Two gunned down

CHARSADDA, July 1: A teenaged boy and a man were gunned down in parts of Charsadda district on Sunday.

In the first incident, a boy was killed by his rivals over a petty dispute in Shabqadar tehsil.

The victim, Shaukat, had exchanged harsh words with the accused. The police registered a case against Atta Mohammad and Jan Mohammad.

In the other incident, a man, Shah Hussain, was shot dead by his rivals in Koroona area. A woman was also injured in the incident.

Meanwhile, residents said wife of Wali Khan opened fire on her inside her house, killing herself instantly. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained.

A young man committed suicide over unknown reasons in Omarzai area. The victim was identified as Abid.

On the other hand, a man and a child were injured in celebratory firing during a marriage ceremony in Nisatta area. —Correspondent  

Festive firing claims two lives

KOHAT, July 1: Two persons were killed in festive firing at a marriage party in Togh Sarai area of Hangu district on Sunday.

The local people said that there was a marriage party in the house of Noor Sim Gul. During the festival people resorted to indiscriminate firing in the air in which Munir Khan and Noormat Khan were killed.

The Togh Sarai police registered case against the Noor Sim Gul and launched investigations.

Another man was shot dead in Mirobak area of Hangu. His name could not be ascertained. —Correspondent

Man stabs sister to death

MANSEHRA, July 1: A young man stabbed to death his sister over unknown reason in Ogra area on Saturday night.

Ali Asghar, registering FIR with the police, stated that his son Waqas Ahmad killed his daughter (N) over a minor dispute. The Saddar police after lodging FIR arrested the accused. —Correspondent

Boy commits suicide

GHALANAI, July 1: A 12-year-old boy committed suicide in the Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency on Sunday.

Relatives said the victim, Amjad, shot himself dead inside his house in the Qandahro area of Safi tehsil. The motive behind the suicide could not be ascertained.Meanwhile, a worker of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf was killed and another man was injured when two motorcycles collided in the Pandiali tehsil on Sunday.

The victim was identified as Maulana Saleheen, son of Maulana Wariz Khan. He was an active worker of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf. —Correspondent

Tourists throng picnic spots

ABBOTTABAD, July 1: Nathiagali, Ayubia, Thandiyani and Abbottabad were overcrowded with tourists on Sunday as the plain areas of the country experienced a severe heat wave.

Almost all hotels in Galayt, especially in Nathiagali, Ayubia, Donga Gali, Changla Gali were booked while guest houses were packed to capacity as the tourists from down districts thronged scenic and snow-bound Galyat.

The major problem faced by the tourists was lack of parking space for vehicles and excessive loadshedding, which created shortage of drinking water, said a hotel owner, Mansoor, while talking to Dawn on phone from Nathiagali.

He, however, said there was slight improvement in unannounced loadshedding for the last couple of days, which brought relief to the tourists as well as the owners of hotels and restaurants.

The rest houses of provincial government were also overcrowded. —Correspondent

Corporal punishment

GHALANAI, July 1: Corporal punishment leads to mental torture of a child, which consequently results in drop out of children from schools.

This was told by agency coordinator of the Child Rights Committee Noor Mohammad Khan, while speaking at a press conference at Mohmand Press Club here on Sunday.

He said children could not be made to understand things by pushing them, rather they could be better made to understand by adopting affectionate behaviour.

Noor Mohammad stressed the need for treating students in friendly-teaching atmosphere, saying the trend of pushing or taunting a student in front of others should be avoided.

He also urged the teachers to change their way of teaching as the changing scenario needed a more positive behaviour and atmosphere on the part of teachers.—Correspondent