MINGORA, Aug 16: Acting Nazim of Swat district Malik Sardar Ali has criticized the district coordination officer (DCO), Hafiz Abdul Haye, for not attending the function held in connection with the Independence Day here on Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference here, the acting Nazim said that the DCO did not bother to attend the function despite the fact that he was present in Swat.

He also held the DCO responsible for the absence of executive district officers of different government departments and human resource development officer (HRDO) from the function.