TIMERGARA: A councillor of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and his brother were shot dead by their rivals in Namaz Kot area of Maidan on Thursday, police said.

They said that PTI councillor Noorul Amin and his brother Ijaz were busy in harvesting their wheat crop when their rivals opened indiscriminate firing on them, killing both of them.

The assailants managed to escape after committing the crime, sources said.

Police said that motive behind the killings was a land dispute. A case was registered against Abdul Wahid, Abdul Ahad and Asad at Lal Qila police station.

In another incident, four members of a family including a woman were killed and person received injuires when a vehicle plunged into a deep ravine in Nambatai area of Maidan. Local people said that the family members of Sargand Khan were coming back to their home in a vehicle when the driver lost control of wheel at a sharp turn and it fell into a deep ravine.

Sargand Khan, his two sons Gul Sharif and Kamran and his daughter-in-law were killed while his other son was injured in the accident. The injured was rushed to district headquarters hospital for treatment.

PROTEST: The local teachers continued protest for second consecutive day on Thursday against the government for its new regulation regarding their services.

A protest rally was also organised by All Teachers Coordination Council (ATCC) that was attended by hundreds of teachers. The protesters marched on the road from Balambat to Timergara Press Club and chanted slogans against the government.

They demanded of the government to approve service structure and time scale for them and hold elections of teachers’ union besides restoring previous rules regarding casual leave and announcing teaching allowance. They also demanded merging of ad hoc relief in basic salaries of government employees.

Published in Dawn, May 20th, 2016