LANDI KOTAL: The security forces on Friday arrested four suspected militants during a raid on a house in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency.

Officials said that the forces raided the house of Menar Gul in Ghundi area following information about the presence of some outlaws. They said that the forces arrested four suspects and took them to Jamrud lock-up for interrogation.

Also, Sajid Khan was critically wounded in Jamrud when a stray bullet hit him at midnight.

Meanwhile, the Kukikhel tribesmen of Jamrud threatened to forcibly stop construction work at Regi Lalma Housing Scheme if it was not stopped by the Peshawar Development Authority till Saturday (today).

The 30-member action committee of the Kukikhel elders met in Jamrud on Friday and took serious notice of what they called illegal construction of houses on the disputed piece of land.

The committee members contended that despite Peshawar High Court orders banning construction on the disputed land, the PDA had been continuing construction on the land claimed by the Kukikhel tribe.

“The PDA instead of resolving the issue through peaceful means is creating problems by openly disregarding the court orders,” the committee members alleged and warned that the PDA would be responsible if any untoward incident occurred at the site.

The committee also submitted an application to the Khyber Agency political administration to take up the matter with the PDA officials and ask them to stop the construction of houses and demolish all illegal buildings on the disputed land. It asked the PDA to wait till the matter was decided by the committee formed under PHC instructions. — Correspondent

Published in Dawn, July 12th, 2014