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Mardan Residents Protest Possible Eviction from Ancestral Lands
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MARDAN: Residents of Jhamodar Kali in Mardan have protested against a possible eviction from their ancestral lands and urged the government and Revenue Department to resolve the dispute strictly in accordance with official revenue records and registered mutations.
Speaking during the protest, Sher Jan, Sirajuddin, Munir Khan, Ziarat Khan, Gulzada, Safdar and other residents said their families had been living in Jhamodar Kali for more than a century. They claimed that official revenue records showed the disputed lands had been transferred in the names of their forefathers.
The residents alleged that certain influential individuals were attempting to occupy the land, creating uncertainty for local families and threatening the future of their children.
They said they would not surrender their ancestral properties and warned that any attempt to forcibly evict them would face strong resistance.
The protesters called on the government and the Revenue Department to conduct a transparent inquiry, determine the rightful owners on the basis of official records and provide justice to the affected families.
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U.S.-Pakistan Coordination Leads to Seizure of $21m Afghan-Origin Meth
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ISLAMABAD:The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad announces the seizure, of approximately 463 kg of crystal methamphetamine, valued at $21 million, which occurred on August 30. The Trump administration has made halting the flow of illicit narcotics a key component of helping make America more secure. The embassy’s Drug Enforcement Administration’s office (DEA Islamabad) coordinated with Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) to make this seizure, in cooperation with Sri Lanka’s Police Narcotics Bureau and DEA’s New Delhi office. Between August 14-29, ANF’s Karachi-based Port Control Unit identified containers scheduled for transport from Pakistan to Colombo, which ANF suspected to be carrying illicit narcotics that originated in Afghanistan. This prompted ANF to alert DEA Islamabad, which worked with authorities across the countries involved to seize the narcotics and to arrest several suspects, including those of Pakistani origin.
The U.S. government has provided foreign assistance to support sustained training of Pakistan’s ANF enabling it to serve as a key partner in advancing U.S. priorities in counternarcotics interdiction. The United States remains committed to working with Pakistan to dismantle transnational criminal organizations to protect U.S. citizens from the dangers of narcotrafficking.
