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Hand grenade thrown at hujra of PTI ex-MPA

By Tahir Khan Azikhel in The News, Dec 26, 2023BATKHELA: Unidentified people lobbed a hand-grenade into the hujra of the former member provincial assembly, Peer Musawwar Khan Ghazi, on Monday, sources said. It was learnt that the hujra or male guest house of the former MPA was attacked with a hand grenade as soon as he reached his adjacent house. “ The sound of a motorcycle approaching the hujra was heard and it was followed…

ANP leader shot dead in Swabi

report in Dawn, Oct 1st, 2023SWABI: A member of Awami National Party (ANP) provincial council was shot dead by two unidentified motorcyclists here on Saturday. Javed Khan, 55, was the eldest son of Sher Hassan, a retired police officer and a member of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s Caravan. DSP Jawad Khan said that preliminary investigation made clear that the ANP leader was shot at from a very close range by the assailants. They moved close…

Retired Justice Imam to head Channel 4 probe, ex-SLAF chief member of committee

report in The Island, Sept 17, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a committee led by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations by Britain’s “Channel-4” related to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. The committee will be chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice S.I. Imam, the President’s Media Division said on Friday. The other members are Retired Air Force Commander ACM, Jayalath Weerakkody and Harsha A.J. Soza PC. Releasing the video earlier this month, ‘Channel…

Sirisena advises RW against rushing to implement 13A fully

By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Feb 10, 2023SLFP leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena told Parliament yesterday that any attempt to solve ethnic issues in an ad hoc manner will alienate the Sinhala Buddhist majority as the members of Maha Sangha were opposed to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Participating in the debate on Wednesday’s policy statement by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Polonnaruwa District MP Sirisena said that the best…