PESHAWAR: Law enforcement agencies has begun clearance operation against miscreants after the locals shifted to safe localities in Kurram district.
The district administration confirmed that action against miscreants in the areas of Lower Kurram have entered the second day amid the imposition of curfew.
Contingents of security forces and the police were already deployed in the affected areas which saw deadly clashes before the peace agreement signed between the warring tribes earlier this month
It added that 20 families have vacated their houses in the affected parts, whereas, some families were shifted to their relatives’ houses and Hangu.
Kohat commissioner clarified that the activities under the Kurram operation were not against locals but miscreants.
His statement came after repeated attacks on aid convoys and vehicles in the Bagan area and its surroundings, including a targeted attack on Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud despite a peace agreement reached on January 1. Personnel from the KP police, district administration, and other law enforcement agencies were taking part in the clearance operation in Bagan and its suburban parts after shifting residents to safe localities, sources closer to the provincial government told media
