PESHAWAR: The law-enforcement agencies have arrested around 600 outlaws in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last one week.

Of them, around 300 were held for violation of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Security Ordinance, 2014, according to a statement issued by the government here on Friday.

Among the arrested men were 100 Afghan nationals, who were found to be involved in different crimes and had no valid documents for their stay in the country.

Home and tribal affairs secretary Akhtar Ali Shah said search operation against terrorists had been in progress in the province, where the law-enforcement agencies were doing well for restoration of peace.

He said security plan for Eidul Fitr was very successful, where police commandoes and administration foiled attempts of terrorist activities at different places and defused the improvised explosive devices.

The secretary appreciated the role of the bomb disposal unit and sniper dogs during the current search operation against miscreants in the province.

He said the law-enforcement agencies would continue with the monitoring of Afghan nationals as part of the plan to protect public life and property.

USC EMPLOYEE KILLED: The Peshawar police on Friday arrested an employee of the Utility Stores Corporation outlet for killing his colleague.

Cantonment Circle SP Kamran Faisal said Sarband Badrul Islam of Charsadda was allegedly killed by colleague Shah Fahd on July 20 and that the body was recovered on Friday.

He said the suspected killer wanted to sell the USC outlet’s items on the black market but the slain colleague foiled the bid.

The SP said the suspect had confessed to the killing.

“Shah Fahd has told investigators that he kidnapped Sarband Badrul Islam, killed him near Ring Road Chowk and threw the body into a nearby canal. The body was later recovered from Ormar,” he said. The SP said the police said registered a case against the suspect.

KIDNAPPER ARRESTED: The Tehkal Bala police on Friday arrested a man in the Haji Camp area for kidnapping a girl.

A police official said Farooq was wanted for luring a local girl for fleeing home to marry him against the will of parents. He said the suspect was being interrogated.

Published in Dawn, Aug 2nd , 2014