SWABI: The police arrested a militant in Yar Hussain area here on Friday.

The arrest of Imran Ali alias Umra Aliwas came on a tip-off as a police team supervised by Chota Lahor tehsil DSP Taj Mohammad Khan raided his hideout, according to district police officer Najamul Hussain.

The DPO told reporters that the militant was wanted by Swabi and Nowshera police for killing six people and attempting to kill four people.

He said Imran Ali belonged to Mohmand district and came to Swabi district to “create chaos”.

Mr Hussain said the militant and his aides used to carry out gun and grenade attack against those not meeting their extortion demands.

He said the Swabi police would quiz Imran Ali about the cases registered by them against him and hand him over to the counter-terrorism department for further investigation.

The DPO said 10 cases were registered against the militant in the Yar Hussain, Topi, Chota Lahor and Kalu Khan police stations of Swabi district and a case in Akora Khattak police station of Nowshera district.

SIX INJURED: Two rickshaws collided head-on at the Chota Lahore bus stop on Friday injuring six people.

Rescue 1122 said its medical teams gave first aid to the injured before shifting them to the Bacha Khan Medical Complex, Shahmansoor. They said the injured included Najeebullah,14, Saad Umar, 18, a woman, 30, Khushnama, 12, Faizan Khan, 9, and Hudaybiya, 3, and that they all lived in the Panjpir village.

RESCUED: A plantation team of the forest department was rescued from the flooded Indus River by Rescue 1122 personnel here early on Friday.

The team comprising officials and workers got stuck in the river near the Rara Dherai area due to heavy flooding.

Rescue 1122 completed the rescue operation in two hours. It said it had deputed teams in various areas of Swabi district for relief and rescue operations.

Published in Dawn, May 6th, 2023