Bara | Pakistan

KHYBER: Scores of families from the Bara tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district have been compelled to vacate their homes due to fighting between terrorists and security forces in recent days, in which the residents say they feel vulnerable to drone strikes and artillery shelling by both sides. The displaced families are from the Sturikhel area, which is located near the border of Khyber and Orakzai districts. Sources in the area told Dawn that they were left with no option but to vacate their homes and move to safer localities. They said the residents of Meero Darra, Sal Gazai, Sawi Kot and Parrwan villages, in particular, were forced to leave their homes due to artillery shelling and drone strikes that were conducted day and night. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the newly displaced residents told Dawn that the terrorists also tried to use them as human shields. “We felt completely insecure and decided to leave our houses instead of getting caught in the fighting between terrorists and security ...

KHYBER: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police on Monday announced the recovery of a foreign citizen and her children from a house in Bara after allegations of domestic abuse and physical torture inflicted by her husband, who was also taken into custody. On June 18, in a written complaint submitted to the Khyber district police officer (DPO), the complainant claimed that she and her children had been living in an extremely difficult situation for the last 12 years as her husband had been subjecting them to domestic abuse and physical torture. The complainant alleged that her husband had deprived her and her children of freedom and was not fulfilling his legitimate duties as a caring husband and father. “He beats us and puts pressure on our lives on a daily basis. We have scars on our faces and other parts of our bodies due to his violent outbursts,” she alleged. The complainant appealed to the police to register a criminal case against her husband, after which the police filed a First Information Report the same ...