LOWER DIR: Despite heavy rain, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf workers from different parts of the district staged a protest rally at the Timergara Gorgorai Chowk here on Saturday against the attack on the party chief Imran Khan’s container in Wazirabad.

Special assistant to chief minister on prisons, MPA Shafiullah Khan, MNA Syed Mahboob Shah, MPA Azam Khan, MPA Malik Liaqat Ali, PTI tehsil president Malik Bostan Khan, tehsil chairman Asim Shuiab and others addressed the gathering.

Terming the assassination attempt on Imran Khan a coward act, they said neither the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement nor the state institutions could compete the PTI. They said Imran Khan was the most popular leader in the country.

They demanded of the government to expose the perpetrators of the attack.

JI CONGREGATION: Jamaat-i-Islami provincial chief Prof Ibrahim Khan has said his party opposes the transgender persons act as it is a “bid” to change the natural law.

He stated this while addressing the JI monthly congregation at Ahyaul Uloom Balambat the other day.

Prof Ibrahim condemned the attack on Imran Khan’s container and demanded impartial investigation into the incident.

The JI leader said anarchy was being fanned in the country in order to weaken it under a planned conspiracy. He said Malakand division was a tax-free zone under the Constitution, so its status should remain the same.

DEMAND: The Wapda Hydro Electric Labour Union, Dir division, on Saturday demanded of the authorities to abolish the FIR registered against the Pesco executive engineer and sub-divisional officer in Lower Dir.

The demand was made during a meeting of the union chaired by its sub-divisional chairman Hazrat Faqir.

Mr Faqir and others said the FIR registered against the Pesco officers for electrocution of a man was baseless.

They said Hasan Islam, a resident of Mian Banda, was electrocuted due to unknown reasons on Oct 17, but due to political pressure a case was registered against the Pesco officers.

Published in Dawn, November 6th, 2022