SWABI: Rift surfaced in Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf over nomination of two district office-bearers here on Wednesday.

Biland Iqbal, party’s former vice-president of Peshawar region and uncle of provincial minister Shahram Tarakai, has rejected the notification of two district office-bearers and said his group would continue its struggle against such undemocratic nominations.

Mohammad Sohail has been nominated as district president and Afsar Ali Khan general secretary while other office-bearers will be picked by them.

“In view of powers conferred on me I hereby notify the (two) cabinet members of Swabi district with immediate effect,” says a notification issued by PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Pervez Khattak.

However, Biland Iqbal in a video message on Wednesday rejected the nomination of the two office-bearers.

He said he did not believe in the nomination process used by Asad Qaiser and Shahram Khan for appointment of the office-bearers. He said when they were called to Islamabad in July the selection of these two members had already been made.

He said Mr Qaiser had then promised that a meeting would be called at his residence in Swabi to resolve issues, but he did not keep his words.

CATTLE SKIN DISEASE: Farmers and livestock traders said here on Wednesday that scores of cattle died of lumpy skin disease (LSD) during the last few days while many more were ill with the disease.

Talking to this correspondent, they said the first LSD case was reported three months ago in Razaar tehsil and the disease had killed hundreds of cattle till now.

Yar Hussain police SHO Asfandyar Khan told this correspondent that a week ago they arrested a butcher in Yar Hussain area for selling meat of a sick animal and had registered an FIR against him.

“The district administration should take measures to prevent spread of the lumpy skin disease,” said Raj Wali Khan of Maneri Bala.

The district livestock department has, meanwhile, made arrangements for vaccination in different areas to control the disease.

KILLED: A milkman was shot dead by his rivals in Tordher main bazaar while his eight-year-old daughter was seriously injured, said police.

The deceased was identified as Mursaleen Khan, who belonged to Bajaur and was presently living in Beka village. The accused included Arab Ali and Muzamil Khan.

In another incident, Abdullah, a 12-year-old resident of Gandaf village, drowned in Topi Badri Nullah.

Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2022