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Security forces kill five militants in Orakzai
[Dawn] Five Death Eaters were killed and two injured when security forces bombarded the Barlas area of upper  Orakzai Agency... crawling with holy men, home to Darra Adam Khel, the world's largest illegal arms bazaar. 14 distinct tribes of beturbanned primitives inhabit Orakzai agency's 1500 or so square kilometers... with gunship helicopters, DawnNews reported. Three krazed killer hideouts were also destroyed during the bombardment. According to the security sources, 92 per cent of Orakzai Agency has been cleared of Death Eaters in the ongoing operation conducted by the security forces. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... they added that Death Eaters are still present in some areas of the tribal region. In a separate incident in  Mohmand Agency... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar... , unknown myrmidons destroyed 66KW transmission lines with explosives in the Mian Mandi area of the Haleemzai district. Due to the kaboom, electric supply was cut off to Mohmand Agency's Haleemzai district and the neighbouring Nawagai district of the Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central  ...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth...Following the incident, the political administration in the agency has jugged Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! six people from Mian Mandi in accordance with a local law in effect in Mohmand Agency. Furthermore, four electric transmission poles collapsed due to strong winds in the Jamrud area of Khyber Agency. Due to this, Landi Kotal experienced a power breakdown for 48 hours, creating serious difficulties for the citizens. Patients in hospitals experienced severe difficulties due to the breakdown in the power supply. Water supply in the area has also been hit, thus paralysing the routine life in the area. The citizens are protesting against the non-restoration of electric supply in the area. Posted by: Fred 2012-09-30 |
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