58 Khasadars arrested for staging demo

TANK The political administration of FR Tank on Wednesday held 58 Khasadar Force personnel who were holding a demonstration demanding revival of their perks and privileges, official sources said. As per details the Khasadar force employees along with their kinsmen were protesting against the stoppage of their perks and privileges as well as their salaries following the Bhittani tribes failure in securing the release of two FWO contractors. The brawl took place there which latter led to their arrest as the DCO Tank (also, the political administrator of FR Tank) Amir Lattif reached the spot and ordered creakdown on Tutta under section 21 of Frontier Crimes Regulations. The arrested Khasadar personel and their supporters were immediately shifted to Central Jail DI Khan. It is worthy to mention here that the situation took a turn after the FR Tank administration failed to recover the two FWO contractors who were captured in the limits of Gomal Bazaar police station by unidentified gunmen from their makeshift camp Tank-Jandola road on December 29, 2010.

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