BAJAUR: Traders of Inayat Kallay Bazaar here on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against Khar tehsil municipal administration (TMA) officials for allegedly taking away different items from them and handcart owners during an operation against encroachments.
The traders and handcraft owners gathered on the bypass road and held a sit-in there by blocking the busy artery while chanting slogans against the officials.
They alleged that the TMA personnel took away a number of goods from the vendors.They added that these officials had been visiting Inayat Kallay Bazaar thrice a week and disturbing the poor shopkeepers and owners of handcarts in the name of anti-encroachment campaign.
The protesters said the action was unjustified as most of the shops and handcarts were located away from limit of the roads and caused no disturbance to traffic movement.
Inayat Kallay Traders Association president Imran Maher and others termed the action unacceptable and a violation of the anti-encroachment policy. They also criticised the TMA for ignoring the main bazaar in its development activities.
The traders ended their protest after the TMA officials handed over all the goods to the traders and assured them not to take any action without their consent in future.
SUSPECTS HELD: Police and other law-enforcement officials have arrested several suspects for their involvement in criminal activities in Bajaur tribal district.
According to a statement issued from the DPO office, four miscreants, including Ziaur Rahman, Zahid Khan, Gul Ikhtiyar and Parvez, were arrested from different areas of Mamond tehsil for their involvement in extortion cases.
It said a miscreant named Roohullah was arrested in another action in War Mamond tehsil. It said the miscreant had recently demanded Rs10 million as extortion from a local trader through text messages. A case has been registered against him.
The statement said four miscreants Niamatullah, Naeemullah, Abdullah and Mohammad Yousaf were arrested for their involvement in terrorist activities.
Published in Dawn, November 24th, 2022
