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‘Premature’ border closure leaves immigrants under open sky

by Umer Farooq in Dawn, November 7th, 2023PESHAWAR: A premature closure of Torkham border by the Afghan authorities on Sunday evening left scores of illegal immigrants, including women and children, under the open sky for several hours, compelling the Pakistani authorities to take the risk of shifting the families just before midnight to Peshawar instead of abandoning them at the border crossing. Officials at this side of the border said illegal immigrants were being processed…

Midnight attack on Lakki city police station repulsed

Report in Dawn,Sept 10, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: The police repulsed an attack by terrorists on the Lakki Marwat city police station here on Friday night. An official said on Saturday that a group of terrorists attacked the city police station with sophisticated weapons. He, however, said the assailants could not breach the police station as the policemen deployed there were fully alert and responded effectively. The official said the police station building was located at a…

DMP special drive to stop mugging: Cops a no-show at many check points after midnight

by Muntakim Saad & Dipan Nandy in The Daily Star, July 4, 2023On average, at least one mugging incident takes place every two days in the capital, according to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The data was compiled based on reported cases during the first three months of the year. However, the actual number is believed to be higher than what is reported, as many victims choose not to report the crimes to the police due…

12 ‘TTP terrorists’ killed in Lakki operation

by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Feb 9, 2023PESHAWAR / LAKKI MARWAT: At least 12 ‘terrorists’ of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in a midnight intelligence-based operation (IBO) jointly carried out by members of security forces and police in Lakki Marwat district. Official sources said on Wednesday that terrorists of the TTP’s Azharuddin group were moving from Lakki Marwat district to Tank district when a joint team blocked the road…