Fata university classes to be started at rented place: Governor

Source Business Recorder

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah has said that classes of Fata University would be started at a rented place until the completion of its own building at FR Kohat. This, he said, while talking to a representative delegation of FR Kohat which called on him at Governor's House, Peshawar. 

The governor said that Vice Chancellor has already been appointed and other necessary steps were being taken in this regard. The delegation apprised the governor of their grievances and issues and they also extended invitation to him to visit FR Kohat, which was accepted by the governor. 

The governor also told the delegation that work on the provision of gas to FR Kohat has already been initiated and laying of pipes work are in progress. He also directed the political administration to ensure the security of Maliks and solve their petty issues at their own level. 

Besides Malik Fida Muhammad, the delegation comprising Malik Naib Khan, Malik Amanullah, Malik Sher Ahmad, Malik Zar Muhammad, Malik Khaista Khan, Malik Bilal, Malik Baz Gul Afridi, Malik Noor Zaman, Malik Anwarullah, Haji Nasim Malik, Haji Malik Nosher, ex-MNA, Dr Muhammad Nasim ex-MNA and Haji Sadiq.

Education only key to success: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor

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Governor Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Shaukatullah Khan said education is the only key to success and it provides solid foundation for a developed nation and prosperous generation. He added that the role of educated and active generation in this respect is of great importance. 

This, he stated, while addressing the 18th Parents' Day function of Garrison Cadet College Kohat on Saturday. Principal of the College Brigadier Munawar Alam SI(M) on this occasion presented the annual progress report and also highlighted curricular and extra-curricular activities of the college in detail. 

Cadet Abdul Hadi is declared best in academics and Cadet Haider Ali best sportsman, while Cadet Uzair Khalid got the coveted prize of overall best cadet of the year while Ayubi House clinched the champion house trophy. Besides others, the function was also attended by MNA Shehryar Afridi, ex-Governor Lieutenant General (Retd) Arif Bangash, GOC 9 Div Major General Nadeem Raza, Commissioner Kohat Division Syed Jamal-ud-Din Shah and parents in large number were also present. 

Addressing the function, the Governor maintained that the Government is fully realising the fact and its responsibility and all-out efforts are being made for the bright future of the nation in line with wishes and expectations of the masses. He said being the student of this prestigious institution is a great honour but its credit goes to the parents as well as administration and faculty of the college also. Engr Shaukatullah called upon the cadets to prepare themselves for the future challenges and fully concentrate on their study during their stay in the college for this very important purpose. He added, no doubt if the cadets maintained the same high discipline and struggle for acquiring higher education, the desired dream of success could be materialised in true letter and spirit. 

The Governor continued that it is his heartiest desire that this prestigious institution should go forward in the same way on the path of advancement and play its due role in the rapid development of the country. He on this occasion announced Rs 1 million's grant for the Garrison Cadet College Kohat. Earlier, the Governor gave away prizes and trophies to the best students of the college. 

Illegal gas connections in Karak, Kohat to be regularised

Source The News

The federal and provincial governments and the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines limited (SNGPL) are to regularize thousands of illegal gas connections in Karak and Kohat to avoid any mishap and preserve around 1000 MMCF of gas that is being misused.

The project is to cost around Rs5 to 6 billion. The provincial government authorities have agreed during a meeting with the Managing Director SNGPL Arif Hameed that the rubber pipes will be replaced to avoid any untoward incident, officials told The News.

The officials said around 7000 legal and 40,000 illegal connections alone in Karak use 1000 MMCF gas. “The total consumption of all the legal and illegal consumers is only 220 MMCF. The rest of the gas is wasted due to leaked pipes and illegal connections,” said the officials.

The officials said the SNGPL is bearing the losses of the theft and misuse of gas since it is paying the entire amount to the OGDCL and MOL at the time of purchase. “We had requested the government to help SNGPL regularize these connections,” said the officials.

Transporting 36,000 bpd from Kohat to ARL

Source Daily Times

Dew Resources PTY Ltd, is a company incorporated under the laws of Australia, proposed to build a pipeline of approximately 250 kms of 14-18” diameter to transport 36,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Kohat area to Attock Refinery Ltd (ARL) and other refinery on Build Own Operate (BOO) basis.

