LOWER DIR: A woman and two children were killed and 11 others injured in separate road accidents here on Monday.

The police said a mini truck hit two children in Koro Bagh area of Maidan, killing them on the spot.

Lal Qila police identified the deceased as a grandson and a nephew of one Qadar Khan, a local resident. The police registered a case against the truck driver, and started efforts to arrest him.

Similarly, a woman, identified as Fahmida, 40, died and 11 others, all residents of Shamozai area of Swat, sustained injuries when a van plunged into a ravine in Shorshing area in the jurisdiction of Asbanr police station here, residents and police said.

They said the victims had come to the village to attend a function at a relative’s house.

The deceased and the injured were shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Chakdara, wherefrom four critically injured were referred to Saidu Teaching Hospital, Swat, and three to District Headquarters Hospital, Batkhela, in Malaknd.

The police registered a case.

Meanwhile, a man identified as Jamil, a resident of Tazagram Adenzai, was shot dead by unknown assailants in Maina Bhatan area of Ouch. The killer[s] escaped the scene.

The volunteers of civil defence shifted the body to a hospital.

NANBAIS BOOKED: District food controller Kashif Ihsan raided different tandoors (ovens) in Timergara and checked weight and price of roti.

He ordered registration of cases against eight nanbais for selling low-weight roti and overcharging consumers.

In a separate development, deputy commissioner Wasil Khan has said secretary Auqaf, Haj, religious and minority affairs department would be approached for allocating land for building graveyard of the Christian community in the district.

He stated this during a meeting with representative of Christian community, Shehzad Maseh and coordinator of Awaz-II project Riaz Mohammad on Monday.

VISIT: Regional Police Officer, Malakand Range, Mohammad Ali Khan on Monday directed the police officials to improve their attitude and public relationship.

He issued the directives during a visit to Lower Dir.

Acting district police officer Rashid Khan briefed him about the overall law and order situation in the district.

APPOINTMENT: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission on Monday appointed Humaira Bibi, a resident of Khungi, as associate professor gynaecology at the Timergara Medical College in BPS-19.

Dr Humaira also served as assistant professor gynaecology at the Peshawar Medical College and International Medical College, Abbottabad.

Published in Dawn, April 23rd, 2024