KOHAT: The customs department seized millions of rupees worth of foreign-made cigarettes that were being smuggled in two trucks from Bannu to Bara, Khyber district, via Kohat on Thursday.

Assistant collector customs Ali Hassan said here in a statement that acting on a tip-off they conducted an operation under the supervision ofcollector Masood Sabir.

He said that they stopped two trucks and recovered 320 cartons of foreign cigarettes of different brands having the market value of around Rs16 million.

He said that four alleged smugglers had also been arrested and a case filed against them under the relevant laws.

PEACE JIRGA The peace jirga held a walk to the central Sunni mosque and Imambargah, Parachinar, along with the commissioner, regional police officer of Kohat division and military officials to guarantee an environment of brotherhood and tolerance during Muharram on Thursday.

A statement issued here said that the jirga was held at the governor’s cottage which was attended among others by commissioner Javed Marwat, DIG Kohat division Tahir Ayub, Brig Saqib Gulzar, commandant Kurram Militia Ameenul Haq, Col Hammad, deputy commissioner Wasil Khattak, district police officer Arbab Shafiullah and prominent members of the Shia and Sunni communities.

Addressing the jirga, the officials said that ensuring peace and brotherhood was their joint responsibility. They stressed they had to foil the designs of the enemies who wanted to disturb peace and development of the region.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2022