PESHAWAR, Nov 20: The Malakand Levies on Tuesday baton-charged a procession of students, taken out in the Dargai Bazaar against the state of emergency in the country.

The Levies made the protesters disperse by resorting to a baton charge and firing in the air. The procession was led by local leaders of the Islami Jamiat-i- Talaba. Five of them were arrested by the Levies personnel under the 3 MPO.

A case was registered against Hayat Mohammad, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Mudassar, Zamir Gul and another student whose name could not be ascertained till the filing of this report.

The students came out of the Government Degree College in a procession, chanting slogans against President Gen Pervez Musharraf and the imposition of emergency. They also raised slogans against the military operation in Swat and Shangla valleys and asked for the reinstatement of the deposed judges.