KOHAT: The residents of the Bangash belt of Kohat have complained about lack of girls and boys colleges in the area, forcing the students, particularly girls, to quit education after matriculation.

Talking to Dawn on Sunday, Syed Shah Raza, a former district councillor, said former provincial minister Syed Qalbe Hassan had allocated Rs150 million in 2013 for construction of Ustarzai girls college, but the project could not complete till date.

He said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government had promised starting classes in the college, first in December 2020 and then in December 2021, but to no avail.

Esar Bangash, chief of a local welfare organisation, said now the education department had given June 2022 date for initiating classes.

He said the number of boys and girls completing high school had increased enormously, but their dream of continuing further studies could not be fulfilled.

They appealed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary Dr Shehzad Bangash to ensure early completion of the college.

DRUG SALE POINTS SEALED: Different drug sale points were sealed and owners booked on Sunday for selling expired and unregistered drugs.

A team led by senior drug inspector Touseef Mohammad inspected medicine sale points at Garhi Mawaz Khan, Hangu bypass road, Family Park, and hospital road near the Liaquat Memorial Hospital, and recovered expired and unregistered drugs from a few of them. The violators were booked under relevant provisions of law.

A medicine sale point near the Family Park was sealed for having an invalid drug sale licence.

STOLEN TRANSFORMERS RECOVERED: The police have arrested two thieves and recovered eight stolen transformers taken away from Dhodha, Kharmato and Kot towns.

SHO Bilitang police station Irfan Khan said the transformers were seized from the houses of the accused, Mohammad Umar and Sarwar of Kharmato town during raids, according to a statement issued on Sunday.

He said the action was taken after Pesco SDO Mr Wajidullah had lodged an FIR following complaints of consumers from the areas where the transformers were stolen a few days ago.

The SHO said raids were being conducted for arrest of their two other accomplices.

WATER CHLORINATION: The Orakzai deputy commissioner has directed the public health engineering department to chlorinate tanks for ensuring clean drinking water to the residents.

In a notification issued on Sunday, he also directed the education department and Nadra to complete the registration of children below 18 years of age on Form-B. He asked the civil defence and Road Transport Authority to arrange volunteers for vaccination of people against Covid-19 at bus stands.

Published in Dawn, December 6th, 2021