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| Militants target Kohat Tunnel as forces shell hideouts |
| 2008-09-04 |
| Local militants in Darra Adamkhel town on Tuesday fired three rockets at the Kohat Tunnel, causing minor damages to its outer portion while the security forces continued shelling the suspected hideouts of militants on the fifth consecutive day. Sources told The News that the militants had already taken positions on the hilltops around the semi-tribal valley and were targeting the security forces camps and other government facilities. The security forces also continued shelling the militants' hideouts, forcing the common populace of Sherakai, Bostikhel and other parts of the town to shift to safer places on the day one of the holy month of Ramazan. Our Peshawar correspondent adds: Tribal Lashkar continued burning houses of Taliban militants and their supporters in the Salarzai Tehsil of the restive Bajaur Agency on Tuesday. Besides burning several other houses, the Lashkar had also set on fire the house of militant's regional commander and chief of his own faction, Karwan-e-Niamatullah, Maulvi Niamatullah, in Salarzai. The Lashkar set on fire six houses of militants at Ghakhi, Tali, Baro and Nazakai villages of Salarzai. Our Bara corrspondent adds: Political authorities in Khyber Tribal Agency on Tuesday detained six Jirga members for failing to produce two people wanted for alleged involvement in militancy. Those accused includes Mufti Ijaz, Amir of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) in Khyber Agency and Hazrat Ali, brother of Hazrat Nabi alias Thamachay Mullah, who allegedly represents the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Landikotal Tehsil. Meanwhile, Tariq Hayat, the administrative head of the Khyber Agency, told media persons that the security forces would continue operation against Ghogakhel tribesmen until those wanted to the administration were handed over to the authorities. |
| Posted by:Fred |