D.I. KHAN: The Security forces arrested eight suspected persons in a search operation carried out in area of Tehsil Kulachi of D.I. Khan Rana Zai Jahani and Jahan Khani on early morning, police official conform. A police official at the Kulachi Police Station told that Pakistani Security force, D.I. Khan Police, including elite police personals took part and conducted house to house search operation. The Frontier Post, The News.
PESHAWAR: In all 223,680 children would be immunizing against polio disease in Bajaur agency in a three day anti polio drive starting from Monday (August 19).
Talking to journalists here on Saturday, Agency Surgeon Bajaur Dr. Zakir Hussain told that the health deportment with the support of local administration has finalized its arrangements for the three day antipolio drive. The Frontier Post, Dawn.
PESHAWAR: Bomb Disposal Squad on Saturday foiled a terror bid after defusing a remote control device which was planted in back side of a Mosque located 1.5 kilometer away from house of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Parveez Khattak situated in posh area Hayatabad. The Frontier Post.
MIRAMSHAH: Three people were killed and two injured when five armed men opened indiscriminate fire in a market in Miramshah, North Waziristan tribal region, on Saturday.Sources said the incident was the result of personal enmity between one Zain Ali and the armed men. Zain Ali died on the spot. The two other deceased were passers-by who succumbed to their injuries at the agency headquarter hospital. They hailed from Gyankhel and Dattakhel. Dawn.
PESHAWAR: Police claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt and defused an improvised explosive device planted near a mosque in Hayatabad here on Saturday. An official of Hayatabad police station said that unidentified persons had planted an explosive device packed in a hotpot near Zarghoni Masjid but police timely averted the attempt. Dawn.
PESHAWAR: Bureaucracy in the Civil Secretariat Fata seems to be a major hurdle to the establishment of first university in Federally Administered Tribal Areas as Rs1.5 billion fund allocated to the project in federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in financial year 2012-13 has lapsed, sources said. Dawn.
PESHAWAR: The bomb disposal unit (BDU) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police on Saturday defused an improvised explosive device (IED), lobbed by unidentified terrorists near Masjid Al-Zarghuni in Phase-II, Hayatabad. The News.
NOWSHERA: More than 100 suspects have been arrested during a search operation in Nowshera, officials said on Saturday. Security forces carried out a search operation against criminals and anti-social elements at the Jalozai refugee camp. The security forces sealed off the camp and arrested more than 100 suspects. Daily Times.
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