LOWER DIR: Rescue 1122 divers continued search for a missing driver’s in Talash stream and Panjkora River on fourth consecutive day here on Wednesday.

The driver of a pick-up vehicle, Saleem Khan, a resident of Swat, had drowned while crossing a flooded stream in Talash four days ago. His body is yet to be recovered.

Rescue 1122 divers and Al-Khidmat Foundation volunteers also failed to retrieve the body of 14-year-old Rizwan, who drowned while swimming in a stream in Gosum area of Jandol the other day.

The Samarbagh assistant commissioner, Numan Pervez, visited the family of Rizwan and offered fateha for the departed soul. The family was also provided with food items.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Wasil Khan directed the assistant director of National Highways Authority, Junaid Khan, to complete the remaining work on the Talash Shamshi Khan Bridge soon.

Chairing a meeting, he said that legal action would be taken against the contractor if the work was not completed within the stipulated time.

Meanwhile, MPA Azam Khan along with deputy commissioner visited the family of Muslimzada in Luqman Banda to hand it over a compensation cheque of Rs4million.

The wife, son and two sisters of Muslimzada were killed when the roof of his house collapsed due to heavy rain the other day.

Another MPA Humayun Khan visited the family of Nazir in Sakhawono village and handed over food and non-food items to it. Two children were killed while three others were injured when the roof of Nazir’s house collapsed due to heavy rain the other day.

The deputy commissioner also imposed ban on display and brandishing of firearms, carrying mobile phones inside polling stations, entry of men to female polling booths, entry of non-registered voters and establishment of polling camps beyond 200 meters in rural areas of the district on April 28 during by-polls for the slot of Balambat tehsil chairman.

Published in Dawn, April 18th, 2024