Agency from the bazaar. The explosion damaged 11 other vehicles.
The police media cell said the suicide bomber appeared to be 18 to 20 years old and his jacket contained six kilograms of explosives.
The van caught fire after the blast and passengers suffered fatal burn injuries. The vehicle packed with passengers was about to leave for And Khel in Lower Orakzai when the bomber struck, Gul Haider, an eyewitness, told this correspondent.
“I came to Kohat for shopping and just crossed the vehicle after placing goods in a pick-up parked at the bus stand. I saw parts of human body scattered all around and people running for safety,” he added.
The manager of the bus stand said that the blast also killed or injured some passengers in a nearby vehicle bound for Kalaya.
Security personnel cordoned off the area and tightened security at all the points of entry into Kohat and Hangu districts.
Police said they had found the head and legs of the suicide bomber and sent them to Peshawar for DNA tests.
The bodies and the injured were taken to the KDA Divisional Headquarters Hospital and Women and Children Hospital. Two women and a child were among the injured.
The deceased were identified as Ali Hassan, Janan Ali, Raza Ali, Hassan Ali, Zakat Ali, Syed Gul Hassan, Ali Mohammad, Bahar Ali, Shaiwan Ali, Mir Jan Ali, Syed Ameer Imam, Tazeem Ali, Mir Had Ali, Noor Rehman Jan, Javed Ali, Saqib Ali, Bakht Jamal and Abdul Aziz.
The injured are: Malik Rehman, Irshad Ali, Elham Ali, Ajmer Ali, Ashiq Ali, Ms Samina, Ms Takhmina, Gul Mekh, Hassan Faqeer, Aukhar Gul, Mirza Ali, Maweez Khan, Noor Hassan Shah, Mir Hassan, Rasheed Ali, Said Noor, Ansar Ali, Raz Hussain, Asim Raza, Abad Ali, Habib Raza, Noor Khatma (minor girl), Basheer Ali, Ismail, Naushad Ali, Jumma Gul, Ali Noor, Gul Wali, Ramzan Ali, Mir Azam, Mir Haider Hussain and Naatullah.
Kohat division commissioner Khalid Khan Umerzai said: “We have 197,000 internally displaced people in Kohat. I have sent more than 4,400 families over the past four days to Orakzai Agency, but their presence in such a large number is an imminent threat to security.” Dawn
Usman Ali, a spokesman for the TTP Kohat division, told on telephone: “One of our fidayeen has carried out the attack. I cannot disclose his name at this stage. I can only confirm that my superiors ordered the attack.”
It was second such attack at the bus stand over the past seven months. Two people were killed when a bomb exploded inside the office of the bus stand manager on June 1.
Eighteen people were killed and 32 others injured when a suicide bomber blew up a passenger van at a bus stand in the busy Teerah bazaar here on Wednesday.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
The blast took place at around 1.50pm when people were returning home in Lower Orakzai Agency from the bazaar. The explosion damaged 11 other vehicles.
The police media cell said the suicide bomber appeared to be 18 to 20 years old and his jacket contained six kilograms of explosives.
The van caught fire after the blast and passengers suffered fatal burn injuries. The vehicle packed with passengers was about to leave for And Khel in Lower Orakzai when the bomber struck, Gul Haider, an eyewitness, told this correspondent.
“I came to Kohat for shopping and just crossed the vehicle after placing goods in a pick-up parked at the bus stand. I saw parts of human body scattered all around and people running for safety,” he added.
The manager of the bus stand said that the blast also killed or injured some passengers in a nearby vehicle bound for Kalaya.
Security personnel cordoned off the area and tightened security at all the points of entry into Kohat and Hangu districts.
Police said they had found the head and legs of the suicide bomber and sent them to Peshawar for DNA tests.
The bodies and the injured were taken to the KDA Divisional Headquarters Hospital and Women and Children Hospital. Two women and a child were among the injured.
The deceased were identified as Ali Hassan, Janan Ali, Raza Ali, Hassan Ali, Zakat Ali, Syed Gul Hassan, Ali Mohammad, Bahar Ali, Shaiwan Ali, Mir Jan Ali, Syed Ameer Imam, Tazeem Ali, Mir Had Ali, Noor Rehman Jan, Javed Ali, Saqib Ali, Bakht Jamal and Abdul Aziz.
The injured are: Malik Rehman, Irshad Ali, Elham Ali, Ajmer Ali, Ashiq Ali, Ms Samina, Ms Takhmina, Gul Mekh, Hassan Faqeer, Aukhar Gul, Mirza Ali, Maweez Khan, Noor Hassan Shah, Mir Hassan, Rasheed Ali, Said Noor, Ansar Ali, Raz Hussain, Asim Raza, Abad Ali, Habib Raza, Noor Khatma (minor girl), Basheer Ali, Ismail, Naushad Ali, Jumma Gul, Ali Noor, Gul Wali, Ramzan Ali, Mir Azam, Mir Haider Hussain and Naatullah.
Kohat division commissioner Khalid Khan Umerzai said: “We have 197,000 internally displaced people in Kohat. I have sent more than 4,400 families over the past four days to Orakzai Agency, but their presence in such a large number is an imminent threat to security.” Dawn
Usman Ali, a spokesman for the TTP Kohat division, told on telephone: “One of our fidayeen has carried out the attack. I cannot disclose his name at this stage. I can only confirm that my superiors ordered the attack.”
