Four villages of Lower Kurram have ordered to evacuate in the middle of the security fears

The Constabulary and the staff of the border army meet near the ambush region in Kurram, in northwestern Pakistan on January 17, 2025. – AFP
    • Evacuation notice published for Ochit, Manduri, Papa Kumar and Bagan.
    • Six families of Lower Kurram moved to Hangu on Tuesday.
    • Managers to carry out search operations once the villages have been canceled.

    Parachinaria: The authorities have issued evacuation notices for residents of four Lower Kurram villages due to climbing security problems in the region.

    The district administration announced on Wednesday the evacuation of Ochit, Manduri, Papa Kumar and Bagan, stressing the need to protect the life and property of residents.

    In a related effort, six families of Lower Kurram were moved to Hangu on Tuesday, remaining temporarily with parents as tensions increase. Officials said that once the villages are canceled, research operations will start in the region to improve security.

    This development comes in the midst of a disturbing increase in violence in the region, law enforcement organizations reporting multiple attacks on vehicles and convoys.

    Kurram has been struck by violence for decades, but more than 150 people were killed in a new series of fights that started in November from last year when two separate convoys traveling under the police escort were caught in ambush, killing 40 people.

    Prolonged road closures and the complete suspension of the movement towards and since Kurram due to the troubles had cut the district of the outside world, causing a serious shortage of food and medicine, which would have resulted in additional deaths.

    The conflicting parties finally agreed with a ceasefire cease-to-leder under a government pact of the government and the military, which obliges the surrender of all weapons and the abolition of bunkers in accordance with orders of the KP Apex Committee.

    However, despite the peace agreement, there have been repeated attacks on convoys and vehicles, including a targeted attack on deputy commissioner Javedullah Mehsud and assistant commissioner Saeed Manan Boshehra.

    Earlier this week, a convoy was ambushed, leading to the deaths of five security staff and four drivers, while 20 others, including five security agents and five drivers, were injured.

    In addition, 36 trucks were looted and 19 were burnt down during the attack, police said.

    Last month, terrorists set an ambush to a convoy of 35 vehicles which plan local merchants of the real territory with rice, flour, cooking oil and essential drugs, which cost the life Less 8 people, including security personnel, drivers and civilians. The action of reprisals of the security forces led to the murder of six attackers.

    The authorities are now intensifying security measures to limit violence in the region in difficulty.

    The terrorists arrested

    The security forces arrested 10 alleged terrorists involved in the attack on a convoy in the tribal district of Kurram, police officials announced on Wednesday.

    According to the police, the arrests were carried out during the operations carried out in various fields of Kurram. Terrorists detained were moved to an unknown location for a more in -depth investigation.

    The suspects would have been involved in the February 17 attack against the convoy.

    The law forces continued their search for more activists related to the incident.

    Meanwhile, an official statement said that Commissioner Kohat Division Syed Motasim Billah Shah with the assistant inspector general Kohat Abbas Majed Marwat had reached the attack shortly after the attack and engaged in the ‘Evacuation of convoy safely with the officers and officers and jawans of the law enforcement organizations.

    He said that an exchange of dismissal continued between the disbelievers and the security staff.

    The 63 drivers were evacuated safely. During this action, four Jawans responsible for the application of laws were martyred during the fight against courage, while four members of security staff, one of whom were also injured.

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