LOWER DIR: A team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested three persons and recovered foreign and local currency from their possession during a raid on illegal money changers’ outlets in Timergara here on Wednesday.

FIA assistant director Rizwanur Rahim along with his team raided several illegally-run money changers’ outlets in Timergara and arrested one Shahid Iqbal and recovered Rs110,500, 200 UAE Dirham and 3,100 Saudi Riyals from his possession.

The team also arrested one Fatehullah and recovered Rs1.7 million, 11,500 Saudi Riyals and 105 UAE Dirham from his possession. Similarly, the FIA officials arrested Muzaffar Shah and recovered Rs178,000 and 10,000 Saudi Riyals from him.

Cases have been registered against the suspects under the relevant law at the Timergara police station.

SEMINARIES’ ISSUES: Seminaries with different sectarian backgrounds in Lower Dir on Wednesday decided to collectively resolve the issues being faced by them.

The decision was made during a meeting of heads of the seminaries held at Ahyaul Uloom, Balambat, under the banner of Tanzeem Tahaffuz-i-Madaris wa Masajid with former MNA Maulana Asadullah in the chair.

The general secretary of the organisation Maulana Shah Hussain, Maulana Wahiduddin, Mufti Shafiullah, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor, Maulana Liaquatullah and other ulema were in attendance.

The meeting decided that the organisation would work jointly to end sectarian differences and protect the dignity and status of religious seminaries. It also decided to form such organisations on the tehsil level in the district.

Published in Dawn, December 9th, 2021