SWABI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz provincial president Amir Muqam said here on Thursday that time had come to oust the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government as it failed to take any step for welfare of the masses despite making tall claims of economic prosperity.

He visited Jhanda village and other localities to offer his condolences to relatives of the party activists who had passed away recently. PML-N district president Shiraz Khan and former MPA Baber Saleem accompanied him.

Talking to mediapersons, Mr Muqam claimed that next chairman of the Senate would be from Pakistan Democratic Movement. He said that in this regard the PDM leaders had completed their homework to defeat the ruling party and its allies.

The PML-N leader said there was a complete unity in the ranks of the alliance.

He said the ruling party had used various tactics to create discord in the PDM ranks, but it failed. Mr Saleem said that record price hike had made it almost impossible for masses to buy essential commodities and pay for utilities.

KILLED: A man was shot dead here in Khota village.

Registering an FIR in Topi city police station, Mohammad Rohail, brother of the deceased Mahfoozur Rehman, alleged that his brother had divorced his first wife a year ago and opened fire on her a few days ago, but she survived.

He alleged that brothers of the woman, Johar Khan and Adnan Khan, opened fire on his brother and killed him on the spot.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Tufail of Topi city was killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on him on Baja bypass. Two other persons were injured in the incident.

An FIR has been registered in Swabi city police station against unidentified attackers.

Meanwhile, people in the district faced an eight-hour power outage on Thursday.

The Pesco officials said the breakdown occurred when rain accompanied by thunderstorm hit the region after midnight.

Published in Dawn, March 12th, 2021