KOHAT, Sept 14 A union council nazim was injured when a remote controlled explosive device hit his car on Thall road in Hangu on Monday.

Police said that the nazim, Shafiqur Rehman, was on his way home when his car was targeted near the Tableeghi Markaz on Thall road. The nazim sustained minor injuries in the remote controlled blast while his car was badly damaged.

Shafiqur Rehman is son of former provincial minister Ghaniur Rehman and brother of sitting MPA Atiqueur Rehman.

Hangu police have registered a case against unidentified terrorists and started investigations on the complaint of the nazim.

His father had escaped three attempts on his life in the past and he nominated some militant leaders in the FIR saying they wanted to kill him.

CHECKPOSTS The authorities approved on Monday establishment of two police checkposts to control smuggling of sugar and flour to Afghanistan via tribal areas.

A meeting chaired by District Coordination Officer Siraj Ahmed decided that two police checkposts would be set up at Kaghazai and Sumari to control smuggling of sugar and flour to Afghanistan. The policemen deployed at the checkposts would be authorised to seize the commodities being smuggled to the neighbouring country.

The meeting discussed availability of essential food items at controlled rates in the bazaars and constituted three monitoring committees to stop smuggling and take action against hoarders and profiteers.

The DCO said that transportation of sugar and flour would not be checked at any other checkpost unless permitted by the higher authorities as the commodities were also being provided to Hangu and Orakzai Agency through the same routes.

He directed the officials to remain in touch with the management of Farooq Flour Mills, Javed Flour Mills and Zahid Flour Mills for the distribution of flour in the three constituencies of Kohat district.

OFFICIAL FREED An official of revenue department reached home on Monday after remaining in the captivity of Taliban for two months.

The naib tehsildar, Musaddiq Hussain, was kidnapped from Hangu-Thall road at gunpoint and his release was made possible as a result of a deal after long negotiations with Taliban, sources said.