SWABI: Swabi tehsil municipal administration on Tuesday started fumigation campaign to prevent outbreak of dengue fever. The campaign was launched from Maneri Bala area.

TMA officials said the main objective of the drive was to protect citizens from dengue fever, and to ask them to adopt precautionary measures in that regard.

They said the campaign would be carried out in other areas with the active support of the representatives of local government. Jalil Ahmad Khan, president of a welfare body in Jazba area, said the initiative of Swabi TMA was welcome, demanding that all the four TMAs across the district should launch the campaign to create public awareness about dengue.

ARREST: The Swabi police on Tuesday arrested a thief, who had stolen rickshaws, and recovered four three-wheelers from his possession, besides spare parts.

DPO Najamul Hussain said a team led by Swabi city police station SHO Ajab Durrani and DSP Jawad Khan traced the rickshaw lifter.

He identified the thief as Mohammad Hassan of Zarobai village.

Published in Dawn, May 3rd, 2023