SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan will address a public meeting in Swabi on May 16.

However, sources said that differences had surfaced in the party over venue of the public meeting and a decision in this regard would be made soon.

Sources in PTI told this correspondent here on Friday that former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser wanted Imran’s public meeting to be held at Shahmansoor Township, while provincial minister Shahram Khan Tarakai was interested in the Gohati Cricket Ground venue.

Shahmnsoor Township is situated in the constituency from where Mr Qaiser had won in 2018 elections and Gohati Cricket Ground is located in the constituency from where Usman Khan Tarakai, Shahram’s uncle, had emerged victorious.

When contacted, a district officer-bearer told this correspondent that there were higher chances that a decision about the venue of public meeting would be made in Mr Qaiser’s favour.

Meanwhile, PML-N leaders said on Friday that party vice-president Maryam Nawaz would visit the district on May 11.

Party’s divisional vice-president Iftikhar Ahmad Khan told this correspondent that Maryam was scheduled to address a public meeting in Tordher, Chota Lahor tehsil, and arrangements in this regard were being made.

KILLED: Three persons were killed in separate incidents here on Friday.

A young man allegedly committed suicide after his mother refused to allow him to go to a European country for job.

Kalu Khan police told this scribe that Naqash Khan of Sheikh Jana village, Razaar tehsil, had told his mother that he wanted to sell his property and go abroad for a job, but she refused to allow him.

The young man after failing to persuade his mother took poisonous pills and committed suicide. He was taken to Mardan Medical Complex where doctors pronounced him dead.

In another incident, a woman was shot dead allegedly for honour by her cousin, identified as Mashooq Khan, in Turlandi village of Razaar Tehsil. Police registered an FIR and have started investigation.

In Zarobi village, one Shamsur Rehman was killed over an old enmity.

According to police, the alleged attackers, including Jamshid, Abbas and Naveed, escaped after the incident.

Published in Dawn,May 7th, 2022