Black day observed

PESHAWAR, Aug 6: People’s Students Federation observed August 6 as black day as on this day in 1996 a PPP government was toppled. The activists said products of the dictators had always hatched conspiracies against democracy.

A meeting of the students was held here with its secretary information Fahim Khattak in the chair which was largely attended by the workers. Mr Khattak said the party had been facing challenges since its inception but late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto never bowed down to any pressure.

He said the PPP government was toppled thrice in 1977, 1990 and then in 1996 but again the people voted it to power as it was the only party having its roots in the masses. He asked the political parties to help the government foil conspiracies against democracy.—Bureau Report

Man shot dead

MANSEHRA, Aug 6: Unidentified assailants allegedly shot dead a man in Kangalai area of Oghi in the wee hours on Saturday, police said.

Anwarzab while lodging FIR with the Oghi police said his sister-in-law came to his room early in the morning and said unidentified people had shot dead his (Aurangzeb’s) son, Waqar Ahmad, and fled the scene. Police took into custody the wife of the slain for interrogation. The motive behind the murder could not be ascertained as yet.—Correspondent

Food packets

NOWSHERA, Aug 6: Umma Welfare Trust (UWT) distributed 10,000 food packets as part of its Ramazan package among the flood affected people here on Saturday.

A ceremony was organised at the main office of Umma Welfare Trust, Nowshera where flood affected people from different villages including Pir Sabaq, Zara Mena, Misa, Jehangira, Akora Khattak and Nandrek received the food assistance. Syed Sahibzada Imran Khan, admin officer, while briefing media persons said Umma Welfare Trust would distribute a total 25,000 Ramazan packages worth Rs81 million among the flood affected people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. He said that UWT would also construct 250 houses for needy people while 10,000 Eid gifts would a distributed among the children and men before Eidul Fitr.—Correspondent

PTI sit-in

PESHAWAR, Aug 6: Hundreds of workers of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf on Saturday left Peshawar to take part in the party’s sit-in being held in front of the Parliament House in Islamabad on the night between Saturday and Sunday to remove the government.

A convoy of the party comprising hundreds of vehicles led by provincial president Asad Qaiser left Peshawar after a brief gathering at Hashtnagari wherein addressing the participants, Mr Qaiser came down hard on the government.—Bureau Report