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Kohat tehsil nazim announced on Monday to send two employees of Tehsil Municipal Administration for pilgrimage on the government expenses this year.
Addressing a press conference, the out going tehsil nazim, Dilbar Khan, briefed journalists about the achievements made during his period and claimed that he had turned the bankrupt institution into self reliant organisation.
He said that when they took over the TMA had no money to pay salaries and had to rent tractors and called fire tenders from PAF and Kohat Tunnel. But now the TMA was self sufficient and had its own fire brigade, tractors, trolleys and bank balance enough for clearing the electricity bills and paying salaries for one year, he added.
He also announced a grant of Rs200,000 for Kohat Press Club.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
23 suspects held in Kohat
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KOHAT: Security forces nabbed 23 suspected militants in a search operation in Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel, Frontier Region (FR) Kohat on Thursday. The sources said security forces launched a search operation against the militants in Akhorwal area and arrested 23 suspected militants whose identity could not be ascertained as they were shifted to an undisclosed location.
KOHAT: Security forces nabbed 23 suspected militants in a search operation in Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel, Frontier Region (FR) Kohat on Thursday. The sources said security forces launched a search operation against the militants in Akhorwal area and arrested 23 suspected militants whose identity could not be ascertained as they were shifted to an undisclosed location.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
160 outlaws held, seven persons freed
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KOHAT: Police claimed to have arrested 160 outlaws and secured safe release of seven kidnapped persons in massive drive against the criminals in the district over the last two weeks.
Briefing the mediapersons at his office here on Tuesday, the district police officer (DPO) Delawar Khan Bangash said on the directives of the deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Abdullah Khan, various police parties were constituted to a crackdown on the dens and hideouts of the criminals and suspected persons in Doaba, Balyamina, Tanig Banda, Zargari, Shahukhel and Anarcheena.
He said 106 outlaws including six militants identified as Khayal Munir, Akhtar Munir, Mistar Gul, Bismillah Gul, Miraz Gul and Rafiullah were arrested. The arms recovered included 43 Kalashnikov rifles, 11 Kalakov rifles, 51 shot guns, 45 rifles, two stand guns, two remote-controlled bombs, a rocket launcher, 10 rocket shells, 171 pistols, 61 mortar shells, six handgrenades, three LMG rifles, drugs included 148 kilogram hashish, four kilograms of heroin, two kilograms of opium and 46 bottles liquor.
Police also recovered seven kidnapped persons, including the general manager of Kohat Cement Factory and officials of the Oil and Gas Development Corporation, besides arresting two members of a gang identified as Sajiduddin and Abdul Kareem.
KOHAT: Police claimed to have arrested 160 outlaws and secured safe release of seven kidnapped persons in massive drive against the criminals in the district over the last two weeks.
Briefing the mediapersons at his office here on Tuesday, the district police officer (DPO) Delawar Khan Bangash said on the directives of the deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Abdullah Khan, various police parties were constituted to a crackdown on the dens and hideouts of the criminals and suspected persons in Doaba, Balyamina, Tanig Banda, Zargari, Shahukhel and Anarcheena.
He said 106 outlaws including six militants identified as Khayal Munir, Akhtar Munir, Mistar Gul, Bismillah Gul, Miraz Gul and Rafiullah were arrested. The arms recovered included 43 Kalashnikov rifles, 11 Kalakov rifles, 51 shot guns, 45 rifles, two stand guns, two remote-controlled bombs, a rocket launcher, 10 rocket shells, 171 pistols, 61 mortar shells, six handgrenades, three LMG rifles, drugs included 148 kilogram hashish, four kilograms of heroin, two kilograms of opium and 46 bottles liquor.
Police also recovered seven kidnapped persons, including the general manager of Kohat Cement Factory and officials of the Oil and Gas Development Corporation, besides arresting two members of a gang identified as Sajiduddin and Abdul Kareem.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
One dead in Karak accident
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KARAK: A person was killed and another sustained injuries in a road mishap here Saturday. Police said that a DI Khan-bound oil tanker hit a motorbike near Babalkhel when it was entering the Indus Highway. As a result Maulana Muhammad Yahya son of Nasrullah Jan, resident of Shamooni Khattak, died on the spot while Abdul Haq sustained serious injuries. The injured was taken to District Headquarters Hospital Karak.
