KOHAT, Oct 3: The Indus Highway was blocked following an armed clash between two rival tribes in Darra Adamkhel, Frontier Region Kohat, on Wednesday.

An official of political administration told Dawn that a dispute over payment from local coalmines led to the clash between the two sub-tribes of Darra. Later, on the intervention of tribal elders and administration officials the highway was opened and it was decided that the dispute would be placed before a jirga for resolution.

Meanwhile, a speeding vehicle crushed a man to death on Bannu road here on Wednesday.

The Saddar police said that a car hit a man, Sher Akbar, killing him on the spot. However, the driver escaped. The police have registered a case on the complaint of one Hassan Akbar.

LIFE TERM: A local anti-terrorism court awarded life imprisonment to an accused in a kidnapping and murder case and fined him Rs2 million here on Wednesday.

The ATC judge after hearing the case awarded imprisonment to accused Abdur Razzaq.

According to details, a year ago Col Shakeel was kidnapped from Defence Colony and later shot dead. The kidnappers had then also opened fire on police when they intercepted their car and one constable was killed in the incident.

The cantonment police had arrested the accused, Abdur Razzaq.