PESHAWAR, Jan 21: Residents of Bara Sheikhan village have asked the government to lift the curfew in the area to ease their misery.

Addressing at a news conference along with the area residents at Peshawar Press Club on Monday, activists of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf from Bara Sheikhan said that a large number of people were affected owing to imposition of curfew in the village situated along the border with Khyber Agency.

A PTI activist said that the movement of local people had strictly been restricted. “People are facing shortage of daily use items, while education and health facilities are also closed in the area.”

He said that the villagers were also badly affected due to the continuing military operation in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. “We are very peaceful and patriotic citizens and have no link with any anti-state group,” he added. He said the imposition of curfew was totally unjustified and unconstitutional. —Bureau Report