LOWER DIR: A senior government contractor, Haji Karim Khan, has demanded of the authorities to probe the alleged embezzlement of MNAs funds during the previous Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf government.

Talking to local journalists in Talash here on Thursday, he alleged that most of the PTI members of National Assembly awarded contracts to their blue-eyed contractors and the funds were misused in Mohmand, Bajaur and Shabqadar.

Haji Karim alleged that there had been no construction work on the ground while millions of rupees had been spent on it. He said that officials of pakistan public works department were also involved in misuse of funds meant for development projects.

He said that some contractors had paid the MNAs in advance for getting contracts of their development projects. He demanded of the caretaker government to initiate inquiries against the mega scam through judiciary and army to punish the people involved in embezzlement of funds.

EXAMS: The controller of examinations of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Malakand, Mohammad Naseem Khan, has said that annual examinations of secondary school certificate (SSC) will be held on April 18 instead of March.

Talking to journalists in Timergara on Thursday, he said that the board had issued a fresh notification in that regard and the SSC annual examinations would commence from April 18. He said that the last date for submission of examination fee was extended to February 6. He said that annual examinations for intermediate classes would be held in the month of May.

TICKETS: Pakistan Peoples Party finally awarded its ticket for NA-7 Lower Dir to Alamzeb and for PK-16 to Kamranzeb Khan.

According to party sources, several aspirants had submitted nomination papers for both the seats but the party awarded tickets to Alamzeb for NA-7 and Kamranzeb Khan for PK-16. The latter is the nephew of former provincial minister and PPP district president Mahmoodzeb Khan. Both are popular among youth of the area.

Similarly, JUI-F awarded tickets for NA-7 to its district emir Sirajud Din and for PK-16 to Maulana Mohammad Nabi Shah.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2024