A jirga of Mehsud tribe demanded on Monday security forces stop military operation in the area. Security forces arrested several people on Sunday during a search operation and demolished the house of Jehangir Khan Mehsud, a suspect, in Tank. JehangirÂ’s brother is a superintendent of police. Local people said the law and order situation in the area was serious. Meanwhile, an ISPR statement said security forces had carried out an operation in Umar Adda area in Tank against the miscreants, who attacked Tank Police Lines and Tank Garrison on January 12. Reportedly, over 31 miscreants were arrested and a number of them killed when the security forces opened fire on them.
The ISPR statement said Madrassa Jamia Uloom-e-Sharia had been sealed because of the suspected presence of miscreants inside the Madrassa. According to reports, some foreign elements including Uzbeks accompanied local tribes in carrying out attacks on the security forces.