On Tuesday, provincial police chief Akhtar Hayat Khan ordered an inquiry to check the bulletproof jackets and helmets. He further said that jammers were being installed on all armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to protect the vehicles from bomb attacks, as per the news report.
Terrorism in Pakistan has been rearing its head again. Over the past few months, the law and order situation in the country -- especially in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan has worsened.
The Chinese national, identified as Li Shing Lee, was also booked under the charges of carrying a pistol and cartridges without a license and the Foreigners Act for failing to produce travel documents.
The police took action after cases were registered in the respective police stations against the two social media activists namely Noorul Amin, a resident of Gandyali Bala Gumbat, and Aftab Hussain of Kot village.
A man was killed in Charsadda, and several others were injured in Swabi and Kohat. Another man in Bannu died after the boundary wall of a flour mill collapsed ahead of flour distribution. In the Hasilpur Tehsil of southern Punjab, at least five women were injured in a stampede at a free flou
The prolonged suspension of gas and electricity has dashed the consumers' hopes in Kohat that they would get a "smooth" supply in the fasting month as promised by the government.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], September 15 (ANI): At least three policemen were injured in a hand grenade blast that occurred near Bilitang police station of Kohat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said citing police officials.
Kohat [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat district and adjoining areas on Saturday, local media reported.
Kohat [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): Three policemen were injured in a grenade attack at Kaghazai checkpost on Hangu highway in Pakistan's Kohat on Sunday night.
Kohat [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): After Pakistan's natural-gas distribution company backed out of an agreement to supply gas to Kohat villagers, hundreds of people from five villages blocked the supply of gas and crude oil from main reserves.