KOHAT: Pakistan Peoples Party candidate for Kohat tehsil chairman slot Abdur Rauf Advocate has appealed to people to reject the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf contestants during the Dec 19 local body polls as the ruling party had failed to launch any mega project and equip the major hospitals of Kohat with the necessary machinery during the last eight years.

Addressing an election meeting here on Friday, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan had befooled the people by raising the slogan of turning Pakistan into the state of Madina.

Mr Rauf criticised a PTI disgruntled leader, who was also in the running for the Kohat tehsil chairman seat as an independent, for saying that he would remain in the PTI even after winning the seat. He vowed to remove the problems of people after winning the election.

TRAINING WORKSHOP: Water Supply and Sanitation Company, Kohat, in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) trained the social mobilisers for community awareness on drinking water safety plans, purification, conservation and water-borne diseases.

Speaking at a training session, assistant manager of water supply Jehanzeb Khan and assistant manager solid waste management Fakhar-i-Alam highlighted the importance of clean drinking water to stay protected against diseases, according to a statement issued here the other day.

The Unicef representatives briefed the mobilisers on how they could create awareness among people about keeping themselves safe from diseases and conserving water.

CLOSED HOLIDAY: Kohat deputy commissioner Roshan Mehsud has declared Saturday (today) as closed holiday for all the schools and colleges on account of local body polls taking place on Dec 19 (Sunday).

In a notification issued on Friday, he directed the administrations of schools and colleges to suspend classes on Saturday for making arrangements for holding the local body elections the next day.

Published in Dawn, December 18th, 2021