Source: The News
KOHAT: At least seven people were killed and 26 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in the northwestern Pakistani city of Kohat on Sunday, police said.
"It was a suicide attack, the target was a police station," Dilawar Khan Bangash, city police chief, said while talking to a French news agency.
"The bomber exploded his vehicle on the back side of the police station.
"Seven people have been killed and 26 were injured in this car suicide attack," Abdullah Jan, the district's top police officer told reporters.
"These incidents are a reaction to the military operation in the tribal areas."
Another senior police officer confirmed the attack, adding that around 200 kilograms of explosives were used.
The attack comes just a day after two suicide bombers dressed in burqas struck a crowd of displaced people collecting aid handouts, killing at least 41 and wounding more than 60 at a nearby camp.
The bombers struck minutes apart on Saturday in the Kacha Pukha camp on the outskirts of the garrison city of Kohat, a registration centre for people fleeing Taliban violence and Pakistani army operations close to the Afghan border.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
3 FC men hurt in scuffle with local man
Source: News
KARAK: A man attacked a camp of the foreign oil and gas exploring company MOL, injuring three security personnel, sources said Saturday.
The sources said that one of the members of the Gurguri Islahi Tanzeem and former councilor Ghulam Ameen visited the Gurguri gas camp on Saturday and complained to the community relations officer of the MOL that his land had been badly affected by the storage water of the camp. The sources said the CRO assured him that his loss would be compensated.
Despite assurance by the CRO, the sources said, the man tried to meet the site in-charge of the MOL but the security in-charge refused to give him permission for the meeting.
During scuffle with the security personnel, Ghulam Ameen took out the knife and allegedly stabbed three security personnel of Frontier Constabulary. The local person was arrested by the police on the spot and was locked up in the Gurguri Police Station. Avatar (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) [Blu-ray]
KARAK: A man attacked a camp of the foreign oil and gas exploring company MOL, injuring three security personnel, sources said Saturday.
The sources said that one of the members of the Gurguri Islahi Tanzeem and former councilor Ghulam Ameen visited the Gurguri gas camp on Saturday and complained to the community relations officer of the MOL that his land had been badly affected by the storage water of the camp. The sources said the CRO assured him that his loss would be compensated.
Despite assurance by the CRO, the sources said, the man tried to meet the site in-charge of the MOL but the security in-charge refused to give him permission for the meeting.
During scuffle with the security personnel, Ghulam Ameen took out the knife and allegedly stabbed three security personnel of Frontier Constabulary. The local person was arrested by the police on the spot and was locked up in the Gurguri Police Station. Avatar (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) [Blu-ray]
Saturday, April 17, 2010
41 IDPs killed as bombers target camp in Kohat
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Two suicide bombers struck a crowd of displaced people collecting aid handouts, killing at least 41 and wounding more than 60 on Saturday at the Kacha Pukha camp on the outskirts of Kohat.
The bombers struck minutes apart in the camp, a registration centre for people fleeing Taliban violence and army operations close to the Afghan border.
"The toll in the two suicide attacks is 41 dead and more than 60 wounded," DIG Kohat Abdullah Khan told Geo News.
Meanwhile, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al Alami called Geo News correspondent and claimed the responsibility of the attack.
Body parts of the bombers were recovered and most of the victims were members of the Mani Khel and Baramad Khel tribes who had gathered for registration after fleeing fighting in their home district of Orakzai, sources said.
The first bomber detonated his explosives while displaced people gathered to register and receive relief items. A few minutes later the second bomber blew himself up in the middle of the gathering crowd.
Two suicide bombers struck a crowd of displaced people collecting aid handouts, killing at least 41 and wounding more than 60 on Saturday at the Kacha Pukha camp on the outskirts of Kohat.
The bombers struck minutes apart in the camp, a registration centre for people fleeing Taliban violence and army operations close to the Afghan border.
"The toll in the two suicide attacks is 41 dead and more than 60 wounded," DIG Kohat Abdullah Khan told Geo News.
Meanwhile, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al Alami called Geo News correspondent and claimed the responsibility of the attack.
Body parts of the bombers were recovered and most of the victims were members of the Mani Khel and Baramad Khel tribes who had gathered for registration after fleeing fighting in their home district of Orakzai, sources said.
The first bomber detonated his explosives while displaced people gathered to register and receive relief items. A few minutes later the second bomber blew himself up in the middle of the gathering crowd.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Cobra helicopter develops fault, lands in Kohat
Source: Dawn
A military Cobra helicopter coming from Waziristan to Kohat crash landed here in Jarma area on Sunday owing to some technical fault.
Officials said that the crew remained safe. The crash landing was result of some technical fault for which investigations had been ordered, they added. The helicopter was on a routine flight. Senior military officers and police reached the scene and removed the helicopter to the airbase with the help of heavy machinery.
Meanwhile, local tribesmen have found four beheaded bodies, three of them identified as Taliban commanders, believed to have been killed last week during clashes with security forces in Bezote village of Orakzai Agency.
Officials and tribal sources confirmed that local tribesmen in Bezote found the headless bodies of commanders Ehsanullah, Awal Noor and Said Mohammad. The fourth body could not be identified. The tribesmen buried all the four bodies in the local graveyard.
Sources said that Taliban always took away the heads of their killed companions or blew them up by placing hand grenades in their mouths to hide their identity when they had no time to bury them.
A military Cobra helicopter coming from Waziristan to Kohat crash landed here in Jarma area on Sunday owing to some technical fault.
