LAKKI MARWAT: The boy scouts association took out a rally in Tajazai town here on Tuesday to promote peace and scouting in the district.

Headmaster of the Government Primary School No 1 Haji Abdul Rahim led the participants, who were schoolchildren.

They began the march on the Indus Highway from outside the school and returned.

There followed a function on campus.

Mr Rahim, who is also the president of All Primary School Teachers’ Association, declared youths, especially students, the asset of the nation and urged them to focus on education for their development.

He advocated scouting saying it encouraged youth to participate in healthy and public welfare activities.

The headmaster also asked students to promote peace in the area.

SEALED: The district administration sealed eight illegal maternity and dental clinics and pharmacies in Tajori Town here on Tuesday.

The action came over people’s complaints about poor services and lack of cleanliness at medical facilities.

Deputy commissioner Abdul Hadi tasked additional assistant commissioner Awais Khan with visiting maternity centres, dental clinics and pharmacies to check if their operations are lawful and examine their services and the state of cleanliness.

Mr Awais sealed three illegal maternity centres, a dental clinic, a pediatrics clinic and two medical stores and forwarded cases against them to authorities for legal action.

He warned that employees of the health department would be dealt with strictly over private practice during duty hours.

Meanwhile, residents of the Dall Mills area have demanded the construction of an embankment along the stream to save residential and commercial areas from floods.

They told reporters here on Tuesday, they said heavy rains recurrently triggered flash floods damaging a mill, a seminary and other property.

Shafiullah Quraishi said the residents suffered losses from rains and floods for the third time in the recent past, so authorities should fulfil the promise of constructing an embankment along the stream.

Published in Dawn, May 11th, 2023