SWABI: The authorities here have sought the help of the candidates belonging to the political parties and independents to ensure peaceful conduct of the local government elections in the district.

Police officials told this correspondent on Sunday that the district police officer had issued an order to DSPs of the four tehsils that they should hold meetings with the contesting candidates for making the election process peaceful by avoiding any disturbance or clash with each other.

The members of the Dispute Resolution Council have also been engaged while the district office-bearers of political parties will be called for meetings in this regard soon, said Rab Nawaz, a candidate for Swabi tehsil chairman slot.

In this connection, Razaar tehsil DSP Shafi Rehman held a meeting with the poll candidates on Sunday, advising them that they should ensure a peaceful environment during the election process, and that the police would assist them in this regard.

The officials said that similar meetings with candidates in three other tehsils would be held in coming days.

ROBBERS KILL MAN: Unknown robbers killed a man, identified as Bilal Zeb, in his house in Marghuz village here on Sunday, police said.

Fatima Bibi, wife of the deceased, said they were sleeping in their house when two robbers with their faces covered entered their house in the wee hours by climbing the boundary wall. She said when they woke up the robbers opened fire on them. As a result, her husband, Bilal Zeb, was seriously injured. He was later pronounced dead in Bacha Khan Hospital Complex, Shahmansoor.

Zaida police registered an FIR against unidentified robbers and have started investigations.

In another incident, All Pakistan Class-IV Association’s district president Sarwar Khan, was shot dead here on Sunday, said police. When contacted, DSP Pasham Gul said Sarwar was killed in his native Gandaf village.

The cause of the murder and the killers were not immediately known. An FIR has been registered in Gadoon Industrial Estate police station.

Published in Dawn, December 6th, 2021