Dew Resource PTY Ltd, Australia Chairman Prof Colin Roberts accompanied by DRL Chief Executive Shahid Karim and NCOPP Project Director Naisr Hameed called on Board of Investment (BoI), Islamabad Chairman Mohammad Zubair to explore avenues to channel foreign direct investment in Pakistan and seek support from BoI on Northern Crude Oil Pipeline project (NCOPP), Kohat.

Presently crude oil is being transported by trucks which is very expensive and risky also. They are also intend to prepare a feasibility study for their pipeline project from Kohat oil field to Attock Refinery Ltd and other oil fields of the country.

The benefits from proposed pipeline is expected to increase strategic oil storage capacity, safe transportation base, stimulation of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the areas of the North West Pakistan to the tune of $75 million, creation of employment opportunities for thousands of people during the project phase. It will improve delivery time of crude oil transportation. The risk of delay transportation due to road blockage, processions and civil unrest will be minimised.

During meeting the BoI chairman has informed them about the new government policy initiatives and its top priority to overcome on energy crises including oil & gas, security issues and attraction of FDI to put Pakistan on a fast track to attain sustainable economic growth. The BoI chairman has said that BoI will fully support the NCOPP even from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources as and when required for mutual benefit of the two countries. The government is also focusing on oil transportation infrastructure to promote industries in Pakistan.

The delegation showed his keen interest for investment in Pakistan in pipelines, oil and gas projects etc and at the end the delegation thanked the BoI chairman for his full support and cooperation.

Education, training prerequisite for developing nation: Governor

Source Frontier Post

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Engineer Shaukatullah has said that being developing nation, education and training of new generation in line with the present day needs is must. 
In this age of competitiveness, he added, our youth must be fully abreast to information technology; having complete command on latest scientific knowledge and expertise in respective professions.
Addressing as the chief guest at the 48th Parents Day ceremony of the Cadet College, Kohat at its premises on Saturday, the Governor who himself is an ex-Kohatians for stressed that it is also the best service to the nation and the best way to secure a respectable berth amongst the comity of nations as well.
The Government, Governor pointed out, is quite conscious of the ground factors in this respect and every possible steps will be taken to ensure better future of the country to fulfill the aspirations of the nation. Cadet Aftab Ahmad clinched both the coveted awards of being Best Student and the Best Cadet of the year while the Iqbal House was honoured with the Governor\'s Champion Trophy Newly established two prizes with Rs.0.1 million each; the Niagra 
Excellence Awards by US based ex-Kohatians were clinched by Cadet Kashif Nadir and Cadet Kashan Shahid. The Governor also witnessed a well prepared and attractive exhibition of the scientific creations of cadets. The ceremony was largely attended by senior military and civil officers, besides parents of the cadets.
Congratulating the parents of the cadets, the Governor said, role of quality institutions is of great importance in materializing of their aspirations possible. The Cadet College, Kohat, he added, is providing capable and determined leadership not only to the armed forces but in every discipline of life too and its role in all respects must be a matter of great pride for all of us. Pointing towards cadets, the Governor said that they are the precious assets and future of the nation and their glorious successes are indeed the result of the hectic efforts and sacrifices of their parents and faculty members and credit goes to this institution. 
He expressed the confidence that the graduates will maintain the level of achievements in their future pursuits too. Appreciating the quality of March past, gymnastic displays, horse riding and tent pigging and the expertise and competence of cadets in making this possible, the Governor remarked, their well acclaimed performance is truly reflection of the quality of both academic and non-academic pursuits which they have been availing at the campus of this esteemed institution. 
The Governor also announced a grant of Rs. one million on his own behalf for the college. He also promised to provide a set of equipments to help the management in strengthening computer laboratories of the institution.
Earlier, the Principal of the College, Brig. (R) Inamul Haq welcoming the Governor and the guests highlighted the salient features of the achievements of the college and said that their institution has maintained it credit of being best institution by clinching all the top positions of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Edication, Kohat.

NHA taking steps to rehabilitate Kohat-Lakki section of N-55

Source Pakistan Observer

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - Islamabad—Some stretches of Indus Highway (N-55) on Kohat-Lakki Marwat section are in bad condition and National Highway Authority (NHA) was taking all possible measures to maintain the stretches.

An official of the NHA said on Monday that one per cent of Kohat-Lakki Marwat section of N-55 was in good condition, 39 pc in fair condition, 39 pc in poor condition and 17 pc in very poor condition.

