Independent sources in Bara said that security forces and activists of Lashkar-i-Islam exchanged fire when a vehicle carrying at least six LI activists was signalled to stop at the Nawgazi Baba checkpost in Shalobar area at around mid night.three LI activists identified as Rashid, Ajmal and Hazrat were killed while another three which included a local LI commander were injured.one of the injured whose name could not be immediately known was taken by the forces to Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar.Fate of the other two injured could not be known as there was no official word about the entire episode of firing which took place at a checkpost situated on border between Jamrud and Bara tehsils of Khyber Agency.two security personnel were also injured in the cross firing, sources added. The incident was the first of its type after security forces agreed to withdraw from some check posts established inside Bara and reopened some roads for routine traffic after its closure for almost four and half years.The incident took place in the wake of a warning to LI by security officials a week ago in which the LI was sternly asked to distance itself from Tehrik Taliban Pakistan and other hostile militant groups operating in Khyber and Orakzai.
District Police Officer Ghulam Hussain said that they were informed by intelligence agencies regarding the presence of the ammunition. He said that they rushed to the spot with relevant gadgets and recovered the ammunition.He said that the recovered cartridges were 12.7mm and 14.5mm, which were used in anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns.
The official said that the explosive detector indicated the presence of more cartridges and other explosive material in the depth of water for which search would be continued.
Mr Mumtaz died after giving statement to the police in hospital.Mumtaz Khan, told the staff of Riaz Khan police station that he was sitting in his house when his brother Akbar Khan and cousin Riaz came and opened fire on him. Sources said that they had a property dispute.In another incident, body of a property dealer was found in his office in Tirah bazaar on Friday.
One Khaista Khan told the city police that his cousin, Rab Nawaz, left his home on Thursday afternoon, but did not return till late in the night. He and other family members started search and found him dead in his office in Khan Market in Tirah bazaar.
Relatives of the deceased said that they had no enmity with anyone. The city police said that the body had no signs of strangulation or bullet. However, they registered the case and have launched investigation.
Meanwhile, the district administration has asked people to inform the police in case they see any suspicious thing or person.
Independent sources in Bara said that security forces and activists of Lashkar-i-Islam exchanged fire when a vehicle carrying at least six LI activists was signalled to stop
“Kohistan is a hard area to complete development within the specified time as at several hilly areas development activities could not be carried in the four winter months due to rains and snowfall,”
“The implementation of project activities is extremely weak and the physical activities are generally not in accordance with design and specification of the contracts,” contains an official report, containing the Kohistan Area Development Project’s (KADP) progress and weaknesses in its implementation.
The project was launched in January 2006 with December 31, 2010 as its deadline. However, after it remained short of fulfilling its objectives within the specified timeframe, the project plan was revised and the completion date was extended to June 30, 2015. the KADP’s Rs1.3 billion project completion cost, a sum of Rs826.6 million would come from the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Rs411.8 million from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, and Rs79.3 million from the government of Pakistan.
District Police Officer Ghulam Hussain said that they were informed by intelligence agencies regarding the presence of the ammunition. He said that they rushed to the spot with relevant gadgets and recovered the ammunition.He said that the recovered cartridges were 12.7mm and 14.5mm, which were used in anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns.
The official said that the explosive detector indicated the presence of more cartridges and other explosive material in the depth of water for which search would be continued.
Mr Mumtaz died after giving statement to the police in hospital.Mumtaz Khan, told the staff of Riaz Khan police station that he was sitting in his house when his brother Akbar Khan and cousin Riaz came and opened fire on him. Sources said that they had a property dispute.In another incident, body of a property dealer was found in his office in Tirah bazaar on Friday.
One Khaista Khan told the city police that his cousin, Rab Nawaz, left his home on Thursday afternoon, but did not return till late in the night. He and other family members started search and found him dead in his office in Khan Market in Tirah bazaar.
Relatives of the deceased said that they had no enmity with anyone. The city police said that the body had no signs of strangulation or bullet. However, they registered the case and have launched investigation.
Meanwhile, the district administration has asked people to inform the police in case they see any suspicious thing or person.
Independent sources in Bara said that security forces and activists of Lashkar-i-Islam exchanged fire when a vehicle carrying at least six LI activists was signalled to stop
“Kohistan is a hard area to complete development within the specified time as at several hilly areas development activities could not be carried in the four winter months due to rains and snowfall,”
“The implementation of project activities is extremely weak and the physical activities are generally not in accordance with design and specification of the contracts,” contains an official report, containing the Kohistan Area Development Project’s (KADP) progress and weaknesses in its implementation.
The project was launched in January 2006 with December 31, 2010 as its deadline. However, after it remained short of fulfilling its objectives within the specified timeframe, the project plan was revised and the completion date was extended to June 30, 2015. the KADP’s Rs1.3 billion project completion cost, a sum of Rs826.6 million would come from the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Rs411.8 million from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, and Rs79.3 million from the government of Pakistan.
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