ABBOTTABAD: Four shops in main Abbottabad Bazaar, including one belonging to the elder brother of KP assembly former speaker Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani, were burnt to ashes on the morning of the first day of Eidul Fitr.

Rescue 1122 and police with the help of local people brought the fire under control after untiring efforts of four hours, which badly damaged a garments shop, radio outlet, a shoe store and a general store.

The fire erupted at the shoe shop in the early hours of Eid day and all of a sudden spread to the adjacent shops and within a short span of time, engulfed the entire area.

Three to four fire tenders of Rescue 1122 with police and volunteers brought the fire under control after four hours’ afforts.

Loss of more than Rs5 to 6 million has been reported, however, no casualties were reported.

TOURIST IN GALIYAT: Entry of unprecedented number of tourists was recorded during Eid holidays in Galiyat and tourist spots of Abbottabad for which the traffic police had established convenience camps and facilitation centres at various points.

The police also distributed tea, sweets, water and awareness pamphlets among the tourists under the supervision of SSP traffic Tariq Mehmood Khan.

Abbottabad traffic police had deployed personnel for convenience of tourists from Havelian Interchange to Barain. Information camps have been set up at Dhamtoor Bypass, Changla Gali and other places and awareness pamphlets were distributed in order to provide better facilities to the visitors to reach their destination without any difficulty.

Tea, coffee, chips and juice were distributed among the tourists through mobile canteens. Apart from this, a traffic mobile workshop was also deployed to recover the damaged vehicles of the tourists at different places.

Published in Dawn, April 13th, 2024