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FC soldier martyred, beheaded in Bannu

by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, Dec 7th, 2022LAKKI MARWAT: A Frontier Constabulary soldier was martyred and beheaded by unknown attackers in Janikhel town of Bannu district, according to police. The deceased was gunned down, along with his son inside their home, according to the FIR. The victims have been identified as Rehman Zaman, 45, and Shahid, 18. The victim’s widow, in her statement, told the police that her husband and son were asleep in…

Roadside bomb kills seven in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif

AFP report in Business Recorder online, Dec 6, 2022 (Breaking News)MAZAR-I-SHARIF: A roadside bomb killed seven petroleum company employees aboard a bus in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a provincial police spokesman said. “The bomb was placed in a cart by the roadside. It was detonated as the bus arrived,” said Asif Waziri, of the Balkh police department in Mazar-i-Sharif. Although the Taliban claim to have improved security across the nation since storming back to power…

Police constable martyred in Charsadda attack

report in Dawn, Dec 2nd, 2022CHARSADDA: A police constable, Zarmast Khan, was martyred when unknown assailants opened fire on him at Chontra bridge in the limits of Tangi police station here on Thursday. The attackers riding on a motorcycle opened fire on the police constable while he was coming home in Tangi after performing his duty at the exise and taxation office. He died on the spot. The police personnel reached the site, cordoned off…

Two injured in Khuzdar grenade attack

by Abdul Wahid Shahwani in Dawn, Dec 2nd, 2022KHUZDAR: Two people were seriously injured in a grenade attack near a bridge in Khuzdar on Thursday. Police said unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade close to a security check-post near Khatan Bridge, and managed to flee from the scene. Soon after the explosion, police rushed to the site and shifted the injured to the district’s hospital. Security forces launched a search operation in…

‘Terrorist’ killed in operation

report in Dawn, Nov 29th, 2022QUETTA: The Counter Terrorism Department of police killed a suspected terrorist and injured another during an intelligence-based operation in the Sariab Road area here on Monday. A spokesman for the CTD said police conducted a search operation on information about the presence of some armed men belonging to a banned organisation near the Burma Hotel. An exchange of fire took place between the security personnel and armed militants. “During the…

Police not issuing protest licences

By Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, Nov 29, 2022The Police stated that apart from accepting notifications with regard to protest marches and processions made to the relevant police station six hours in advance and processing requests for the use of loudspeakers, no other form of licence is issued by the Police that pertains to protests. Speaking to The Morning, Police Media Spokesman, Senior Superintendent of Police, and Attorney-at-Law Nihal Thalduwa said that those organising a…

Militant commander seeks role of ‘good Taliban’ in peace

Report in Dawn, Nov 16th, 2022LOWER WAZIRISTAN: A local militant commander, who had announced a few days ago to start policing in Wana town from Nov 15 (Tuesday), has said that peace is not possible in the area without the presence what he said ‘good Taliban’. Mir Ajam Khan alias Commander Tiger, having affiliation with a local militant group, came to the city police station, Wana, in a pickup truck along with a dozen of…