He said after G.T. Road (N-5), Indus Highway (N-55) was the second most important north-south artery which reduced distance between Karachi-Peshawar by around 400 km as compared to N-5. He said NHA is now converting this road into a dual carriageway.

Work on Sehwan-Ratodero section which forms an integral part of the National Trade Corridor, commenced in Dec-2010 at a cost of Rs 14 billion, he added. He said that the condition of existing road was unsatisfactory particularly for freight traffic and the volume of traffic necessitatedprovision of a dual carriageway.

The NHA official said that the project envisages an additional 2-lane (7.3 m) carriageway with shoulders (1-3 m) on either side. Project will enhance road safety/efficiency and reduce vehicle operating cost. On completion of this project, the existing road would be rehabilitated.

To a question, he said that various sections of Indus Highway were damaged during flood 2010.The immediate restoration works were carried out to open the road for traffic.

Rehabilitation and reconstruction works are being executed time to time subject to finalization of procurement and availability of funds.

The Indus Highway, also known as N-55, a 1,264 km long four-lane highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting Karachi with Peshawar via D.G.Khan. 

In 1980, the Indus Highway was proposed to provide an alternative and shorter route to the heavily used N-5 and to also aid the development of western Sindh province and eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Construction of N-55 began in 1981 from Karachi and it was completed in 1985. National Highway Authority is attaching high priority to early completion of its road projects with special emphasis on Gwadar linkages.

According to Radio Pakistan quoting the official sources of NHA that it is maintaining 4,565 kilometres in Balochistan. To a question he said that a total length of new road projects in the province is 3713 kilometres, which will be completed at cost of, US $911 million. The RCD Highway is 813 kilometres long, passing through Karachi, Bela, Khuzdar, Kalat, Quetta and Chaman to Afghanistan.—APP

Normalcy returns to Kohat

Source Business Recorder

The normalcy was returned to district Kohat, after lifting of a curfew, imposed by local administration due to sectarian clashes in the part of the district a two-day ago. As tension de-escalated, curfew was lifted in Kohat town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The shops, business centres, private and public educational institutes were opened and people are busy in routine activities, the official added. 

However‚ the official said the section 144 would continue to remain in place, prohibiting holding of public meetings and processions in the area. The local administration has also banned pillion-riding on motorbikes. Security has been put on high alert to cope with any untoward situation following Monday's armed clashes and riots in Kohat and Hangu which left four people dead. 

The curfew was imposed in Kohat on November 18, following a clash near Imambargah Said Habib in the Zargaran bazaar area of Kohat district, lifted in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to District Police Officer, Salim Marwat. He said the situation in Kohat city comes back to normalcy and under control. Hundreds of shops were also set on fire in Kohat's Tera bazaar, prompting the local administration to enforce curfew in Hangu and Kohat. 

According to the Kohat administration, pillion riding and rallies will remain banned until further notice. The personnel of police and law enforcement agencies were seen patrolling in sensitive areas, while the shops, business centres, private and public educational institutes were also opened and people are busy in routine activities, the official added. 

During the clashes near Imambargahs in Kohat, three people, including two policemen and a civilian, had killed. Moreover, several others were also injured in the clash. An angry mob of a religious group had set a number of shops on fire in Tera bazaar. The police officials said that activists of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, a religious group, were carrying out a protest against the recent violence in Rawalpindi when they clashed with a rival group near the Imambargah which led to the trouble and the protesters set ablaze some shops. Following the exchange of fire, protesters also set ablaze a number of shops in Tirah bazaar and tension mounted. 

The official said a Jirga comprising elders of both Sunni and Shia sects that met with Government authorities on Tuesday at DC Office assured full co-operation in maintaining law and order situation in Kohat. He said strict action would be taken against elements involved in clashes. 

Later, the army was called in to take control of the cities of Kohat and Hangu while a curfew was imposed. Earlier on November 19, Commissioner Kohat Syed Jamaluddin had also convened a meeting of clerics and elders belonging to both sects to defuse tension. Participants of the meeting from both sides had agreed to take action against those involved in the clashes, the administration said. Furthermore, the meeting had also decided to constitute a 26-member committee for establishing law and order in the region. The jirga is to be jointly headed by former chief justice of Peshawar High Court Ibne Ali and former MNA Javed Ibraheem Paracha. 

one dead body found in kohat

Source Express Tribune

The body of a teenage girl was found in a gunny bag at Bama graveyard on the outskirts of Kohat city. A Saddar police official said a blood-soaked gunny bag was found in the graveyard by residents. Police reached the site and shifted the body to the station for identification and then to Liaqat Memorial Hospital, Kohat for an autopsy. It was learned that the deceased had been attacked with sharp blades.

