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People block Kohat-Bannu road for man`s recovery
Source Dawn
The KI leaders and workers gathered at Terri Chowk in the morning and blocked the Kohat-Bannu road for traffic for two hours. They raised slogans against the police for failing to control kidnapping incidents in the area.
Speaking on the occasion, KI president Maulana Mir Zaqeem, general secretary Fareed Azam and others said that the police had failed to put hand on the kidnappers and provide security to the people. JUI-F CRITICISED:
Former provincial minister and PML-N leader Malik Zafar Azam has alleged that JUI-F MNA Mufti Ajmal and MPA Malik Qasim Khan were involved in misappropriation of development funds.
Speaking at a public meeting here on Monday, Mr Azam said that the MPA had misappropriated Rs30 million funds and that he had the full support of Mufti Ajmal. He also demanded probe into the misuse of funds.
Workers of Khattak Ittehad blocked the Kohat-Bannu road in Banda Daud Shah tehsil here on Monday to protest against the failure of police to trace and recover a kidnapped man.
Unidentified people have kidnapped Usman, resident of Terri Shaggi, from Banda Daud Shah on June 21. The protesters threatened to expand their protest to other parts of the district if Mr Usman was not recovered within 24 hours. They alleged that the police had been patronising kidnappers in the district.The KI leaders and workers gathered at Terri Chowk in the morning and blocked the Kohat-Bannu road for traffic for two hours. They raised slogans against the police for failing to control kidnapping incidents in the area.
Speaking on the occasion, KI president Maulana Mir Zaqeem, general secretary Fareed Azam and others said that the police had failed to put hand on the kidnappers and provide security to the people. JUI-F CRITICISED:
Former provincial minister and PML-N leader Malik Zafar Azam has alleged that JUI-F MNA Mufti Ajmal and MPA Malik Qasim Khan were involved in misappropriation of development funds.
Speaking at a public meeting here on Monday, Mr Azam said that the MPA had misappropriated Rs30 million funds and that he had the full support of Mufti Ajmal. He also demanded probe into the misuse of funds.
Oil company employees freed after six months
Source Dawn
A convoy of the MOL Company was going to inspect the Marozai gas project in Lachi on January 20, 2011 when unknown gunmen opened fire at it from the mountains of Ghurzandi. Six people, including four FC men who were escorting the convoy, were killed in the ambush. The kidnappers abducted the engineer and the driver of the MOL Company.
The law-enforcement agencies carried out a search operation but did not find any trace of the abductees. The Lachi police registered the case against unknown terrorists on the complaint of one of the FC men.
The MOL Company said the victims were released from tribal agency whose name could not be disclosed due to security reasons. The victims had reached their homes and were in good health, officials said.
KIDNAPPED: Police are yet to get released a brother-in-law of the SHO of Riaz Shaheed police station, who was kidnapped along with the brother of the police officer by the Mishti tribe of the Orakzai Agency a few days ago. The tribesmen later shot dead Ajmeel-ul-Hussain, bother of the SHO Aqeeq Hussain, whose body was recovered in the fields of Maraiwam area.
The sources said the family of the SHO had an old land dispute with the Mishti tribe.
The nephew of Amil Hussain, the kidnapped brother-in-law of the SHO, told the Ustarzai police that the Mishti tribe was involved in the case which had a land dispute with their family. The police have contacted the tribal administration to arrest the accused.
Meanwhile, the physical training instructor of Iqraa Public School and College was shot dead near his house in Hafizabad on Wednesday.
INVESTIGATION: Deputy inspector general of police, Kohat region, has said the inefficiency in investigation of cases is leading to many criminals getting off the hook.
Addressing a high-level meeting to review law and order situation in the three districts of the Kohat division on Wednesday DIG Mohammad Masood Afridi sought stronger cooperation and trust among the police, intelligence agencies and the public for curbing the crime, according to a press release.
Meanwhile, a man was hot dead in Jarma area by unknown armed people the other day.
The deceased, Saifur Rehman was coming out of a mosque when armed men fired at him with automatic weapons.
The engineer and driver of the Hungarian oil and gas exploration company, MOL, who were kidnapped from here six months ago, have been released, sources told Dawn on Wednesday.
