LAKKI MARWAT: Gloom and deep sadness blanketed Takhtikhel area on Thursday as people from different walks of life thronged the town despite heavy fog and cold breeze to condole the death of 11 people including women and minors with their relatives.

JUI-F candidate for NA-41 Maulana Asjad Mehmood, candidate for PK-107 Pir Mohammad Fawad Raza Zakori, former federal minister Salim Saifullah Khan, members of local bodies and elders from across the district visited the town to offer condolence to the bereaved family.

Locals said that the brutal murder of men, women and minors of a family saddened the entire locality. “It is an inhuman act. Its perpetrators should be taken to task,” a local said. He added that residents of the town had not witnessed such a gruesome incident in the past.

Meanwhile, police constituted a five-member team to investigate the incident. DSP Azam Khan will head the team. Other members of the team include inspector Waheedullah, sub-inspector Abdul SamadQuraishi, sub-inspector Ghulam Mohammad and sub-inspector Abdul Muneem Khan.

BAN: Bannu Deputy Commissioner Shah Saud has banned display of weapons and pillion riding for a period of one week in the district.

Police form five-member team to investigate the gruesome crime

The restrictions have been imposed following Tuesday’s attack on police personnel, who were on security duty with a polio team. An official said that other restrictions included use of tinted glasses and unlawful assembly of five or more people.

Meanwhile, chairing a meeting at his office on Thursday, the deputy commissioner stressed the need for launching coordinated efforts to eliminate poliovirus.

KILLED: A man was killed in Kalakhel Masti Khan area of Bannu on Thursday.

Police said that two unidentified armed men shot dead Sohail Khan and managed to escape.

Mohammad Fidaullah Khan, a cousin of the deceased, told Saddar police station that Sohail had no enmity with anyone.

Meanwhile, two people were seriously wounded in a head-on collision between two trucks due to heavy fog on Thursday.

The accident occurred on Indus Highway near Bilandkhel area. The wounded men were identified as Izzatullah and Jamil Khan, residents of Peshawar.

Separately, two motorcyclists were injured in a road accident on Peshawar-Karachi road near Shahbazkhel Adda. The injured Marjan and Abubakar are residents of Wanda Banochi.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2024