MARDAN, May 25: City police on Friday arrested 12 activists of Pakhtun Students Federation (PkSF), including its district president and general secretary, when they tried to vandalise an under-construction wall between the buildings of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) and adjacent post graduate college.

A contingent of police led by DSP Khalid Naseem and SHO Shah Mumtaz Khan baton-charged and arrested the student activists when they were protesting against construction of the wall in place of a gate between the AWKUM and post graduate college buildings.

Officials of the city police station said that an FIR had been registered against the PkSF activists for vandalism.

Meanwhile, PkSF district president has announced his resignation along with the district cabinet from offices and basic membership of Awami National Party to protest against their arrest.

Talking to media persons at the police station, they said that they were humiliated by police when they were carrying out a peaceful protest against the government’s plan to construct a wall between the buildings of AWKU and post graduate college.

TWO KILLED: Two persons were killed in two different incidents here on Friday, police said.

In the first incident that took place in Sungi Marmar area, one Amjad was busy working in his agricultural fields along with his wife when his opponents Rasool Mohammad and Ghulam Farooq allegedly opened firing on them. Mr Amjad died on the spot while his wife sustained bullet injuries.

Par Hoti police station has registered an FIR against the accused.

In the second incident, accused Sheraz Bacha opened fire on one Esa Khan, killing him on the spot in Batu Baba Gujar Gari locality.

Saddar police station has registered an FIR against Sheraz Bacha on the complaint of Khalid Khan, uncle of the victim.—Correspondent

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