60 Afghans held in Hangu

HANGU: The police claimed to have arrested 60 Afghan nationals and 20 suspected persons in crackdown here on Tuesday.
Talking to reporters, District Police Officer (DPO) Anwar Saeed Kundi said that the police along with the personnel of law-enforcement agencies raided various camps and localities in the Thall, Doaba and Hangu town and arrested 60 Afghan nationals for having no legal documents.
He said that 20 suspected persons were also rounded up and shifted to police stations for interrogation. “The operation against the illegal Afghan nationals would continue until the next directives by the provincial government,” the DPS said.
2 militants arrested in Kurram Agency: The security forces arrested two militants in lower parts of Kurram Agency on Tuesday, said an official. Political Agent Amjad Ali Khan said that the two militants were arrested during a raid in Khafyanga village as operation continuing in the lower parts of the Kurram tribal region.
The two militants were identified as Abid and Ismail affiliated with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The arrested militants were shifted to an undisclosed location for an interrogation. Man killed in Shangla accident: A man was killed and three others sustained injuries when a tractor fell into a ravine in Shangla district on Tuesday, sources said.
They said that a tractor was on its way to Baseey village from Baily Baba when it fell into a ravine. As a result, four persons were injured who were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital in Alpuri where Zahirullah succumbed to his injuries.
The injured were identified as Rafiullah, a driver, Ikramullah and Amanullah.Five injured in Peshawar firing: Five persons, including two women and two children, were wounded in firing near Technical College on Kohat Road Tuesday evening.
Police said the gunmen and relatives of a former NA-4 candidate Misbahuddin, allegedly exchanged harsh words with neighbours after which the guards started firing, injuring two women and two children belonging to the rivals. Another local, who was trying to settle the dispute between the two groups, was also wounded in the firing. Police conducted a raid and arrested few accused.