| Security forces have lifted the curfew in Swat whereas a unilateral ceasefire has also been announced by the Taliban for Eid. An army spokesman said the curfew had been lifted to help the population over Eid, APP reported. The Taliban ceasefire will end on the third day of Eid. Unidentified people torched a bank after looting gold worth Rs 50 million from its safes early on Monday, police sources said. The Taliban stole an Edhi foundation ambulance in the Allahabad area of Swat's Charbagh tehsil. The ambulance was answering an emergency call at the time, Edhi officials said. Sources at WAPDA said electricity was being supplied to Swat at regular intervals, but that a large part of the district was still without electricity. Three shops were blown up in Upper Dir. No casualty was reported. NWFP Chief Minister Haider Khan Hoti said basic amenities had been provided in aid camps established for the people of Bajaur who have left their homes following the military operation. Hoti said a new relief camp for 7,000 people has been established in Kacha Garhi, Peshawar with the co-operation of the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees. |