CHITRAL, Nov 16: Attendance in schools of both public and private sectors and offices remained low and the shopkeepers pulled down shutters in Ayun village on Friday to protest against the arrest of the villagers who had resisted cutting of trees in the local forest. Situated on the confluence of the two Kalash valleys of Bumburate and Rumbur, the Ayun village gave a deserted look as the villagers had also kept their vehicles off the road while only few vehicles were seen heading to the valleys passing through it. The villagers had given a deadline of one week to the local administration for the release of the arrested leaders and withdrawal of criminal cases against them. But, the administration failed to release the arrested men. —Correspondent