Security personnel blew up the house of a local Taliban commander during a pre-dawn raid in the city, said a district police official on Tuesday.
Security personnel carried out the operation at about 4.30am, blowing up the house of local Taliban commander Hayatullah who had allegedly carried out attacks on Manjhi Khel police checkpost on Monday night. Hayatullah and his brother Faridullah were not in the house at the time of the operation.
Separately, the security forces arrested at least three people during a search operation in the city, police confirmed. The police began a search operation inside Durand gate, which resulted in the arrest of Allah Naaz, Akhtar Naaz and Muhammad Bakhsh. Those arrested have been moved to an undisclosed location for further questioning. |