KHAR: The political authorities of Bajaur Agency have formed a three-member committee for selection of sites for two degree colleges in the tribal region, which were approved about three years ago.

Assistant political agent Arif Khan Yousafzai told this scribe that the committee was formed during a meeting of senior officials of the local administration and education department with PA Abudul Amir Khattak in the chair here the other day.

The participants of the meeting, the official said, showed displeasure over delay in construction work on the colleges, approved in Salarzai and Barang tehsils. He said that the committee included APAs Khar and Nawagai sub-division and an official of the education department.

Mr Yousafzai said that the committee members would meet the elders in Salarzai and Barang tehsils for selection of suitable sites. He said that the committee would visit Salarzai tehsil on Friday and seek the help of the stakeholders for fulfilling their task.

The two colleges were approved by former governor Mahtab Ahmed Khan during his visit to the agency in December 2014.

WEAPONS SEIZED: Security forces on Wednesday recovered weapons and mortar shells in a border area of Mamond tehsil.

Officials of Bajaur Scouts told mediapersons here that the weapons were recovered following a tip-off from a cave in Kaga area, located near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in an operation conducted by the personnel of Frontier Corps.

They said that the seizure included 80 mortar shells, 20 rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) shells, one Russian-made anti-tank mine, two improvised explosive devices, one Russian-made missile, two kilogrammes of explosives and one tripod.

The officials stated that the action was part of the ‘Raddul Fasaad’ operation. They said that the security forces had stepped up their activities for ensuring complete peace in the agency.

Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2017