[Dawn] Forty-three suspects, five of them from the Orakzai Agency, were arrested and arms were seized from them here on Monday. A press release issued from the office of the district police officer said regular and special force contingents carried out a search operation in refugee camps and villages.
Police recovered six Kalashnikovs, two Kalakovs, four repeaters, seven shotguns, eight rifles, 14 pistols, hundreds of cartridges, seven kilograms of hashish and 25 bottles of liquor from the arrested persons.
POLICEMAN INJURED: One policeman was injured when militants opened fire on a police vehicle in the Doaba area of Hangu on Monday.
Police were on a routine patrol when they were attacked by two motorcyclists, injuring constable Amjad who was taken to the Hangu hospital.
Meanwhile, a child was injured when a rocket hit a house in the Zargari area of Hangu on Monday.