KOHAT: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Wednesday awarded ticket to Malik Mansoor for the slot of city mayor, thus ending a long-drawn controversy over who would be named for the coveted post.

It may be recalled that provincial information minister Kamran Bangash had announced the ticket for Suleman Shinwari the other day. Award of ticket to Malik Mansoor was announced by PTI Kohat president Malik Atif.

Earlier, the local election commission had received two names for the same slot, including Malik Mansoor and Suleman Shinwari.

Meanwhile, Saim Qureshi was awarded the PTI ticket for Lachi tehsil chairman.

WEAPONS SEIZED: The Kohat police on Wednesday arrested an Afghan and seized a large quantity of arms from a truck he was driving at the Friendship tunnel toll plaza.

District police officer Sohail Khalid told mediapersons that acting on a tip-off SHO Riaz Shaheed police station Jamshed Ali stopped a truck, and found 140 pistols, a kalakov, 285 chargers, and 25,000 detonators from its secret cavities. He said the truck driver, Zar Gulab was arrested and the vehicle impounded.

During preliminary interrogation, the Afghan admitted to smuggling the weapons to different parts of the province. A case was registered against him.

VACCINATION: The health department officials on Wednesday said 180,000 children in schools and 70,000 in hujras and villages had been vaccinated against measles and rubella during the first six days of the 12-day campaign.

Briefing deputy commissioner Roshan Mehsud about the progress of the campaign on Wednesday, district health officer Dr Sameen Jan and coordinator Expanded Programme on Immunisation Dr Mohabat Ali said a total of 460,000 children would be vaccinated during the drive.

On the occasion, the deputy commissioner asked the parents to cooperate with the health teams to achieve the target of children’s vaccination against the deadly diseases.

Published in Dawn, November 25th, 2021