A case was filed against unidentified assailants and investigation is underway.

Exams postponed in Hangu, Kohat

Source The News

KOHAT: FA and FSc exams have been postponed in Kohat and Hangu till November 29 due to the law and order situation.

According to the controller examinations Kohat, exams in Parachinar and Karak will be held as per schedule.

The Kohat University has also been closed down by the administration for an indefinite period.

On Monday, three people including policemen were killed in clashes between two groups in Kohat. Several shops were also burnt in the city leading to the imposition of curfew. A curfew imposed in Hangu was lifted as the security situation improved in the city.

Kohat police arrested five suspects

At least five suspects were arrested in Kohat on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in violence a day earlier which claimed three lives, including those of two cops, and caused destruction of public property in Zargaran Bazaar and Tirah Bazaar areas.

According to an official release issued by the office of Inspector General Police Peshawar, seven rifles, a machine gun and three pistols were recovered from the arrested suspects.

Following the violence on Monday, the army was called in to take control of the cities of Kohat and Hangu while a curfew was imposed.

Police also claimed to have arrested two people for hate speech whereas eight others were taken into custody for alleged involvement in anti-state activities.

Earlier today, Commissioner Kohat Syed Jamaluddin convened a meeting of clerics and elders belonging to both sects to defuse tension.

Participants of the meeting from both sides agreed to take action against those involved in the clashes, the administration said.

Furthermore, the meeting also decided to constitute a 26-member committee for establishing law and order in the region.

Speaking to Dawn.com, Jamaluddin said that the grand jirga has agreed to resolve the dispute between the two groups.

The commissioner also said that the curfew would be eased for a 2-hour time window today from 3 pm to 5 pm.

Some officials said it was likely that the curfew may be lifted by 7 am on Wednesday morning.

The IGP also directed authorities to collect the CCTV footage of the incident for further investigations.

Following the jirga, the security forces arrested the accused and started an investigation.

Moreover, the district administration of Hangu announced that the curfew was relaxed in the district and that the law and order situation was under control of authorities.

Markets and shops were open today whereas the ban on pillion riding remained in effect in the district.

Two victims of Kohat incident identified

Source Business Recorder

Two persons who were killed in firing incident in Kohat district have been identified here on Monday.

According to Police, constable Noor Muhammad, resident of Kohat and Khair Rehman resident of Kurram Agency were killed and three others injured when unknown miscreants opened firing on a group of people in Kohat bazaar.

Later, the infuriated people set ablaze few shops at Tirah market and burnt tyres. To maintain law and order, curfew has been imposed in Kohat and people were asked to remain in homes.

Poet Ahmed Faraz remembered

Source The News

The fifth death anniversary of renowned poet Ahmed Faraz was observed on Sunday.

Ahmad Faraz was born in Kohat‚ Pakistan on 14th January 1931. He was considered one of the greatest modern Urdu poets of the last century.

Faraz is his pseudonym 'takhallus'‚ whereas his real name is Syed Ahmad Shah.

Outspoken about politics‚ he went into self-imposed exile during the Zia-ul-Haq era after he was arrested for reciting certain poems at a mushaira criticizing the military rule.

He stayed for 6 years in Britain‚ Canada and Europe before returning to Pakistan‚ where he was initially appointed Chairman Academy of Letters and later chairperson of the Islamabad-based National Book Foundation for several years.

He has been awarded with numerous national and international awards. He was awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 2004‚ in recognition of his literary achievements.

He returned the award in 2006 after becoming disenchanted with the government and its policies.

Ahmed Faraz‚ who has been compared with Faiz Ahmed Faiz‚ holds a unique position as one of the best poets of current times‚ with a fine but simple style of writing. Even common people can easily understand.

Ethnically a Hindko speaking Pashtoon‚ Ahmed Faraz studied Persian and Urdu at the Peshawar University. He later became lecturer at the Peshawar University.

