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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.
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.
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