PESHAWAR: The government on Monday sealed 26 buildings of the Darra Adamkhel tribe in Peshawar to press them to handover kidnappers who had abducted and killed two Adazay villagers. The Adazay village protested against the kidnapping and murder its residents, blocked the Kohat road and demanded a government operation against criminal hideouts in Darra Adamkhel. Federally Administered Tribal Areas security chief Arbab Arif told Daily Times that the government had sealed off business centres of the Darra tribesmen under the collective responsibility section-21 of the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR). He said the action was taken on the orders of Kohat's district coordination officer (DCO). However, the DCO was not available for comment.
Gul Haji Plaza, the largest computer accessories centre on University Road, was also sealed and shopkeepers condemned the government's decision. "This act has caused us huge monetary losses and the government should deal directly with Darra Adamkhel tribesmen instead of punishing us," computer dealer Mushtaq Ahmad told Daily Times, adding that 300 shops in the plaza had been sealed. |