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4 days ago
- Politics
Mortar kills 2 children and their mother in northwest Pakistan where troops are targeting militants
KHAR, Pakistan -- A mortar struck a home and killed two children and their mother in a northwestern Pakistani region where security forces are carrying out a 'targeted operation ' against the Pakistani Taliban, residents and a hospital official said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the overnight civilian casualties in Mamund, a town in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Naseeb Gul, a medical doctor at a local hospital, said the dead were two children and their mother. Two people were also wounded Tuesday when another mortar hit their home, he said. Angered by the deaths, hundreds of demonstrators were refusing to bury the bodies and demanding an investigation, according to local villager Mohammad Khalid. There was no immediate comment from the government or the military. The latest development came days after security forces launched an offensive in Bajaur to target militant hideouts. The provincial government said the 'targeted operation' was launched after tribal elders failed to evict insurgents from the region. Government officials said the ongoing offensive against the Pakistani Taliban has displaced 25,000 families or an estimated 100,000 people in Bajaur, where authorities eased a curfew on Wednesday, allowing residents to buy essential items. Thousands of displaced people are currently residing in government buildings, and many other have gone to other safer areas to live with relatives. The Bajaur offensive is the second operation there since 2009, when the military launched a large-scale campaign against the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. The TTP is a separate but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover and have been living there openly. Some have crossed the border back into Bajaur to carry out attacks. ___
San Francisco Chronicle
4 days ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Mortar kills 2 children and their mother in northwest Pakistan where troops are targeting militants
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A mortar struck a home and killed two children and their mother in a northwestern Pakistani region where security forces are carrying out a 'targeted operation ' against the Pakistani Taliban, residents and a hospital official said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the overnight civilian casualties in Mamund, a town in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Naseeb Gul, a medical doctor at a local hospital, said the dead were two children and their mother. Two people were also wounded Tuesday when another mortar hit their home, he said. Angered by the deaths, hundreds of demonstrators were refusing to bury the bodies and demanding an investigation, according to local villager Mohammad Khalid. There was no immediate comment from the government or the military. The latest development came days after security forces launched an offensive in Bajaur to target militant hideouts. The provincial government said the 'targeted operation' was launched after tribal elders failed to evict insurgents from the region. Government officials said the ongoing offensive against the Pakistani Taliban has displaced 25,000 families or an estimated 100,000 people in Bajaur, where authorities eased a curfew on Wednesday, allowing residents to buy essential items. Thousands of displaced people are currently residing in government buildings, and many other have gone to other safer areas to live with relatives. The Bajaur offensive is the second operation there since 2009, when the military launched a large-scale campaign against the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. The TTP is a separate but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover and have been living there openly. Some have crossed the border back into Bajaur to carry out attacks.
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Mortar kills 2 children and their mother in northwest Pakistan where troops are targeting militants
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A mortar struck a home and killed two children and their mother in a northwestern Pakistani region where security forces are carrying out a 'targeted operation ' against the Pakistani Taliban, residents and a hospital official said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the overnight civilian casualties in Mamund, a town in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Naseeb Gul, a medical doctor at a local hospital, said the dead were two children and their mother. Two people were also wounded Tuesday when another mortar hit their home, he said. Angered by the deaths, hundreds of demonstrators were refusing to bury the bodies and demanding an investigation, according to local villager Mohammad Khalid. There was no immediate comment from the government or the military. The latest development came days after security forces launched an offensive in Bajaur to target militant hideouts. The provincial government said the 'targeted operation' was launched after tribal elders failed to evict insurgents from the region. Government officials said the ongoing offensive against the Pakistani Taliban has displaced 25,000 families or an estimated 100,000 people in Bajaur, where authorities eased a curfew on Wednesday, allowing residents to buy essential items. Thousands of displaced people are currently residing in government buildings, and many other have gone to other safer areas to live with relatives. The Bajaur offensive is the second operation there since 2009, when the military launched a large-scale campaign against the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. The TTP is a separate but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover and have been living there openly. Some have crossed the border back into Bajaur to carry out attacks. ___ Associated Press writers Riaz Khan and Rasool Dawar contributed to this story from Peshawar, Pakistan.
The Star
06-05-2025
- The Star
Singaporean man among duo in the dock over drug trafficking
Day in court: Tan (left) being brought to the Sessions Court in Johor Baru. JOHOR BARU: A Singaporean has been charged at a Sessions Court here with five counts of possessing and trafficking a total of 10.11kg of drugs last month. Tan Ban Choon, 47, nodded his head yesterday after the charges were read to him in Mandarin before judge Mohammad Khalid Ab Karim. No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. According to the charge sheets, Tan, who is unemployed, was accused of trafficking 10,024g of powdered 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). The charge under Section 39B(1)(A) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same Act, carries the death penalty or life imprisonment, with a minimum of 15 strokes of the cane upon conviction. In the same court, the accused also faced four other charges of possessing drugs, namely 9g of heroin, 44g of cannabis, 6g of powdered MDMA and 31.3g of ketamine. All the offences took place at an apartment unit in Danga Bay at around 10pm on April 23. The charges on drug possession came under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Upon conviction, offenders face a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or imprisonment of up to five years, or both. Another charge was made under Section 6 of the Act, which could lead a jail term of two to five years, along with three to nine strokes of the cane. Mohammad Khalid, who did not grant bail, set the case for mention on July 29 pending a chemist's report. In an unrelated case in the same court, a businessman was charged with three counts of trafficking and possessing over 10kg of drugs. Yean Wei Zhen, 34, nodded his head after all the charges were read in Mandarin before Mohammad Khalid. No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. According to the charge sheet, Yean is accused of trafficking 9.9097kg of powdered MDMA. The offence was allegedly committed at 2.45pm on April 23 by a roadside at Taman Mengkibol in Kluang. The charge is framed under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Yean also faced two additional charges of possessing 185.8g of ketamine and 78.3g of nimetazepam at the same time and location. No bail was given and Mohammad Khalid set July 7 as the case's next mention pending a chemist's report.
