SWABI: Two persons, including a retired policeman, were gunned down in separate incidents here on Friday, said police.

They said that a retired policeman, Mahar Ghani, was shot dead by unidentified assailants before dawn when he came out of his house for prayer.

The incident occurred in the mountainous Malikabad region, where the army had conducted operation against militants in February 2010.

Registering an FIR, son of the deceased said that when they came out of their house soon after the firing they found their father in a pool of blood.

Police fail to trace the attackers

In another incident, Aslam Khan and his son Miskeen Khan of the Panjpir village were on their way to home on their motorcycle when unidentified armed men opened fire on them.

As result, Miskeen was killed on the spot while his father suffered serious bullet injuries. Police have registered an FIR against the unidentified attackers, but failed to trace them.

Meanwhile, Nabeel Khan, a resident of Hamlet village, was on his way to Ghazi bazaar on his motorcycle when he was hit by a truck near Ghazi Barotha barrage area. He died on the spot.

The family of the deceased forgave the truck driver on his request.

In another road accident, a labourer of Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate was killed. He was identified as Ziaur Rehman of Marghus village. A police official said that they had impounded the auto rickshaw and tractor trolley involved in the crash and registered a case against their drivers.

GADOON ESTATE PROBLEMS: Members of the Gadoon Industrial Association (GIA) have said that both the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments should take steps to resolve their problems, which would enable them to play their role in the economic revival of the country.

Addressing a press conference at Gadoon Estate here on Friday, they appealed to the parliamentarians from Swabi that they should help them in making the Gadoon Estate a vibrant industrial zone where thousands of local people would be able to earn their livelihood.

They said that after the registration of GIA its membership had reached 96 and overall there were about 120 units in Gadoon Estate.

However, they said that all the units had not been working round the clock.

“We want unity in our ranks and those opposing us should monitor our activities and point out the loopholes,” said Mohammad Zahid Shah, president of GIA.

Flanked by his other colleagues, Mr Shah said that link roads and main road from Topi to Gadoon Estate were in dilapidated condition and they had been facing problems in the transportation of goods and bringing in raw materials.

Fazal Raheem, vice-president of GIA, said that about 1,200 houses had already been constructed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for workers, but these were yet to be handed over to them.

Published in Dawn, November 8th, 2014