BANNU: The mother of an alleged militant commander, Naseer alias Geedar, has disowned her son and said she won’t complain if security forces or a peace committee arrest or even kill him.
She said her other sons and family members should be allowed to live peacefully.
In a video message, the woman, who introduced herself as a resident of the Emerzai area of Bannu Township, said that her husband, Sher Alam, had been missing or in custody for nearly 11months.
‘Naseer is my son and is known as Geedar. I have nothing to do with hisactions. If security forces or the police peace committee arrest him or he is killed in an operation, I will have no regret,’ she said.
The woman alleged that Naseer alias Geedar was involved in attacks against police and the security forces and that she did not support the path he had chosen.
She added that if her son had failed to respect his parents, she would not forgive him in this world or the hereafter.
His mother said she had five other sons and appealed that her family members be allowed to return to their area and live peacefully. She also called for the releaseof her husband and his return to their home.
‘It has been the lith month that my husband has been in jail because of this matter, while I have been moving from one place to another, appealing for help, she said.
She claimed that her family had been unable to return to their area for the past four years because of fear.
According to her, one of her other sons recently made a suicide attempt, which prompted her to call for the protection of her family.
‘Authorities should provide my familyof her husband and his return to their home.
‘It has been the lith month that my husband has been in jail because of this matter, while I have been moving from one place to another, appealing for help, she said.
She claimed that her family had been unable to return to their area for the past four years because of fear.
According to her, one of her other sons recently made a suicide attempt, which prompted her to call for the protection of her family.
‘Authorities should provide my familywith a safe place to live if they aren’t allowed to return to the native area.
HELD: The police arrested a suspect in connection with a ghag (forced marriage) case involving a 16-year-old girl in the district.
Bannu district police officer Furgan Bilal had taken notice of the incident involving alleged ‘ghag’ against a 16-year-old girl over a marriage dispute followed by firing at her house. He had directed the Basiakhel police to register a case andensurethe arrestofthe accused.
Under the supervision of SDPO Saddar Arshad Khan, Basiakhel SHO Rashid Khan, along with a police team, conducted raids and arrested one suspect, while raids are being conducted to arrest the other suspects. Correspondent