Policemen and Ranger soldiers stand outside a prison following an attack in Dera Ismail Khan on July 30, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
DI KHAN: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government ended a peace deal with local tribes in Kulachi district near Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday, reported Express News.
The security forces began conducting targeted operations in Kulachi, Kot Doulat, Sultan, Loi and Garmastanand Madi areas after the deal was called off. Several suspects were also apprehended during the operations.
Three years ago, the government had signed a peace pact with the tribesmen of Kulachi that the locals will not be against the government and will not support anti-state elements. The locals also said that they would not let their land be used by militants.
However, according to one official who is a part of the DI Khan jail break investigation team, it was revealed that the militants used Kulachi and its outskirts for their movement during the attack on the jail.
Considering the act in violation of the pact, the government struck the deal off today.
Earlier during the day, the security forces also conducted an operation in DI Khan, recovering weapons and a suicide jacket.
Note: The article has been revised for editorial changes.
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@Sajjad: I hope you are caught as one of the suspects and executed on the spot, of course as you suggest with out any evidence or due trial.
PTI haters are on their lowest. They can never stop whining no matter how much Imran proves himself a man of intellect-one who is respected all over the world. But these headless pakistanis... Alas!
First of all, good job security forces --- some raids have already yielded some great intelligence, arrest and seizure of munitions. Secondly, PTI only supports talks with militants under very specific condition, such as them giving up arms... short of that, we must attack them and destroy them!!!
there we go... so much for talking and dialogue. wars are either won or lost on the battle field... not on tables.
Welcome to the real world, KHAN Sahab!
Sensible move...!
Every single person who gets captivated today must be hung. Any suspect should be killed right on the point.
What happened to talking to militants as promised by Imran Khan. PTI is rulling KP last time i checked.
What is wrong with you people? This is a photo of Bannu Jail...It is NOT DIK Jail! Even the photo filename is "BannuJailbreakReuters". Aankhein hain ya buntay? Very poor journalism.
There is no point in beating about the bush, the snakes are all gone into their hiding place.
Finally some sanity. Kyun ji khan sahab, ye aap ke apnay log nahi hain?
Deal one day, break off the next. Back to square one. Sigh.
oops, Khan sahab.. what is this.. peace deals are off? but you always talked about peace deals and negotiations and table talk.. yet another historic U turn khan sahab.. ?
"Kulachi shares its boundaries with areas including Waziristan and Frontier Peshawar" Are you serious ET? What happened to your reporting / editing standards? Gone for Eid vacations perhaps :) Kulachi is 300 kilometres from Peshawar (or Frontier Region Peshawar) :D
Topi Drama... At least we know that... Fool Others...!!!