Ahmed Faraz died in Islamabad on August 25‚ 2008.

police arrested terrorist fromHangu

Source Dawn

Police claimed to have arrested two terrorists and recovered explosives and other items used in bomb making during an operation in Doaba area of Hangu on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, police besieged a house in Sarkikhel area of Doaba near the border of Orakzai Agency and asked the terrorist, hiding there, to surrender. But the terrorists opened firing on the police party. After exchange of fire for an hour, the terrorists surrendered, police said. They said that more than three kilograms of explosives, detonators, 13 meter detonating cord, two remote controls, two batteries and a wire cutter were recovered from the house.

Eight abducted in kohat

Source Dawn

The tribesmen of Orakzai Agency kidnapped eight people from Ublan Afghan refugee camp of Kohat for trespassing on their area on Wednesday.

Police said that the kidnapped persons had entered the area of Bezote tribe of Orakzai Agency to collect stones for construction of houses. Four of the kidnapped men were identified as Basharullah, Qismatullah, Sawab Khan and Raeed Khan. The names of remaining four men could not be ascertained.

The Bezote tribe had banned entry of shepherds and labourers for taking soil, stones and wood from their area. The eight men, who had a tractor trolley with them, were collecting stones when the tribesmen took them away. The tractor was found abandoned.

The dispute between the people of Kohat and Bezote tribe over the land erupted in 1971 when the Orakzai Agency was established. Both sides used to kidnap each other’s men.

The administration intervened in the past to avoid clashes between them but many firing incidents have occurred in the area regardless. The residents of Muhammadzai area of Kohat, who had suffered a lot in the dispute, have been demanding demarcation of the boundary and expulsion of Bezote tribe from the disputed land in Kohat.

meeting for controlling corruption in kohat

Source Dawn

Kohat Commissioner Jalalud Din has asked the officials to follow the new guidelines issued by the provincial government about transparency in development projects.

He was chairing a meeting in his office here on Wednesday that was attended by deputy commissioners of Kohat, Karak and Hangu besides heads of line departments.

The commissioner said that strict legal and departmental action would be taken against anyone, found involved in corruption. He said traditional relationship between the officials and contractors as it resulted in construction of substandard roads and buildings.The commissioner stressed the need for timely completion of projects to save time and money of the government.

Meanwhile, Kohat Assistant Commissioner Sajjad Khan was attacked when he was demarcating land in Gandiali area for construction of a degree college on Wednesday.

He was accompanied by contractor and revenue staff when the incident occurred. The people, who fired at him, first tried to stop the demarcation process by saying that the land allotted for the college was disputed.

The people opened firing on the survey team when it did not listen to them and started demarcating land for the college. However, the survey team managed to escape unhurt.

Police launched a search operation in the area after the incident to arrest the accused.

PESCO disconnects power supply of defaulters, recovers pending dues

Source Business Recorder

The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO)'s Disconnection and Recovery Teams have disconnected power supply of several defaulters' consumers for non-payment of outstanding amount and arrears in Nowshera cantonment division and recovered pending dues from different circles.

According to PESCO spokesman here Friday, the recovery campaign was in full swing through out the province and Rs 200,000 have been recovered from defaulters in Nowshera cantonment division. Similarly, Rs 17 lac from 30 defaulters have been recovered from Kohat division while a cases were sent to the concerned police stations for lodging FIRs against 37 consumers involved in power theft.

Similarly, the Disconnection Teams of Mathani sub division have recovered Rs 1.5 lac from defaulters while power supply of consumers was disconnected from 100 KVA transformer on charges of using direct hooks and power stealing.

In Kohat Division from 26 defaulter consumers Rs 18 lac have been recovered while power supply of several consumers were disconnected from three distribution transformers due to non payment of Rs 3 lac outstanding dues.

Also, power supply was disconnected of the 73 defaulters of 11 kv Achini feeder from three 200 KVA distribution transformers due to non payment of dues of Rs 8 lac. The recovery teams in Hangu have also recovered 3 lac rupees from 78 defaulter consumers and expended circle of recovery.

The defaulters have been strongly warned to deposit their dues at earliest, otherwise their electricity will not be restored and strict legal action would be taken against them.

