report in Dawn, March 16th, 2023KOHAT: Seven tribeswomen and children belonging to Akhorwal tribe of Darra Adamkhel tribal subdivision were injured when rockets were launched at their houses by Akakhel and Maroofkhel tribes of the neighbouring Khyber district over a decades-old land dispute on Wednesday. Azam Khan, a local official, said that the firing prompted Darra assistant commissioner Ashrafuddin to call the Khyber administration for stopping the hostilities. Later, he also called a meeting of…
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report in Dawn, January 13th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: Elders of Marwat and Bittani tribes on Thursday announced that they would help law-enforcement and security agencies maintain peace in the region and won’t allow terrorists to use their soil for carrying out their activities. The announcement was made in a jirga called by the district administration in line with the government’s policy to engage elders for peace efforts. A government team comprising deputy commissioner Fazal Akbar, district…