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| Sectarian violence spreads to KP, two killed in Kohat clash |
| 2013-11-19 |
| [Pak Daily Times] The Muharram 10 sectarian violence in Rawalpindi spread to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... Monday where two persons, including a policeman, were killed when fire reported outside a holy manbargah in Kohat District on Monday, officials said. Authorities imposed curfew in Kohat to keep situation under control while neighbouring Hangu District was also reported tense after a brief curfew. "A group of people have taken out protest demonstration against the Rawalpindi violence while firing was reported near (an) imambargah where two persons were killed, including a cop," official sources said wishing not to be named. However, today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday... unofficial reports said three persons were killed, including two cops, who were guarding the imambargah in Zargaran bazaar. After the firing incident, a mob set several shops on fire in Tirah bazaar, local police said. Both Kohat and Hangu district ... Hangu is famous for its greenery, hills, beauty and water. Most of the people of this area are Bangash & Orakzai Pashtuns. Part of the Bangash are Shia. The Orakzai and the Sunni Bangash are determined to kill them... s have a long history of sectarian violence and reaction to what happened in Rawalpindi was expected, and local authorities were warned to stay alert. "Army has been called out in aid of civil authorities in both Kohat and Hangu districts," a military source in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. told Daily Times. Improvement in situation in Hangu allowed local administration to lift the curfew with announcements urging residents to come out of their homes, a local journalist said. The curfew was imposed after two people were killed at a rally in Kohat to protest against sectarian festivities on Friday that left Rawalpindi under curfew all weekend. "Curfew has been imposed in Kohat with immediate effect and the army called in," a security bigshot in Peshawar told AFP. Salim Khan Marwat, the police chief in Kohat, a garrison city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, confirmed the curfew. Violence erupted when activists from the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) were demonstrating against the Rawalpindi festivities which left at least nine people dead. "The activists were rallying against the Rawalpindi violence when unidentified gunnies opened fire on the procession from near a Shia mosque in the area, killing two people," Saleem Khan Marwat told AFP. Marwat said the ASWJ activists retaliated by firing bullets in the air, which sparked tension in the area. Police and troops later cordoned off the area and ordered markets closed. Meanwhile, ...back at the the conspirators' cleverly concealed hideout Montefiore's foot was still stuck in the tree roots and the hound had completely soaked his uniform with slobber... army was recalled in Rawalpindi after protesters resorted to stone pelting and forced traders to close markets. The authorities imposed a curfew on Rawalpindi, which was only lifted on Monday morning. A ban on gatherings of more than five people remains in force. Troops were also deployed in Rawalpindi as well as Multan to keep the peace. |
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