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KOHAT: The militants Wednesday fired a rocket from Darra Adamkhel, which landed in Mir Ahmadkhel area. The sources said after the incident the security forces targeted various hideouts of the militants in Bustikhel area with artillery and gunship helicopters, however, there was no word on loss of life.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Hakeemullah’s followers in Orakzai clash; 21 killed
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About 21 militants were killed in clashes between two groups of Taliban for gaining full control of Aakhel area of upper Orakzai Agency on Tuesday. The fighting continued till late night.
Both the groups are said to be loyal to top Taliban leader Hakeemullah Mehsud. The clash broke out when men of commander Ziaur Rehman refused to let their vehicles checked at a post controlled by men of commander Sakhi Hafiz.
It is said that there was an agreement between commanders that members of one group entering the area of the other would be checked for security reasons. Orakzai Agency’s officials said the real issue was of control of the area, adding that the clashes had made the people fearful of their security.
Independent sources said that both Sakhi Hafiz and Ziaur Rehman wanted to control the Aakhel checkpost, claiming that it was in their territory.
Sakhi’s men attacked the rivals with heavy weapons to punish them for refusing to stop for checking. The Ziaur Rehman group retaliated with an attack on the men of Sakhi Hafiz who were going to Ghiljo. Nine militants, including Sakhi’s brother Asad Hafiz and uncle Yahya Hafiz, were killed. They were burned to death in their vehicles.
The militants belonging to other groups and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Darra Adamkhel have announced their support for Sakhi Hafiz and are using heavy weapons against the Zia group.
The de facto chief of the TTP, Hakeemullah Mehsud, who left Orakzai Agency three months ago for South Waziristan, has asked his commanders to stop fighting.
About 21 militants were killed in clashes between two groups of Taliban for gaining full control of Aakhel area of upper Orakzai Agency on Tuesday. The fighting continued till late night.
Both the groups are said to be loyal to top Taliban leader Hakeemullah Mehsud. The clash broke out when men of commander Ziaur Rehman refused to let their vehicles checked at a post controlled by men of commander Sakhi Hafiz.
It is said that there was an agreement between commanders that members of one group entering the area of the other would be checked for security reasons. Orakzai Agency’s officials said the real issue was of control of the area, adding that the clashes had made the people fearful of their security.
Independent sources said that both Sakhi Hafiz and Ziaur Rehman wanted to control the Aakhel checkpost, claiming that it was in their territory.
Sakhi’s men attacked the rivals with heavy weapons to punish them for refusing to stop for checking. The Ziaur Rehman group retaliated with an attack on the men of Sakhi Hafiz who were going to Ghiljo. Nine militants, including Sakhi’s brother Asad Hafiz and uncle Yahya Hafiz, were killed. They were burned to death in their vehicles.
The militants belonging to other groups and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Darra Adamkhel have announced their support for Sakhi Hafiz and are using heavy weapons against the Zia group.
The de facto chief of the TTP, Hakeemullah Mehsud, who left Orakzai Agency three months ago for South Waziristan, has asked his commanders to stop fighting.
60 suspects arrested in Kohat
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Sixty suspected militants, including 16 foreigners, were arrested during search operation by security forces here Tuesday.
The sources said Pakistan Army along with local police arrested 57 suspects along 16 foreigners during raids in various areas of the district.Meanwhile, the Hangu police and Frontier Corps (FC) in a joint operation arrested three militants, including an important commander of the Baitullah-led banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan from various areas on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the quick response unit comprising of Hangu police and FC soldiers raided the house of a militant commander Niamatullah in Bagto area and arrested him. The commander was wanted to police in various cases of kidnapping for ransom and attacks on security forces.
The policemen and FC soldiers carried out a joint search operation in Doaba, Sangerh, Karbogha and Togh Sarai and rounded up two wanted criminals Muhammad Yaseen and Rasool Khan.
Sixty suspected militants, including 16 foreigners, were arrested during search operation by security forces here Tuesday.
The sources said Pakistan Army along with local police arrested 57 suspects along 16 foreigners during raids in various areas of the district.Meanwhile, the Hangu police and Frontier Corps (FC) in a joint operation arrested three militants, including an important commander of the Baitullah-led banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan from various areas on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the quick response unit comprising of Hangu police and FC soldiers raided the house of a militant commander Niamatullah in Bagto area and arrested him. The commander was wanted to police in various cases of kidnapping for ransom and attacks on security forces.
The policemen and FC soldiers carried out a joint search operation in Doaba, Sangerh, Karbogha and Togh Sarai and rounded up two wanted criminals Muhammad Yaseen and Rasool Khan.
Monday, August 10, 2009
One shot dead in Karak
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A man was killed over a land dispute in Takht Nusrati tehsil here on Saturday. Hospital sources said Muhammad Junaid, resident of Marghali near Alamsherri, was shot by his rivals and he succumbed to injuries on way to hospital.
A man was killed over a land dispute in Takht Nusrati tehsil here on Saturday. Hospital sources said Muhammad Junaid, resident of Marghali near Alamsherri, was shot by his rivals and he succumbed to injuries on way to hospital.
