SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MPA Aqibullah Khan on Monday allegedly misbehaved with a journalist when the latter drew his attention towards out-of-order equipment in the Bacha Khan Hospital Complex, Shahmansoor, here.

Mr Aqibullah, his brother, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, and newly-elected Swabi tehsil mayor Attaullah Khan, were on a visit to the hospital to inspect facilities and listen to patients.

Apparently, the visit was conducted in view of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s dwindling political position in Swabi district, where the party suffered defeat in the local government elections.

The elected representatives visited different wards and asked about facilities from the patients and their attendants.

However, when a journalist informed MPA Aqibullah that some machines in the hospital were lying out-of-order the lawmaker got offended and misbehaved with the mediaperson.

ULEMA EXTEND HELP FOR PEACE: Ulema on Monday vowed to help the police bring durable peace to the district by amicably settling the local disputes and eradicating social evils from the society.

They made the decision during a meeting convened by district police officer Mohammad Shoaib Khan.

The religious leaders lauded the police and district administration’s decision to take all the stakeholders on board for settling local disputes through jirgas and the dispute resolution council.

Speaking on the occasion, religious leaders, including Maulana Habibul Akbar, Maulana Abdus Samad Haqqani, Maulana Fazal Subhan and others, said they would pursue people to resolve their disputes in accordance with Islamic principles instead of resorting to violence to settle scores. They said Islam stressed resolving rivalries through peaceful means of negotiations.

The religious leaders said a peaceful society was must for ensuring bright future of coming generations.

MAN KILLED: A man was killed over a trivial issue in Zarobi village of Topi tehsil on Monday.

Topi city police officials quoted the wife of the deceased, Taj Mohammad, as saying that her husband had gone to Indus River, where he was killed by two accused, namely Sohaib and Irshadullah. She said a day earlier the deceased and the two accused had exchanged hot words over collection of fuel wood from the riverbank.

The woman said she was informed by locals that body of her husband was lying in a field near the river.

The police registered an FIR and started investigations.

Published in Dawn, February 1st, 2022