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Grenades, anti-tank mines seized in Bannu, Lakki

report in Dawn, November 7th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: The police on Monday claimed to have foiled terror bids by defusing explosives in Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts. Officials said that the Bannu police seized hand grenades, anti-tank mines and safety fuses from a mosque in Mamandkhel Wazir area. They added that unidentified miscreants had dumped the explosives with an intention to use them in subversive acts. “The bomb disposal squad experts defused the explosives, thus averting…

350kg explosives seized from rickshaw in Bara

report in Dawn, Sept 21st, 2023KHYBER: Police in Bara tehsil here seized a huge quantity of explosives and also arrested a would-be suicide bomber here on Wednesday. Khyber district police officer Salim Abbas, in a statement issued from the Shah Kas Police Lines said that the police intercepted a rickshaw loaded with hay at the Nala checkpost in Malakdinkhel area during routine checking. He said upon search of the rickshaw, 350 kilogrammes of explosives were…

Explosives, heavy arms seized in Bajaur

report in The News,July 10, 2023KHAR: The police claimed to have recovered a huge cache of arms, explosives and ammunition from a hideout in Chargo area in Salarzai tehsil on Sunday. Taking action on intelligence-based information, the police along with personnel of Bomb Disposal Unit and security forces raided the Chargo area in Salarzai tehsil and recovered weapons and explosives. District Police Officer Nazir Khan said that weapons included rocket launchers, mortar shells, hand-grenades, guns,…

Large cache of ammunition seized in Kohat:

Report in Dawn, April 14th, 2023KOHAT: Customs officials recovered a large cache of illegal ammunition from a truck and arrested the driver near an old toll plaza on the Indus Highway here on Wednesday night. Spokesperson for the department told Dawn on Thursday that the magazines with bullets of rifles worth Rs23.34 million were seized while being smuggled from Malakand to Punjab. He added that the cache included 33,160 rounds of M-16, Kalashnikov, M4, and…