KOHAT, May 15 The deputy inspector general of police, Kohat region, has said that the jirgas of influential people holding for resolving petty disputes in the region were illegal.

“Only the reconciliatory committees, formed by the civil administration, could resolve pity disputes,” DIG Mohammad Idrees said here on Friday.

In a directive issued to SPs of Hangu, Karak and Kohat, the DIG warned police officials to stop 'touts' and 'corrupt' people's entrance to police stations.

He said relations between gang leaders and some policemen had frustrated the people and gave birth to a sense of insecurity in the society. He said corruption was damaging foundations of the country and it was the responsibility of the police to understand gravity of the problem.

BOMB DEFUSED The police foiled a terrorism attempt by defusing a remote-controlled bomb on the Indus Highway.
The police received information that a bomb was lying on the roadside few yards away from the newly constructed NHA toll plaza between Karak and Lachi. The bomb disposal squad reached the scene and defused the bomb.

It was an improvised explosive device made up of urea, diesel, calcium chloride and explosive material, officials said.

RELIEF DRIVE People of Kohat district raised Rs3 million in relief camps being held in 32 union councils under the auspices of the Kohat Welfare Trust for the dislocated families of Malakand Division.

The trust collected cash and relief goods through union council representatives, bazaar unions, social organisations and political workers, said a press release.

PROMPT JUSTICE The district and sessions judge Kohat has emphasised that independent judiciary and prompt dispensation of justice could help in pulling out the country from chaos.

Giving a briefing to the press, District and Sessions Judge Shahjehan Akhunzada said that since May 2 the court and the subordinate judges had disposed of 1,160 cases in the area.

Judicial officers, senior lawyers and subordinate judges were also present during the briefing. He said that more cases would be decided before May 15 and the report would be presented in the meeting of the Judicial Policy Making Committee.