DERA ISMAEL KHAN/PESHAWAR:

With the completion of the first phase of the military operation in Kurram district, the KP government has decided to resume the process of demolition of illegal bunkers in the area and to send four convoys of vehicles to Kurram with essential supplies by the end of this month.

Security forces have started house-to-house search operations in Bagan and repair work on damaged mosques has also begun. The bullet-riddled body of a fifth driver, who was missing after the attack on the relief convoy, was recovered from central Kurram. The bodies of four drivers had already been found the day after the deadly attack.

The District Kurram Deputy Commissioner said that the coordinated efforts of civil administration, police, security institutions and local advisers have translated into remarkable results during the first phase of the operation when a large cache of illegal weapons was recovered. He said that efforts are on to cleanse the district of Kurram from unscrupulous elements.

Meanwhile, a high-level meeting was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur to discuss the prevailing situation in the restive district of Kurram.

The meeting was attended by the Chief Secretary, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Additional Chief Secretary Home and other relevant officials. The gathering decided to resume the process of demolition of illegal bunkers in the area and to send four convoys of vehicles to Kurram with essential supplies by the end of this month.

It also decided to convene a Jirga of the signatories of the Kurram Peace Accord with the aim of highlighting and stressing the responsibility of the signatories to implement the accord.