Five militants, including a Taliban commander, surrendered to the authorities on Monday.Taliban commander Maulvi Hazrat Nabi surrendered to the political authorities at the office of the assistant political agent in Landi Kotal.
Landi Kotal Tehsildar Javedullah Mehsud told Daily Times that Hazrat and his brother were issued notices to stop their activities. Javed said the Taliban commander gave a surety bond of Rs 4 million that he would not disturb the transportation of supplies to Afghanistan nor invite militants from other areas to Landi Kotal, adding that seven tribal elders stood as guarantors for him. Four militants belonging to the Mattani and Adezai areas surrendered to the city police at the Malik Muhammad Sa'ad Shaheed Police Lines in Peshawar.