KARAK: Several development projects were approved by the provincial government for Karak district, said Adviser to Chief Minister Malik Qasim.

Addressing PTI workers at his hometown Khojaki here on Thursday, he said that the approved schemes would be inaugurated soon by the chief minister. He that government approved an oil refinery, commerce college, a model school, degree college for girls in Latamber and Latamber dam for the district.

Mr Qasim said that Shagi Lawagher road was already inaugurated. He said that a drinking water supply scheme was also approved for the area. He said that oil refinery in the district would create job opportunities while Latamber dam would resolve the drinking water problem of the people.

The lawmaker said that Rs200 million was spent on completion of Kohe Maidan road while work on Karak-Darratang road was started. He added that second phase of that vital project would be completed in the stipulated time with Rs250 million to link district Karak with Mianwali.

NAZIM: Haji Abdul Wahab, the nazim of Karak tehsil, here on Thursday accused the district nazim and his supporters of attacking him at his office during the process of tendering of development projects.

Addressing a press conference, he said that he was processing the tenders of the development projects at his office in a transparent way but district nazim Dr Umer Daraz and his father tried to stop the process.

He said that he had moved Peshawar High Court against the misuse of the funds of oil and gas royalty that annoyed the district nazim and his brother. He said that he could sacrifice his life but could not permit corruption anymore in the tendering process of development projects.

Mr Wahab pledged to send record of all the TMA projects that were tendered illegally to National Accountability Bureau and other investigative agencies. He said that a tehsil councillor was giving him life threats but he would face all odds to make the TMA corruption-free.

Mr Wahab said that he would lodge FIR against the responsible persons for attacking him and ransacking his office.

TEACHERS: The district chapter of Tanzeem-i-Asataza has demanded upgradation of Class-IV employees and timescale for them.

The demands were made in a meeting of Tanzeem-i-Asataza held here on Thursday with its district president Nek Badshah in the chair. The participants of the meeting said that Class-IV employees were ignored by every government in all respects.

They said that Class-IV employees should be given timescale promotion on the basis of their service besides s awarding upgradation like other employees.

Published in Dawn, June 30th, 2017