The MOL Company officials while confirming the release of engineer, Abdur Rasheed, and driver, Moin Khan, did not disclose the tribal area from where they were released, and only said they were not allowed by their head office to comment on the case, the sources said.A convoy of the MOL Company was going to inspect the Marozai gas project in Lachi on January 20, 2011 when unknown gunmen opened fire at it from the mountains of Ghurzandi. Six people, including four FC men who were escorting the convoy, were killed in the ambush. The kidnappers abducted the engineer and the driver of the MOL Company.
The law-enforcement agencies carried out a search operation but did not find any trace of the abductees. The Lachi police registered the case against unknown terrorists on the complaint of one of the FC men.
The MOL Company said the victims were released from tribal agency whose name could not be disclosed due to security reasons. The victims had reached their homes and were in good health, officials said.
KIDNAPPED: Police are yet to get released a brother-in-law of the SHO of Riaz Shaheed police station, who was kidnapped along with the brother of the police officer by the Mishti tribe of the Orakzai Agency a few days ago. The tribesmen later shot dead Ajmeel-ul-Hussain, bother of the SHO Aqeeq Hussain, whose body was recovered in the fields of Maraiwam area.
The sources said the family of the SHO had an old land dispute with the Mishti tribe.
The nephew of Amil Hussain, the kidnapped brother-in-law of the SHO, told the Ustarzai police that the Mishti tribe was involved in the case which had a land dispute with their family. The police have contacted the tribal administration to arrest the accused.
Meanwhile, the physical training instructor of Iqraa Public School and College was shot dead near his house in Hafizabad on Wednesday.
INVESTIGATION: Deputy inspector general of police, Kohat region, has said the inefficiency in investigation of cases is leading to many criminals getting off the hook.
Addressing a high-level meeting to review law and order situation in the three districts of the Kohat division on Wednesday DIG Mohammad Masood Afridi sought stronger cooperation and trust among the police, intelligence agencies and the public for curbing the crime, according to a press release.
Meanwhile, a man was hot dead in Jarma area by unknown armed people the other day.
The deceased, Saifur Rehman was coming out of a mosque when armed men fired at him with automatic weapons.
Forces thwart militants’ plan to attack Kohat
Source Dawn
The security forces foiled a plan of militants to attack Kohat and recovered huge quantity of weapons from a house and a mosque during a clandestine operation here on Monday, sources said.
They said that security forces received information that militants were planning to attack different places in Kohat. The security forces were informed that militants had dumped huge quantity of heavy weapons under the ground in a house and a mosque at Shahu Khel, an area near the border between Hangu and Orakzai Agency, for the purpose, they added.
They said that security forces raided the places but militants managed to escape into the nearby jungle. However, security forces dug the ground in the house and mosque and recovered 75 MMRK guns, 82 MM mortar guns, 86 rockets of MMRK, 29 rockets of 7 RPG, 20 rockets of RRK, huge quantity of automatic weapons and thousands of cartridges of machinegun.
Meanwhile, nine truckers, who were kidnapped from Thall-Parachinar Road in lower Kurram Agency on Sunday, were released by their captors, officials said.
A convoy of trucks coming from Parachinar was attacked on the main road at Charkhel village. The attackers set six trucks on fire and kidnapped 10 drivers. Two others were wounded in the incident.
Sources said that the kidnappers set free nine drivers after interrogation while one was still in their custody.
The security forces foiled a plan of militants to attack Kohat and recovered huge quantity of weapons from a house and a mosque during a clandestine operation here on Monday, sources said.
They said that security forces received information that militants were planning to attack different places in Kohat. The security forces were informed that militants had dumped huge quantity of heavy weapons under the ground in a house and a mosque at Shahu Khel, an area near the border between Hangu and Orakzai Agency, for the purpose, they added.
They said that security forces raided the places but militants managed to escape into the nearby jungle. However, security forces dug the ground in the house and mosque and recovered 75 MMRK guns, 82 MM mortar guns, 86 rockets of MMRK, 29 rockets of 7 RPG, 20 rockets of RRK, huge quantity of automatic weapons and thousands of cartridges of machinegun.
Meanwhile, nine truckers, who were kidnapped from Thall-Parachinar Road in lower Kurram Agency on Sunday, were released by their captors, officials said.
A convoy of trucks coming from Parachinar was attacked on the main road at Charkhel village. The attackers set six trucks on fire and kidnapped 10 drivers. Two others were wounded in the incident.
Sources said that the kidnappers set free nine drivers after interrogation while one was still in their custody.
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