An
educationist, Ghulam Syed, who
had led an armed lashkar (militia)
against militants, was shot dead
by unidentified assailants when
he was going to his school at
Lagharai Thal area in Lower Dir
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
in the morning of August 1, reports
Dawn. Sources said that Ghulam
Syed, vice principal of Government
Higher Secondary School Bagh Maidan,
was shot dead on the first day
of reopening of schools after
one month summer vacations. Sources
said that Ghulam Syed had no enmity
with anyone, however, he played
active role in organising youth
of the area against militants.
He was also a member of the local
peace committee.
Meanwhile,
unidentified militants blew up
a Government school with explosives
in Badhber area of Peshawar in
the night of July 31, reports
Daily Times. The school
building was destroyed due to
the blast but no causality or
injury was reported as the building
was vacant at the time of blast
and also situated away from residential
area.
Separately,
Police recovered a 10th class
student of Peshawar and an industrialist
of Nowshera in separate raids
and arrested eight alleged kidnappers.
In Peshawar, city circle Superintendent
Of Police Asif Iqbal told a press
conference in Malik Saad Khan
Police Lines on Wednesday that
the student, Haseeb Ali, was kidnapped
on June 19, 2012 from Qazi Town
area on Dalazak Road in the limits
of Paharipura Police Station when
he was on way to home from local
mosque after Isha prayer.
In
Nowshera, Police recovered the
kidnapped owner of Kashmir Marble
Industries, Abdul Hussain. He
said that five alleged kidnappers
were also arrested during the
raid on a hideout. The DPO said
that Police took the action following
a tip-off that the industrialist
was kept at a hideout in Risalpur
area. Abdul Hussain was kidnapped
on July 3 along with his car and
kept in the house of one Javid
in the limits of Risalpur Police
Station. The arrested persons
were identified as Khalid, Saeed
Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Jahangir and
Yousuf. The Police also recovered
two Kalashnikovs and two pistols
from their possession. |
