PESHAWAR/LOWER DIR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the concerned authorities to take swift action and ensure early arrest of absconders in the murder case of a young man who was killed and his brother injured on Monday in a passenger coach over a political argument.
The chief minister chaired a meeting regarding the tragic incidentthat took place in a coach on Swat Motorway last week. The forum was briefed about various aspects of the incident, including the progress made on the arrest of those involved in the incident.
CM special assistant Shafiullah Khan, MNA Mehboob Shah, Malakand commissioner, RPO and DPO Mardan and other concerned officials attended the meeting. The family members of the deceased were also present on the occasion.
The chief minister directed the relevant authorities to complete the prosecution process and said all available resources should be utilised for providing justice to the bereaved family.
The incident had occurred in a coach on Swat Motorway
On this occasion, he extended his sympathies to the bereaved family and announced a special package of Rs5 million and government jobs for the family members of late Rahimuddin.
Talking to heirs of the deceased, the chief minister said the provincial government would extend every support to ensure justice was served. He also prayed for the departed soul of the youth on the occasion.
In Lower Dir, moving scenes were witnessed when a 12-year-old daughter of the slain youth, Rahimuddin, came on stage during a rally and demanded justice for his father who was killed by fellow passengers over a political argument in a Timergara-bound coach.
Dir Qaumi Pasoon, a citizens’ body, organised a protest rally at Timergara Shaheed Chowk which was attended by political workers from the district here on Thursday.
The protesters blocked the main Timergara-Chitral road for some time. The rally was addressed by JUI-F tehsil chairman Mufti Irfanuddin, JI’s Shad Nawaz, ANP’s Imran Takur, DQP president Shah Naseem and others.
They condemned the murder of Rahimuddin, a resident of Qillagai Siar Dara. The speakers said the deceased belonged to the ruling PTI.
The protesters alleged that Mardan police had failed to provide justice to the victim family.
Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2022