Officials said that the crew remained safe. The crash landing was result of some technical fault for which investigations had been ordered, they added. The helicopter was on a routine flight. Senior military officers and police reached the scene and removed the helicopter to the airbase with the help of heavy machinery.
Meanwhile, local tribesmen have found four beheaded bodies, three of them identified as Taliban commanders, believed to have been killed last week during clashes with security forces in Bezote village of Orakzai Agency.
Officials and tribal sources confirmed that local tribesmen in Bezote found the headless bodies of commanders Ehsanullah, Awal Noor and Said Mohammad. The fourth body could not be identified. The tribesmen buried all the four bodies in the local graveyard.
Sources said that Taliban always took away the heads of their killed companions or blew them up by placing hand grenades in their mouths to hide their identity when they had no time to bury them.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Murder of Man and Woman in Kohat
two people one man and another woman were killed when they came to marriage ceremony in Pershai village at Village Gul Hasan Banda area by the family members of woman. It was learnt from the village people that the woman has illegal relation with the man for last eight years and her family members were in search of her and they found the opportunity yesterday. The bodies were later shifted to Kohat for further investigation in the matter.Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Seven soldiers hurt in accident
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At least seven soldiers were injured in a road accident here Saturday. Officials said that a convoy of the forces was proceeding to a base camp in Hangu. “One of the vehicles collided with another near the Hangu headquarters after the driver lost control,” they said. The injured soldiers included Naib Subedar Fazl Rafiq and sepoys Khair, Syed Nawaz, Syed Hassan, Abdul Sabooor, Noor Badshah and Shafiq.
At least seven soldiers were injured in a road accident here Saturday. Officials said that a convoy of the forces was proceeding to a base camp in Hangu. “One of the vehicles collided with another near the Hangu headquarters after the driver lost control,” they said. The injured soldiers included Naib Subedar Fazl Rafiq and sepoys Khair, Syed Nawaz, Syed Hassan, Abdul Sabooor, Noor Badshah and Shafiq.
Samiul Haq terms renaming ‘non-issue’
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Chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Maulana Samiul Haq has said all human beings are equal in the eye of Islamic law and no ruler is exempted from accountability. Addressing the Karak Bar Association on Saturday, he said renaming of the province was a non-issue. He criticised the policies of the ANP government and said millions of Pakhtuns were displaced and killed during its rule. He said Pakistan was under the subjugation of US as its economy was also being controlled by foreign states.
Chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Maulana Samiul Haq has said all human beings are equal in the eye of Islamic law and no ruler is exempted from accountability. Addressing the Karak Bar Association on Saturday, he said renaming of the province was a non-issue. He criticised the policies of the ANP government and said millions of Pakhtuns were displaced and killed during its rule. He said Pakistan was under the subjugation of US as its economy was also being controlled by foreign states.
official booked for bogus registration of vehicles
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The anti-corruption department booked official of excise and taxation for issuing bogus registration numbers against genuine papers to 42 vehicles, Dawn learnt on Friday.
The assistant director of anti-corruption department, Kohat and circle officer, acting on the directives of the director, NWFP, registered cases against excise and taxation officer, Shah Zaman, under section 419, 420, 468, 471 read with 5 (2) PC Act.
Officials told this correspondent that the said official had been issuing bogus registration numbers to vehicles whose owners had lodged several complaints that during verification of their cars in Punjab the papers were found fake.
The department also contacted the Pak Suzuki Company which also declared the papers of the genuinely imported and locally manufactured cars fake.
During investigations by the anti-corruption department Inspector Shah Zaman was found guilty and booked for forgery and causing trouble to people.
The anti-corruption department booked official of excise and taxation for issuing bogus registration numbers against genuine papers to 42 vehicles, Dawn learnt on Friday.
The assistant director of anti-corruption department, Kohat and circle officer, acting on the directives of the director, NWFP, registered cases against excise and taxation officer, Shah Zaman, under section 419, 420, 468, 471 read with 5 (2) PC Act.
Officials told this correspondent that the said official had been issuing bogus registration numbers to vehicles whose owners had lodged several complaints that during verification of their cars in Punjab the papers were found fake.
The department also contacted the Pak Suzuki Company which also declared the papers of the genuinely imported and locally manufactured cars fake.
During investigations by the anti-corruption department Inspector Shah Zaman was found guilty and booked for forgery and causing trouble to people.
bullet-riddled bodies found in Kohat
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Two bullet riddled bodies of Afghan nationals were recovered from a well while a woman committed suicide here on Friday.
Local people informed the police that they had seen two bodies in Dhodha. The police reached the scene and pulled out the bodies of Abdul Malik, resident of Ghamkol camp, Merozai and Zaafran, resident of Ghamkol camp number 3. Somebody had killed them brutally by firing dozens of shots.
The bodies were handed over to the relatives and the Bilitang police started investigation after registering case against unknown killers. In Darmalak area of Lachi tehsil a woman shot herself with a pistol in her house due to unknown reasons. The Lachi police registered a murder case on the complaint of the cousin of the deceased.
Two bullet riddled bodies of Afghan nationals were recovered from a well while a woman committed suicide here on Friday.
Local people informed the police that they had seen two bodies in Dhodha. The police reached the scene and pulled out the bodies of Abdul Malik, resident of Ghamkol camp, Merozai and Zaafran, resident of Ghamkol camp number 3. Somebody had killed them brutally by firing dozens of shots.
The bodies were handed over to the relatives and the Bilitang police started investigation after registering case against unknown killers. In Darmalak area of Lachi tehsil a woman shot herself with a pistol in her house due to unknown reasons. The Lachi police registered a murder case on the complaint of the cousin of the deceased.
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