Kohat UET students stand firm for future

Source The Nation

Students of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Kohat Campus continued their protest on the third consecutive day Friday against the university administration here outside the Peshawar High Court building.
The protesting students holding placards and banners inscribed with slogans against the indifferent attitude of university administration. They also raised slogans against the authorities concerned and held a set-in in front of the apex court building.
The protesting students were of the view that they were taught complete courses of Electrical Communication Engineering but now they were compelled to study extra course. They said that they were taught complete seven courses as per the university syllabus and two semesters exams were also taken from them.
 The students termed it injustice and a joke with the future of students because of the incompetence of the administration.

Protesters storm grid station in Kohat

Source Pak Tribune

Angry protesters on Wednesday stormed a grid station in Kohat district and damaged its main door, while protesting against long hours of load shedding and demanded WAPDA and PESCO immediately end the unscheduled power cuts in the district.

Locals attacked the grid station on Pindi Road, damaging its main door.

They said the long hours of power outages especially during Sehri and Iftar in Ramazan is unfair. After making their demand of ending unannounced load shedding the protesters eventually dispersed.

Blast in Kohat

Source The News

An explosion occurred near the city branch of the Utility Stores Corporation here on Wednesday night.

“The explosives were packed in a pressure cooker that was kept near the utility store and the blast occurred late in the night,” said a police official. Though no casualty was reported, the utility store was gutted after it caught fire, he added. He said the firefighters were trying to extinguish the fire.

Five die in Kohat road accident

Source The News

Five persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in a road accident near Friendship Tunnel on Friday.

Police said the passenger bus was heading to Hangu from Peshawar when it collided with a truck near Kohat Tunnel on Indus Highway. Five persons were killed on the spot and 10 others were wounded, they added.

The dead were identified as Nawaz Ali, Iqbal Hussain, Zulfiqar Hussain, Noor Sahib and Muhammad Waseem who were killed on the spot while the injured included Shamsur Rehman, Farooq, Abdul Basit, Muhammad Shakeel, Malbaz Khan, Aqil Badshah, Faisal, Muhammadullah, Sherbaz and Tariq Khan.

They were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital in Kohat where condition of some of the injured was stated to be critical.

CROWD ATTACK GRID STATION IN KOHAT

BUSINESS RECORDER

The angry mob stormed a grid station and broke the main door while protesting against relentless load shedding in Kohat on Wednesday.

According to reports, the local residents were protesting against the incessant load shedding and attacked a grid station on Pindi Road and damaged the main door of the station.

The demonstrators, while expressing their agony, told that 20 hours of power failure during the holy month of Ramazan is unjust with the people, and demanded to end the unannounced load shedding on priority basis.

Two killed in Kohat accident

Source The News

Two persons, including driver, were killed and 10 others sustained injured in a road accident on Hangu Road on Wednesday, sources said. The sources said that a speeding passenger coach (5140) was heading to Kohat from Hangu when it collided with a truck (IOT-3302) parked on roadside near Muhammadzai Flour Mills. Two persons identified as Muhammad Rasool Jan and coach driver Abdur Rasheed killed while Sahira Bibi, Abdul Basit, Nabi Rehman, Umair Abbas, Nazim, Amjad Ali Shah, Gul Muhammad, Amanullah, Abdur Rehman and Din Khaliq were injured. They were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Kohat.

Professor kills wife in Kohat

Source The News

A professor at the Garrison Cadet College Kohat allegedly shot dead his wife over a minor issue here on Thursday, sources said. The sources said that Prof Mian Amjad Hayat exchanged harsh words with his wife and shot her dead at Iftar. The accused managed to escape from the scene after committing the crime. His daughter, Hajira Gul, lodged the case against her father at the Muhammad Riaz Shaheed Police Station.

Four killed in Kohat clash

Source The News

Four persons, including a passer-by, were killed and two others sustained injuries when two rival groups exchanged gunfire in Jangalkhel area on Tuesday, sources said. The sources said that Shinwari and Mansoorkhel opened fire on each other after an exchange of harsh words. Four persons including Nobat Khan, Riaz, Sajid and a passer-by, stated to be an Afghan national, were killed on the spot while two persons were injured in the clash. The dead and injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital.