Orakzai TTP not to attack forces during Ramazan
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The Orakzai Agency chapter of banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Saturday said the TTP in the area would not attack the security forces and government installations during Ramazan. “We will not attack the security forces during the holy month and the fighters have been asked to exercise restraint,” said a spokesman for the Darra Adamkel militants by telephone. He said their ‘Shariah courts’ would also not register new cases during the month. The sources said the outlawed TTP had established four such courts in the Ferozkhel, Meshti, Dabori and Ghaljo areas of Orakzai Agency. The TTP sources said their Islamic courts in the four areas would not register new cases while the old ones would be decided.
The Orakzai Agency chapter of banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Saturday said the TTP in the area would not attack the security forces and government installations during Ramazan. “We will not attack the security forces during the holy month and the fighters have been asked to exercise restraint,” said a spokesman for the Darra Adamkel militants by telephone. He said their ‘Shariah courts’ would also not register new cases during the month. The sources said the outlawed TTP had established four such courts in the Ferozkhel, Meshti, Dabori and Ghaljo areas of Orakzai Agency. The TTP sources said their Islamic courts in the four areas would not register new cases while the old ones would be decided.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Power supply to Kohat suspended
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Power supply to various areas in the district and surrounding areas disrupted due to a technical fault in the main grid station located on Rawalpindi Road here Friday. The affected areas included Kohat city, Kharmatu, Khushal Darra, Sleeper factory, Bostikhel in Darra Admakhel and Alizai. The XEN of Wapda told The News that the power supply would be restored in two days.
Power supply to various areas in the district and surrounding areas disrupted due to a technical fault in the main grid station located on Rawalpindi Road here Friday. The affected areas included Kohat city, Kharmatu, Khushal Darra, Sleeper factory, Bostikhel in Darra Admakhel and Alizai. The XEN of Wapda told The News that the power supply would be restored in two days.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
12 militants arrested in Hangu, Kohat
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Twelve militants belonging to Waziristan and Afghanistan were arrested along with huge cache of arms and ammunition during search operations in Hangu and Kohat districts, police said on Wednesday.
Quoting DIG Abdullah Khan, Kohat Police Media Cell said that a search operation was launched in the city area of Thall tehsil of Hangu district on a tip off that militants were hiding there.
During raids at different places, militants belonging to North and South Waziristan agencies and Khost province of Afghanistan were arrested, it added. The arrested militants were shifted to special investigation cell in Thall.
Police said that interrogation report was awaited on the basis of which arrest of more militants was expected. More than 29 security officials and seven policemen had been killed in suicide attacks and blasts at army convoys and police mobiles during the last two months in Hangu district.
Police also recovered heavy arms and ammunition from their possession.
Similarly, an operation was launched in Sumari area, in the south of Kohat. Several militants were arrested during the operation. The arrested militants were shifted to Kohat for further investigations.
Twelve militants belonging to Waziristan and Afghanistan were arrested along with huge cache of arms and ammunition during search operations in Hangu and Kohat districts, police said on Wednesday.
Quoting DIG Abdullah Khan, Kohat Police Media Cell said that a search operation was launched in the city area of Thall tehsil of Hangu district on a tip off that militants were hiding there.
During raids at different places, militants belonging to North and South Waziristan agencies and Khost province of Afghanistan were arrested, it added. The arrested militants were shifted to special investigation cell in Thall.
Police said that interrogation report was awaited on the basis of which arrest of more militants was expected. More than 29 security officials and seven policemen had been killed in suicide attacks and blasts at army convoys and police mobiles during the last two months in Hangu district.
Police also recovered heavy arms and ammunition from their possession.
Similarly, an operation was launched in Sumari area, in the south of Kohat. Several militants were arrested during the operation. The arrested militants were shifted to Kohat for further investigations.
Woman killed in Jungle Khel Kohat
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A young man allegedly killed his mother over money dispute in Jungle Khel area on Wednesday.Bashir Khan, the husband of the woman, told police that his son, Tanveer Ahmed, demanded money from his mother. She refused to pay him which infuriated him and he killed his mother by firing with a pistol, he added. He said that Tanveer managed to escape after the incident.
A young man allegedly killed his mother over money dispute in Jungle Khel area on Wednesday.Bashir Khan, the husband of the woman, told police that his son, Tanveer Ahmed, demanded money from his mother. She refused to pay him which infuriated him and he killed his mother by firing with a pistol, he added. He said that Tanveer managed to escape after the incident.
Two Boys were drowned in Kohat
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Two boys were drowned in a pond while beating the sizzling heat in Hafizabad area on Wednesday.
Police said that two boys, Abu Bakr and Tufail Suleman, ten years old, were drowned while swimming in a pond.
People learnt about the incident when their dead bodies came on the surface of the water. Their bodies were shifted to KDA hospital for autopsy.
Two boys were drowned in a pond while beating the sizzling heat in Hafizabad area on Wednesday.
Police said that two boys, Abu Bakr and Tufail Suleman, ten years old, were drowned while swimming in a pond.
People learnt about the incident when their dead bodies came on the surface of the water. Their bodies were shifted to KDA hospital for autopsy.
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