Thirteen militants were
killed and eight others
got injured when warplanes
pounded in Bootakhel and
Toorsimath areas of Mamozai
areas in Orakzai Agency
of Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA) on
August 10, reports Dawn.
Four hideouts were destroyed
in shelling which continued
for over an hour. Security
personnel also recovered
a cache of arms and explosive
during a search operation
in Fwah Darra and Sangrha
areas.
Separately, a local
tribesman, Malak, who
went missing a few days
earlier, was found dead
in a small canal in Jamrud
of Khyber Agency, reports
Daily Times. Source
said the deceased Malak,
was a resident of Shah
Kas Jamrud and had gone
missing few days ago.
Malak had left home for
the Jamrud bazaar and
had not been seen since
then. Malak was tortured
before he was shot dead
and his body had been
put in a flour bag, locals
said.
Meanwhile, the tribal
elders in Khar tehsil
of Bajaur Agency decided
to form more peace committees
and increase volunteer
patrols in local sensitive
areas to counter militancy,
reports Dawn. This
decision was made during
a jirga, where
elders from local tribes
showed up in large numbers.
Senior Bajaur Agency administration
officials, including assistant
political agent Jehangir
Azam Wazir, and members
of peace committees were
also in attendance.
Elsewhere, the Member
National Assembly from
Bara and leader of FATA
joint parliamentary group
Hamidullah Jan Afridi
has demanded immediate
lifting of curfew in Qambarkhel
area and opening of all
important routes in Bara
tehsil (revenue unit)
of Khyber Agency. In a
statement, Mr Afridi said
that declaring Bar Qambarkhel,
Kamarkhel and adjoining
areas as ‘no-go’ areas
by the law-enforcement
agencies had virtually
cut off most parts of
Bara from Peshawar and
other nearby localities.
He said that the closure
of Sam Ghakhi-Shah Kas
road had confined most
residents to their houses
while they were also running
out of food and other
necessary daily-use items.
The MNA said that law
and order situation in
Qambarkhel and adjoining
areas was satisfactory
and residents never sided
with militants. |
