Bomb defused in Nawagai subdivision.

KHAR -- Police on Wednesday foiled a sabotage bid by defusing a bomb in Nawagai tehsil.

A police official told reporters that the bomb was defused by the personnel of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) in Goda gail area.

Following information about the presence of a suspicious device in the area, the official said that BDS personnel were dispatched to the locality. He claimed that the bomb could have caused huge destruction in the area if the action was not taken immediately. The official said it was the fifth bomb having been defused during the current month.

MOTORCYCLES IMPOUNDED: The authorities have impounded scores of motorcycles for violating a ban on bike riding in Bajaur tribal district, police officials said on Wednesday.

They said that the action was taken after motorcyclists violated a ban on bike riding during the Eid days. They said that the motorcycles had been seized from different areas during an action launched on the first day of Eid.

The officials pointed out that teenagers riding the motorcycles had ignored...