A miner hauls a sack of coal on his back. Mukhtar Azad/File
SHANGLA: The family members of miners, who were abducted and then killed at Kalakhel area of Darra Adamkhel in 2011, have demanded of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to take special measures for safety of Shangla coal miners working at mines in the tribal regions.
They claimed that miners were being targeted in local inter-tribe battles.
According to members of the affected families, a large number of coal miners from Shangla working at the mines in tribal regions of Kohat and other southern districts are unsafe.
Abdul Hanif, uncle of a deceased miner from Ranyal, recalled that five young men of his family had gone for mining work to Kalakhel in 2011 and just two days later they disappeared.
3 TTP terrorists arrested in Karachi
National
January 29, 2021
KARACHI: Three terrorists belonging to banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested by police in a combing operation conducted in Qayyumabad area of Karachi city. According to an official, the Defence Police conducted the operation in Qayyumabad D-Area during which three terrorists identified as Rooh Khan s/o Wazir Rehman, Khair ullah s/o Taam Khan and Karimullah Jan s/o Ali Jan, were arrested. Police also recovered two hand grenades, bomb and three pistols along with rounds. Cases have been registered and further investigation is underway.