LAKKI MARWAT: A fire caused by electric short circuit destroyed a house in Sargara Mohammad Khan village of Betani tribal subdivision here on Saturday.

The villagers said that they called the firefighters of Rescue 1122 service.

A rescue official said the firefighters reached along with fire engines and controlled it after an hour-long operation.

He said that household items were burnt in the fire, but there was no casualty.

ENCROACHMENTS: The district administration on Saturday started an operation to retrieve land of Pakistan Railways in Bannu city.

An official said that land grabbers had built shops and business outlets on the railway land along Bannu-DI Khan road in the urban locality.

The land grabbers occupied the land when the government had abandoned railway service in southern districts, including Lakki Marwat and Bannu, around four decades ago.

The official said the anti-encroachment operation was launched after authorities concerned completed the demarcation of railway land.

He said that the operation would continue till the entire land of Pakistan Railways was cleared of encroachments.

Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2021