Islamabad: Six suspects were arrested for selling drugs to students in educational institutions.

According to the spokesperson of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), an effective crackdown is ongoing against elements selling drugs to students in educational institutions across the country and six suspects have been arrested from around educational institutions in five different operations in 24 hours.

About 15kg of drugs worth more than Rs1.2 million have been recovered during various operations.

150 grams of hashish and 10 ecstasy tablets were recovered from the accused near Farash Town Islamabad. Similarly, 200 grams of hashish and 100 grams of ice were recovered from the accused near the university on Defense Road in Lahore.

2.4kg of hashish, 100 grams of ice and 50 ecstasy pills were recovered from the accused near the college on Canal Road Lahore.

96 bottles of liquor and 2kg of hashish were recovered from two suspects in Latifabad, Hyderabad. Similarly, 10kg of hashish was recovered from the accused in a raid near the university in Tondojam, Hyderabad.

The arrested accused have also confessed to selling drugs to students of educational institutions.

Swabi: At least one person was killed and 18 sustained injuries in an explosion inside a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkwa’s Swabi district on Thursday.

According to the police, the explosion apparently occurred due to a short circuit, inside a depot on the first floor of the police station.

Rescue and firefighting teams reached the scene immediately and started shifting the wounded cops to the Bacha Khan Medical where emergency has been imposed.

The power blast affected the building which caught fire, however, it was doused following an immediate response from firefighting teams.

According to rescue officials, 15 wounded policemen have been shifted to the hospital.

KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur took notice of the incident and ordered the inspector general and chief secretary to immediately reach the Swabi police station.

He also ordered them to present a report after ascertaining the genre of the explosion. He also asked authorities to ensure timely medical assistance to the injured.

Kurran: Five more people were killed while 15 others were wounded after fresh clashes broke out between rival tribes in different areas of Kurram district on Friday. 

The clashes entered the eighth day, bringing the total number of casualties to 46 and 96 injuries, medics said. 

According to police, the clashes began after Boshehra tribes of upper Kurram started setting up bunkers on the lands of Ahmadzai tribes, with the dispute quickly engulfing other areas as well.

Ex-federal minister Sajid Toori acknowledged that routine activities was badly affected due to armed clashes, but hoped the situation would normalise soon, calling on people to solve their problems amicably.

Peshawar: A 10-year-old child lost his life in an explosion in a garbage dump in the Khazana area of ​​Peshawar.

As soon as the blast occurred, police and other law enforcement agencies rushed to the blast site and cordoned off the area.

In this regard, the police said that the team of the bomb disposal unit has also reached the place of the explosion.

The police stated that the nature of the explosion, evidence, and other information are being collected while the body of the dead child has been shifted to the hospital.