SWAT: The Peshawar High Court’s Mingora Bench has ordered issuance of national identity card to Idrees Bacha, the provincial coordinator of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.

The two member bench comprising Justice Naeem Anwar and Justice Shahid Khan accepted the writ petition filed by Idrees Bacha for removal of his name from the list of schedule four and to reinstatement of his national identity card.

The petitioner was represented by Umar Ali Shah and Barrister Asad Hameedur Rahman. The division bench of the high court accepted the petition after hearing arguments of the counsels.

PROTEST: Hundreds of students of Government Dr Khan Shaheed Degree College in Kabal staged a protest on Wednesday against the closure of a road by the district administration.

The protest disrupted traffic for some time in the area. The protesters said that they were going to their college when security officials stopped them from using the road, leading to their college. They said that the orders in that regard were issued by the assistant commissioner of Kabal.

The action of the authorities ignited a wave of frustration among the students and prompted them to stage a protest against the district administration.

The protesting students blocked the main Peshawar-Kalam road. The closure of road caused traffic congestion as long queues of vehicles were seen on the road. Motorists and commuters faced hardships owing to closure of road.

Published in Dawn, September 7th, 2023