Operation In Khyber Agency 63 Militants Killed
BARA: At least 63 militants were killed and several others injured in a military operation in Tirah valley and Kambarkhel areas of Khyber Agency on Saturday, said security sources.
Troops pounded Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) bases in Gogrina and Sandapal areas of Tirah valley. An LI centre – being used as a hideout and training facility – was destroyed, and at least 63 militants killed in that attack.
The sources said six militants were killed in Kambarkhel area of the Bara tehsil, while two suspects were arrested from Shakas area. They said 15 houses were also demolished in Kambarkhel area of Khyber Agency’s Bara tehsil.
Operation In Khyber Agency 63 Militants Killed was first posted on September 6, 2009 at 12:14 pm.
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Thirteen Judges Appointed By President
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of two new judges to the Supreme Court (SC) and 11 additional judges to the Peshawar and Balochistan high courts.
Justice Khilji Arif Hussain of the Sindh High Court (SHC) and Justice (r) Rehmat Hussain Jaffery have both been appointed SC judges.
The president also approved the appointment of seven additional judges to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) – Abdul Aziz Kundi, Fasihul Mulk, Liaqat Ali, Mazhar Alam Minakhel, Attaullah Khan, Muhammad Safdar Khan and Miftahuddin Khan – raising the total strength of the PHC to 14.
The president also appointed four additional judges to the Balochistan High Court (BHC) – Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Tahira Safdar, Muhammad Noor Meskanzai and Ghulam Mustafa Mengal.
Farhatullah Babar said the president had approved the appointments on the prime minister’s advice and in accordance with recommendations by the chief justice.
Thirteen Judges Appointed By President was first posted on September 6, 2009 at 12:17 pm.
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