KOHAT: An alleged terrorist was arrested near the Kohat Friendship Tunnel from a Bannu-bound coaster while carrying explosives during snap checking here on Thursday.

The police said that officials of Riaz Khan Shaheed police station stopped a vehicle coming from the tunnel side for checking. During search of Sher Nawaz, a resident of Bazidkhel area of Darra Adamkhel, three kilogrammes of explosive material and 11 metres fuse wire were recovered from him. They said that Nawaz had been handed over to the investigation team after registration of an FIR against him.

In another case, two persons were arrested on Thursday for alleged harassment of teachers of girls primary school-2 in Mitha Khan and forcibly stopping construction work.

The school principal told the Ustarzai police that one Sakhi Syed and son of watchman, Gul Syed, allegedly entered the school building and started hooliganism. She said that the two also used abusive language against the teachers. She alleged that the suspects forcibly stopped construction work in the school building and hurled threats at the labourers.

The police have arrested both the suspects for meddling in the government work and threatening the school staff. Sources said that the principal had been transferred from the said school, but was not handing over charge to the new teacher for the last two months. Both the suspects were presented in the court which sent them to prison, the police said.

Published in Dawn, April 17th, 2015

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