LAKKI MARWAT: A book on the history and culture of Marwat tribe, written by a local writer Mohammad Sharifullah Khan Marwat, has been published.

The writer served in Airport Security Force and had retired from service as sub-inspector.

He has great love for poetry and literature and his book titled as ‘Qaum Marwat –Tareekh Kay Aeeney Mein’ is an effort to preserve the history and culture of Marwat tribe.

Some chapters of the book focus on the role of Marwat people during the British and Sikh regimes. It also has elaborate information about social and political elite, intellectuals, poets and literary figures of Marwat tribe.

Besides, it covers important clans with family trees and discusses services of prominent politicians of the area.

Mr Sharifullah told mediapersons that people from other tribes would taunt him about the history of Marwats which motivated him to preserve the history and culture of his tribe. “It took me seven long years to collect information about the history and culture of Marwats and compile the same in a 600-page book,” he said.

KILLED: A young boy was killed in a firing incident in Dharaka Aziz Khan Sulemankhel locality on Tuesday.

Police said that Mirza Ali and his grandson Mohammad Farooq were asleep in the fields outside home when their rivals came and opened firing on them. Injured Mirza Ali told Tajori police that he and his grandson came under attack in the wee hours, adding that the attackers first opened fire on Farooq who was asleep.

He said that he ran for rescue, but could not escape the attack. “I managed to enter house in inured condition while the attackers fled,” he maintained. He said that Farooq was killed on the spot.

Police said that a case had been registered against the alleged attackers, including Sher Mohammad, Sar Mohammad, Sarwar and Noor Zaman.

PPP AND PTI AT ODDS: Relations between partners of the main ruling coalition in the district, PPP and PTI, became tense over the harsh remarks of district nazim Iqbal Hussain against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The remarks of the nazim, who is PPP’s district president, triggered a war of words between activists of both parties.

Mr Hussain had criticised the premier during a demonstration here against the arrest of his party leader, Asif Zardari. The PTI workers held meetings in Serai Gambila and Tajazai the other day to resent the nazim’s remarks.

Published in Dawn, June 19th, 2019