KARAK: A person was killed and another sustained injuries in a road mishap here Saturday. Police said that a DI Khan-bound oil tanker hit a motorbike near Babalkhel when it was entering the Indus Highway. As a result Maulana Muhammad Yahya son of Nasrullah Jan, resident of Shamooni Khattak, died on the spot while Abdul Haq sustained serious injuries. The injured was taken to District Headquarters Hospital Karak.
2 soldiers die in Darra blast
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KOHAT: Two soldiers were killed and six others sustained injuries in a roadside blast at Akhorwal area in Darra Adamkhel, Frontier Region (FR) Kohat, on Saturday. Sources said unidentified miscreants had planted improvised explosive device (IED) outside the Government Degree College at Akhorwal area, which went off at 7pm, leaving two soldiers Nayyar Sohail and Safeer dead and six others injured. One of the injured soldiers was identified as Zaheer. Bodies of the slain soldiers were shifted to the Combined Military Hospitals in Kohat and Peshawar. The security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, besides closing the Indus Highway for all kinds of vehicular traffic. No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.
KOHAT: Two soldiers were killed and six others sustained injuries in a roadside blast at Akhorwal area in Darra Adamkhel, Frontier Region (FR) Kohat, on Saturday. Sources said unidentified miscreants had planted improvised explosive device (IED) outside the Government Degree College at Akhorwal area, which went off at 7pm, leaving two soldiers Nayyar Sohail and Safeer dead and six others injured. One of the injured soldiers was identified as Zaheer. Bodies of the slain soldiers were shifted to the Combined Military Hospitals in Kohat and Peshawar. The security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, besides closing the Indus Highway for all kinds of vehicular traffic. No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.
Friday, July 10, 2009
39 militants killed in Orakzai
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KOHAT, July 9: Thirty-nine militants were killed when military planes bombed Taliban hideouts in Orakzai agency on Thursday.
According to unconfirmed reports, about 14 camps of militants were destroyed in Starsam, Drogai and Behram Garh areas of Chappri Feroze Khel in the lower and Ghiljo in upper Orakzai agency.
Independent sources confirmed that 39 militants had been killed and eight injured in the strikes.
However, official sources said they did not have confirmed reports about casualties.
KOHAT, July 9: Thirty-nine militants were killed when military planes bombed Taliban hideouts in Orakzai agency on Thursday.
According to unconfirmed reports, about 14 camps of militants were destroyed in Starsam, Drogai and Behram Garh areas of Chappri Feroze Khel in the lower and Ghiljo in upper Orakzai agency.
Independent sources confirmed that 39 militants had been killed and eight injured in the strikes.
However, official sources said they did not have confirmed reports about casualties.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Additional force called after protest in Kohat jail
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KOHAT, July 6: The Kohat prison authorities called in additional force to control the situation when ‘Taliban’ inmates resorted to protest against the arrest of their colleague from the jail mosque on Monday.
The inmates, who had been arrested by police suspecting them to be Taliban, staged protest for more than two hours and broke taps and pipes.
Official sources said the suspected Taliban, arrested during operations in tribal and settled areas and imprisoned in the Kohat district prison, slapped and kicked a drug seller, injuring him. The victim complained to the staff after which police took action and arrested a Taliban inmate inside the mosque.
This infuriated the Taliban who gathered in large numbers holding sticks and accusing police of desecrating the mosque by arresting a man inside the mosque. The protesters demanded that the jail authorities should stop “selling of hashish, sleeping pills and use of mobile phones by some influential prisoners in connivance with wardens”.
District Police Officer Dilawar Khan Bangash and Assistant Coordination Officer Shabbir Mohammad reached the prison along with a huge contingent of police to control the situation.
The matter was settled between the Taliban and the jail administration following detailed search of the belongings and barracks of the prisoners allegedly involved in the illegal business. Nothing was recovered from them.
