KOHAT: The police have booked three tribesmen of Darra Adamkhel tribal subdivision for organising a dance party in a hujra adjacent to a mosque after the event drew criticism on social media.

The party was organised in Shapakiwal area of the main Zarghunkhel tribe of Darra.

The elders of Darra, however, on Tuesday apologised for the event, where transgender persons were also invited.

They said they had decided in principle that in future no such functions would be allowed in hujras.

Meanwhile, a transvestite individual, Farzana, in a post on special media said they had been invited by the tribesmen for the programme in the hujra, which had a mosque inside.

Meanwhile, KDA Township police station SHO Saada Khan said the police filed an FIR on Monday evening after a video of the programme went viral on social media, drawing criticism.

He said three people had been nominated in the case for organising the function to celebrate

the engagement of one Mehran Afridi. He said Gufran, Asal Din and his son, Mehran had been booked.

He, however, said none could be arrested so far.

POLLING STATIONS: District returning officer Sheharyar Qamar has published the preliminary list of the polling stations of NA-35 seat for inviting, if any, objections and suggestions by the voters and candidates of the constituency.

A statement issued on Tuesday said the objections and suggestions could be filed with the district returning officer by January 11.

BEAUTY PARLOUR VANDALISED: Unknown persons vandalised a beauty parlour owned by a woman councillor of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, smashing the shutter and breaking the glass doors in Teri area in the wee hours on Monday.

In a video message, Sohana Khattak said she was not afraid of such incidents and stood firm behind former prime minister Imran Khan.

A police official told Dawn on Monday that Ms Khattak had moved an application, and also complained that she was receiving threats on her mobile phone.

He said he had interviewed the watchman of the market, who told him that a pickup truck pulled up in front of the parlour at 4am, a man disembarked and started knocking the shutter with a cane, breaking it.

He said the man then entered the parlour, broke the glass doors, and fled in the vehicle.

Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2024