Grenade attack injures three in Kohat

Source The News

Unknown miscreants threw a hand grenade at a house in Togh area of Kohat district and injured three people, police said on Monday. The incident occurred in Paracha Town where miscreants hurled a hand grenade at the house of Samin Asghar during Sehri time. Rafique, Masroor Jana and Misal Jana sustained critical wounds. The rescue teams shifted the injured to a hospital. The motive behind the incident could not be ascertained.

Profiteers held in Kohat, Karak, Hangu

Source Pakistan Observer

In pursuance to the implementation of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s directives, the divisional administration Kohat has initiated action by regularly conducting raids on bazaars to check prices of the items of daily use and has arrested many accused for violating the rule. 

The CM issues strict directives to the concerned district administrations for controlling check onprices of edibles, adulteration, provision of quality health facilities and medicines and strict action against spurious drugs, removal of encroachment and cleanliness drive.

In this connection the district administration of Kohat has so far checked 1325 shops Kohat, Karak and Hangu districts and arrested a total number of 472 accused. Similarly 41 FIRs have been registered against the accused and a fine of Rs 315700 has been recovered during the month of June. To control over adulteration the district administration of Kohat, Karak and Hangu have raided different shops and sealed bakery shops and fined many. Similarly 24 FIRs have been registered against butchers who were not implementing directives of the Chief Minister.

To check spurious drugs, the district health officer and drug inspectors conducted raids in Kohat and checked 114 registered and 27 unregistered medical stores and taken samples for further testing in the Drug Testing Laboratory. In Karak 177 registered and 31 unregistered medical stores were checked and samples taken. In Hangu 46 registered medical stores were raided and action taken.—APP 

Kohat blast leaves two dead

Source The News

Two people were killed and five others wounded in a powerful bomb blast near Kacha Pakka area of Kohat on Thursday, Geo News reported.

Sources said the bomb was planted in a motorcycle, parked outside a mosque. The explosives went off as the people came out after Zuhar prayers.

Rescue and law enforcement agencies have rushed to the site of blast. The dead and injured have been rushed to the nearby hospital.

Man killd due to roof collapse

Source Dawn

A carpenter was killed and two others were injured when roof of his shop fell on them here on Wednesday.

Police said that the roof collapse incident occurred in Jawaki Banda on Kohat-Hangu road and as a result the carpenter, Taza Gul, was buried alive under it.

His two friends, including Badshah Khan and Hameed Khan, were injured in the incident. They were taken to DHQ hospital, Kohat, where their condition was reported to be stable.

Militants blow up tower in hangu

Source Dawn

Unknown militants blew up a tower of a cellular phone company in Togh Sarai area of Hangu district in the wee hours of Wednesday, sources said.

They said that the militants planted improvised explosive devices around the four pillars of the tower and blew it up. As a result, the tower was completely destroyed.

Hangu police have registered the case against unknown militants.

Power supply to refugee camps cut off in Kohat

Source Dawn

Electricity supply to 13 refugee camps in Kohat has been disconnected for non-payment of dues worth Rs40 million, officials said on Wednesday.

They said that the administration of refugee camps failed to clear the outstanding dues despite repeated reminders.

The officials said that electricity was supplied to nine Afghan refugee camps from rural sub-divisions and to four camps from the College Town sub-division. The power supply to the camps would be restored only when the dues are cleared, they said.

Tragedy: Man kills family, commits suicide

Source Express Tribune

A man committed suicide after killing two of his daughters and injuring three other family members – who also later died – in Garhi Mawaz Khan area on Monday.

City police official Jahangir Khan said he was informed about a shooting incident in Hafizabad Mohallah at around 1:40pm, adding he rushed to the spot and found out Wali Muhammad had opened fire at his family members, killing six-year-old daughter Qandila and five-year-old Safina on the spot. Eight-year-old Sadaf, 10-year-old son Ali and his wife Noorzadi were seriously injured before Wali turned the gun on himself.

Khan said he visited Noorzadi at the hospital where she told the police her husband was mentally unstable. She added Wali barged inside the house and opened fire at the family members for no apparent reason. “I saw Wali kill himself also,” she said.

Later in the evening, Sadaf, Ali and Noorzadi succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. According to the doctors, Noorzadi was in critical condition and was being shifted to Lady Reading Hospital but died on the way, said Khan.

He added initial investigation revealed Wali had psychological problems and was suffering from bouts of depression since the past one week. While Khan speculated the incident might be related to poverty, the exact motive of the killings is yet to be ascertained.