Later, the administration decided to send four ‘notorious’ Taliban who had created all the mess to the Deral Ismail Khan central jail.
An inquiry has been ordered into the incident to review the behaviour of the jail staff with prisoners.
KOHAT, July 6: The Kohat prison authorities called in additional force to control the situation when ‘Taliban’ inmates resorted to protest against the arrest of their colleague from the jail mosque on Monday.
The inmates, who had been arrested by police suspecting them to be Taliban, staged protest for more than two hours and broke taps and pipes.
Official sources said the suspected Taliban, arrested during operations in tribal and settled areas and imprisoned in the Kohat district prison, slapped and kicked a drug seller, injuring him. The victim complained to the staff after which police took action and arrested a Taliban inmate inside the mosque.
This infuriated the Taliban who gathered in large numbers holding sticks and accusing police of desecrating the mosque by arresting a man inside the mosque. The protesters demanded that the jail authorities should stop “selling of hashish, sleeping pills and use of mobile phones by some influential prisoners in connivance with wardens”.
District Police Officer Dilawar Khan Bangash and Assistant Coordination Officer Shabbir Mohammad reached the prison along with a huge contingent of police to control the situation.
The matter was settled between the Taliban and the jail administration following detailed search of the belongings and barracks of the prisoners allegedly involved in the illegal business. Nothing was recovered from them.
Later, the administration decided to send four ‘notorious’ Taliban who had created all the mess to the Deral Ismail Khan central jail.
An inquiry has been ordered into the incident to review the behaviour of the jail staff with prisoners.
Seven suspected militants held in KOHAT
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Security forces arrested seven suspected militants in different parts of Darra Adamkhel on Monday.
Officials said during routine checking of vehicles near the Kohat Friendship Tunnel, the forces arrested two suspicious passengers from a Bannu bound coach.
Similarly, during a search operation in the Sheraki area, two tribesmen belonging to Darra Adamkhel and three of Waziristan, believed to be militants, were held and taken to the special investigation cell
Security forces arrested seven suspected militants in different parts of Darra Adamkhel on Monday.
Officials said during routine checking of vehicles near the Kohat Friendship Tunnel, the forces arrested two suspicious passengers from a Bannu bound coach.
Similarly, during a search operation in the Sheraki area, two tribesmen belonging to Darra Adamkhel and three of Waziristan, believed to be militants, were held and taken to the special investigation cell
ANP LEADERS warned by workers
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Office-bearers of the Awami National Party from the PF-39 constituency on Monday warned to resign in protest against party’s provincial president Afrasyab Khattak for ignoring their area in allocation of development funds. The warning came at a meeting presided over by the president of ANP from the PF-39 constituency, Saud Ahmed Shah.
The officer-bearers alleged that Mr Khattak was awarding contracts of development works to his family members and blue-eyed people so he could get commission and was ignoring Lachi Town, Shakardarra Town and other far-flung and undeveloped areas.
They threatened that if the provincial president did not arrange their meeting with Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti within 14 days they would resign en bloc along with party workers.
The meeting, which was attended by local party secretary general Fazal Hussain, Rasheed from Shakardarra, Liaquat Hussian, Nisar and other leaders, also demanded resignation of district party president Inayatullah Qureshi for his alleged inability to run the party affairs.
Office-bearers of the Awami National Party from the PF-39 constituency on Monday warned to resign in protest against party’s provincial president Afrasyab Khattak for ignoring their area in allocation of development funds. The warning came at a meeting presided over by the president of ANP from the PF-39 constituency, Saud Ahmed Shah.
The officer-bearers alleged that Mr Khattak was awarding contracts of development works to his family members and blue-eyed people so he could get commission and was ignoring Lachi Town, Shakardarra Town and other far-flung and undeveloped areas.
They threatened that if the provincial president did not arrange their meeting with Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti within 14 days they would resign en bloc along with party workers.
The meeting, which was attended by local party secretary general Fazal Hussain, Rasheed from Shakardarra, Liaquat Hussian, Nisar and other leaders, also demanded resignation of district party president Inayatullah Qureshi for his alleged inability to run the party affairs.
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