TIMERGARA: A senior military official Friday said that the network of militants in Lower Dir district has been dismantled and several terrorists including those involved in the killing of the brother of a provincial lawmaker had been arrested.
Talking to journalists, Commandant Dir Scouts Colonel Nasr Umar Hayat Lalika said the security forces had arrested almost all the wanted men involved in terrorist activities in Lower Dir.Colonel Lalika said the militants involved in the attack on the hujra of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Member Provincial Assembly Bakht Baidar Khan and killing of his brother Zahir Shah Khan, who was a former nazim and provincial assembly elections candidate, and other persons had been arrested.
He said the security forces personnel rendered numerous sacrifices for restoration of peace in the militancy-hit Lower Dir district.He also lauded the role of journalists in restoration of peace in the area.He said that it was the responsibility of all segments of the society to play their due role in maintaining durable peace in the region. http://www.thenews.com.pk/PrintEdition.aspx?ID=306810&Cat=7&dt=3/14/2015
‘Militant network in Lower Dir dismantled’: report in The News, March 14, 2015
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