LANDI KOTAL, Aug 10: Member National Assembly from Bara and leader of Fata joint parliamentary group Hamidullah Jan Afridi has demanded immediate lifting of curfew in Qambarkhel area and opening of all important routes in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

In a statement here on Friday, Mr Afridi said that declaring Bar Qambarkhel, Kamarkhel and adjoining areas as ‘no-go’ areas by the law-enforcement agencies had virtually cut off most parts of Bara from Peshawar and other nearby localities.

He said that the closure of Sam Ghakhi-Shah Kas road had confined most residents to their houses while they were also running out of food and other necessary daily-use items. The MNA said that law and order situation in Qambarkhel and adjoining areas was satisfactory and residents never sided with militants.

“The security forces have unnecessarily made the area residents hostage and blocked all their supply lines though the local administration’s writ has been restored in the area,” he lamented, adding that imposing curfew, closing roads and harassing local people were against the basic human rights.

He cautioned that continuous curfew and closure of routes would compel the residents to come on roads and start agitation. The former federal minister also offered his services for resolution of the issue.

Security forces on Thursday imposed curfew in Bar Qambarkhel for indefinite period and blocked the important Sam Ghaki-Shah Kar road for traffic.