HARIPUR: A man convicted of triple murder would be hanged in Central Jail Haripur on Thursday (today), jail sources said here on Wednesday.

According to prosecution record, Saiful Islam, a resident of Akbar Abad Kalay area of Mardan, had committed triple murder and injured two others during a jirga that was called to resolve a property dispute between the rival parties. He was convicted by the court of additional district judge Mardan in 2006.

He appealed the verdict in the Peshawar High Court and later in the Supreme Court, but the verdict of capital punishment remained upheld.

Jail sources said his mercy petition was also dismissed from the office of president of Pakistan and his black warrants were issued from the home and tribal affairs department Peshawar two days ago.

The last meeting of the condemned prisoner was held with his family in the death cell on Wednesday.

ENCROACHMENTS REMOVED: The tehsil municipal administration on Wednesday launched an anti-encroachment drive in the city.

Led by additional assistant commissioner Mohammad Shabir and TMO Malik Mazhar Awan, the TMA anti-encroachment squad removed temporary encroachments from the GPO Road.

The removed encroachments included 100 pushcarts and small kiosks that were installed without any licence and despite notices the occupants did not clear the road.

Abrar Alvi, assistant tehsil officer revenue, said the TMA started operation on the orders the KP chief secretary. He said four to five feet of the road was cleared of the encroachments, which had caused traffic congestion on the road.

He said encroachers were served with notices and given two weeks to clear the road, but to no avail.

Published in Dawn, February 15th, 2018