It was second such attack at the bus stand over the past seven months. Two people were killed when a bomb exploded inside the office of the bus stand manager on June 1.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Miltants injured in Kohat
Source The Dawn
In Kohat, at least two persons were injured when militants targeted a passenger vehicle carrying volunteers of a tribal lashkar to Paya Jawaki from Bilitang with a remote controlled bomb on Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses said that a remote controlled explosive device exploded when the vehicle crossed Government High School Bilitang.
They said that terrorists used an improvised explosive device, attached to a mortar shell planted on a bicycle, in the attack. Two tribesmen identified as Fazal Rehman and Fazal Raheem, residents of Paya area of FR Kohat, sustained injuries while the vehicle was slightly damaged. The tribesmen of FR Kohat have raised an armed lashkar to expel militants, coming from Darra Adamkhel to attack security forces and police on Rawalpindi Road in Kohat.
In Kohat, at least two persons were injured when militants targeted a passenger vehicle carrying volunteers of a tribal lashkar to Paya Jawaki from Bilitang with a remote controlled bomb on Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses said that a remote controlled explosive device exploded when the vehicle crossed Government High School Bilitang.
They said that terrorists used an improvised explosive device, attached to a mortar shell planted on a bicycle, in the attack. Two tribesmen identified as Fazal Rehman and Fazal Raheem, residents of Paya area of FR Kohat, sustained injuries while the vehicle was slightly damaged. The tribesmen of FR Kohat have raised an armed lashkar to expel militants, coming from Darra Adamkhel to attack security forces and police on Rawalpindi Road in Kohat.
Reconstruction of road in oil-rich Shakardarra urged
Source The Dawn
The elders and transporters of oil and gas-rich Shakardarra town here have demanded early reconstruction and widening of Karrappa road, which has been badly damaged by heavy oil-carrying vehicles.
Speaking at a protest meeting of transporters here on Thursday, a local leader of Jamaat-i-Islami, Asghar Khattak, said that the government was earning billions of rupees from the oil and gas resources of Shakardarra town, but it along with the Oil and Gas Development Company had been ignoring this area in development projects.
He regretted that even potable water was not available in Shakardarra. He demanded of the government to immediately start reconstruction of the Shakardarra-Karrappa road and give this inter-provincial road a status of national highway.
He claimed that the road was being ruined by heavy vehicles transporting 13,000 barrels of oil daily to Punjab since 2003-2004.
FUNDS FOR FR KOHAT: The government will allocate huge funds for Frontier Region of Kohat in the 2010-2011 budget for developing this neglected tribal area, said Kohat DCO Shahidullah Khan, who also holds the additional charge of political agent of this region.
Mr Khan was chairing a meeting here to finalise spots for various development schemes.
He said that the government wanted to bring the FR Kohat at par with other developed tribal areas. Representatives of line departments were also present at the meeting.
He directed the officials to start work on the development projects sanctioned in the communication, agriculture, health, literacy and irrigation sectors so that tribesmen could benefit from them.
LEAVES BANNED: The Kohat divisional administration has put a ban on leaves of staff of all government departments from 5th to 11th of Muharramul Harram.
According to a notification on Thursday, Commissioner Kohat Khalid Khan Umerzai also ordered for establishment of five control rooms in Kohat, Hangu, Orakzai Agency and Kurram Agency to monitor law and order situation during Muharram.
The elders and transporters of oil and gas-rich Shakardarra town here have demanded early reconstruction and widening of Karrappa road, which has been badly damaged by heavy oil-carrying vehicles.
Speaking at a protest meeting of transporters here on Thursday, a local leader of Jamaat-i-Islami, Asghar Khattak, said that the government was earning billions of rupees from the oil and gas resources of Shakardarra town, but it along with the Oil and Gas Development Company had been ignoring this area in development projects.
He regretted that even potable water was not available in Shakardarra. He demanded of the government to immediately start reconstruction of the Shakardarra-Karrappa road and give this inter-provincial road a status of national highway.
He claimed that the road was being ruined by heavy vehicles transporting 13,000 barrels of oil daily to Punjab since 2003-2004.
FUNDS FOR FR KOHAT: The government will allocate huge funds for Frontier Region of Kohat in the 2010-2011 budget for developing this neglected tribal area, said Kohat DCO Shahidullah Khan, who also holds the additional charge of political agent of this region.
Mr Khan was chairing a meeting here to finalise spots for various development schemes.
He said that the government wanted to bring the FR Kohat at par with other developed tribal areas. Representatives of line departments were also present at the meeting.
He directed the officials to start work on the development projects sanctioned in the communication, agriculture, health, literacy and irrigation sectors so that tribesmen could benefit from them.
LEAVES BANNED: The Kohat divisional administration has put a ban on leaves of staff of all government departments from 5th to 11th of Muharramul Harram.
According to a notification on Thursday, Commissioner Kohat Khalid Khan Umerzai also ordered for establishment of five control rooms in Kohat, Hangu, Orakzai Agency and Kurram Agency to monitor law and order situation during Muharram.
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