 The political administration of North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday sealed Darpakhel tribe's business centre under the collective responsibility section of the Frontier Crime Regulations (FCR) in Miranshah and arrested 31 tribesmen besides taking 27 of their vehicles into custody. Sources in Miranshah told Daily Times that Jabari group and Hakim Khan group were notorious for extortion from public transport. These groups also took extortion money from traders in Miranshah Bazaar, they added. The two groups have been at war with each other. The political administration had closed down around 900 shops and two petrol pumps to make them surrender. However, no member of the two groups has been arrested. |