LOWER DIR: Over 490 women have submitted their nomination papers for the women councillors’ seats in total 198 village councils in Lower Dir, showing people’s interest in the local government elections to be held on March 31.

According to a list issued by the district election commissioner’s office, a total of 89 candidates submitted their nomination papers for the tehsil chairman slots in all the seven tehsils and 4,099 candidates for 198 village councils’ general, peasant, women, youth and minority councillors’ seats in Lower Dir.

A total of 2,309 candidates submitted nomination papers for the general, 495 for women, 869 for peasant, 810 for youth and 16 for minority councillors’ seats.

Meanwhile, the office of Pesco sub-divisional officer, Chakdara, informed the Adenzai returning officer through a letter that three of the candidates, including Farooq Rehman, Imtiaz Khan and Azizullah Khan, were its defaulters.

DRIVING LICENCE: Regional Transport Authority secretary Ubaidullah Khattak said on Saturday that the provincial government had planned to make easy the process of getting the driving licence.

He visited the Lower Dir district after assuming charge of his duties in Malakand division and supervised the ongoing physical test of applicants seeking the driving licence.

Mr Khattak said the applicants were being provided with the computerised driving licence. He said the system had been centralised with the directorate of transport under which an online test would be conducted.

He said the applicants were given the licence after the written and physical tests. He said he would visit all districts of Malakand division.

Published in Dawn, February 20th, 2022