KOHAT, Oct 27: A tussle has started between MPA Ziaullah Bangash of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the chief minister’s adviser Amjid Afridi over jurisdiction of respective constituency and who could visit the government departments in city to oversee working there, sources said.

They said that according to Mr Bangash only he could oversee the affairs of government departments, hospitals, schools and colleges, as all these were located in his constituency PF-38 i.e. the whole city.

However, Mr Afridi, who was elected from PF-37, had also been paying visits to these departments, as being adviser to the CM he could also visit the government departments in city areas for monitoring their performance.

The sources said that the two had also exchanged hot words over the issue of responsibilities and jurisdiction which might lead to a serious situation between them. Besides, instead of bringing improvements their visits could disturb working of government institutions.

ROW OVER MINES: The tribesmen of seven villages of Zarghun tribe of Darra Adamkhel have accused the political administration of supporting a tribesman who had allegedly forcibly taken control of 22 coal mines.

The jirga members, including Haroon Khan, Raees Khan, Mir Nawaz and Gul Faraz, said at a protest meeting in Darra Adamkhel that a tribesman Gul Hassan had taken control of 22 coal mines from them and whenever they tried to evict him through jirga the administration would term it illegal. They claimed that Gul Hassan was not the real owner of these mines, but he had occupied them in connivance with the administration. They said that now they had also forcibly taken control of the coalmines and would defend them.

They appealed to Governor Engineer Shaukatullah to intervene and solve the matter.

LIQUOR SEIZED: The police arrested six bootleggers and seized a huge quantity of alcohol in a raid on a factory in Sheikhan area here the other day.

During the raid, the Saddar police seized two drums of alcohol, spirit, bottles and labels from the factory located near the College Town.

Those arrested include Amal Khan, Saeed, Ismail, Shahab, Shahzeb and Nazeer. The police have registered a case against the accused.