NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Authorities have imposed a four-day curfew in North Waziristan from Friday evening until the morning of August 18.
According to Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Yousaf Kareem, the curfew will begin at 7:00 pm on August 15 and remain in place until 5:00 am on Monday, August 18. All entry and exit routes will be closed to regular traffic during this period, while only security forces will be allowed to move.
Unknown assailants have also shot dead a prominent tribal elder in the district. Sources said the victim, Malik Abdullah Shah, was the elder brother of Jamiat Ulema leader Hafiz Noorullah Shah and a close relative of Miranshah Sub-Division Mayor Maulana Pir Syed Naik Zaman Haqqani.
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