KOHAT, Dec 8: The volunteers of a peace committee in Darra Adamkhel destroyed the empty house of a militant commander after giving warning to his family to leave the area.

Sources said on Thursday that the members of the peace committee gathered in Sher Alam Kallay area and blew up the house of militant commander Azmatullah alias Azmatay with explosives.

“The militant commander has been blamed for harassing tribesmen, extorting money and carrying out other terror activities in the area,” they added.

After getting warnings from the elders the militant commander left the area while his family was also ordered to leave the place forever, a punishment awarded to criminals under tribal customs. Nobody was present in the house when it was blown up.

In Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, the house of a Nato fuel supplier was damaged while a Zakhakhel tribesman was injured in two separate blasts on Thursday.

Opinion

Editorial

Border clashes
19 May, 2024

Border clashes

THE Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier has witnessed another series of flare-ups, this time in the Kurram tribal district...
Penalising the dutiful
19 May, 2024

Penalising the dutiful

DOES the government feel no remorse in burdening honest citizens with the cost of its own ineptitude? With the ...
Students in Kyrgyzstan
Updated 19 May, 2024

Students in Kyrgyzstan

The govt ought to take a direct approach comprising convincing communication with the students and Kyrgyz authorities.
Ominous demands
Updated 18 May, 2024

Ominous demands

The federal government needs to boost its revenues to reduce future borrowing and pay back its existing debt.
Property leaks
18 May, 2024

Property leaks

THE leaked Dubai property data reported on by media organisations around the world earlier this week seems to have...
Heat warnings
18 May, 2024

Heat warnings

STARTING next week, the country must brace for brutal heatwaves. The NDMA warns of severe conditions with...