KARAK, July 11: Workers of Khattak Ittehad blocked the Kohat-Bannu road in Banda Daud Shah tehsil here on Monday to protest against the failure of police to trace and recover a kidnapped man.

Unidentified people have kidnapped Usman, resident of Terri Shaggi, from Banda Daud Shah on June 21. The protesters threatened to expand their protest to other parts of the district if Mr Usman was not recovered within 24 hours. They alleged that the police had been patronising kidnappers in the district.

The KI leaders and workers gathered at Terri Chowk in the morning and blocked the Kohat-Bannu road for traffic for two hours. They raised slogans against the police for failing to control kidnapping incidents in the area.

Speaking on the occasion, KI president Maulana Mir Zaqeem, general secretary Fareed Azam and others said that the police had failed to put hand on the kidnappers and provide security to the people. JUI-F CRITICISED:

Former provincial minister and PML-N leader Malik Zafar Azam has alleged that JUI-F MNA Mufti Ajmal and MPA Malik Qasim Khan were involved in misappropriation of development funds.

Speaking at a public meeting here on Monday, Mr Azam said that the MPA had misappropriated Rs30 million funds and that he had the full support of Mufti Ajmal. He also demanded probe into the misuse of funds.