SWABI: The police have filed an FIR against owners of several hotels in Topi city for employing child workers, officials told Dawn here on Saturday.

They said the district labour department had started crackdown on the employers, who hired children as workers, in flagrant violation of the labour laws, and depriving the children of their right to education.

The officials warned the employers to stop exploiting children of the poor families, saying it was an offence to make minors work for the whole day.

The officials said though people were passing through difficult circumstances due to worst inflation and unemployment, it didn’t mean the children should work for earning a living for their families.

KILLED: A man was killed allegedly by his brother-in-law over a family dispute in Sheikh Jana village of Razaar tehsil on Saturday, police and rescue officials said.

Kalu Khan police officials said the deceased, Afsar Iqbal, had gone to his father-in-law’s house to bring back his wife, who had left him 10 days ago over some domestic dispute. However, a brother of his wife opened fire on Iqbal, killing him on the spot.

An FIR was registered against the accused, Abdullah.

Also, unidentified assailants killed a man in Dagai village in the wee hours of Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ayaz Khan.

Separately, one person was killed and three others were injured when two groups traded fire in Kalu Khan village of Razaar, Rescue 1222 officials said.

The deceased was identified as Mahabat Khan, 50.

Meanwhile, four persons were injured in separate road accidents involving motorcycles in Karnal Sher Khan village and Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate.

SECURITY: District police officer Captain retired Najamul Hussain, his subordinate officials and assistant commissioner, Swabi, Gohar Khan on Saturday visited the Chinese camp and reviewed security arrangements there.

Mr Hussain directed to increase the height of the walls around the residences of Chinese nationals. He said the CCTV cameras installed there should function round the clock and the travel routes of the Chinese should be monitored.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2023