Man smuggling arms to Kurram arrested.

KOHAT -- The Thall police of Hangu district on Wednesday foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons from Peshawar to the restive Kurram tribal district by arresting an inter-district carrier.

During search of a passenger coach coming from Peshawar to Parachinar, the police opened a drum lying on the vehicle's rooftop. Upon opening it, they found nine rifles, a Kalashnikov and 15 chargers.

Fazalur Rehman from Masho Khel area of Peshawar was arrested, and a case registered against him.

CHOKED DRAIN: The main drain in Garhi Mawaz Khan, a densely-populated area in the Kohat city, has been choked for years, and requires immediate desiltation by the irrigation department before the monsoon rains.

The local people said the National Disaster Management Authority and the district administration had...