LANDI KOTAL: Outlaw surrenders

Published October 27, 2004

LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 26: An outlaw, who was wanted in a number of cases including the kidnapping of medical technician Kamaluddin, surrendered to the political authorities in Bara tehil on Monday.

Khasadar force had raided the house of Saidak Zakhakhel in Mandai Kas on Saturday and arrested his father, brother and two guests, however, he escaped. The arrest of relatives forced him to surrender.

LOAD-SHEDDING: Residents of Landi Kotal and Shalman have complained about loadshedding and low voltage of electricity.

In Landi Kotal people were facing loadshedding at the time of Sehri and Iftar.

In Shalman, according to residents, the electricity voltage was kept extremely low.

Teachers' absence: A number of students pulled out of the Government Girls Primary School in Said Ghani Kalli and another school in Subedar Adamkhel Kalli at Kamarkhel in Bara tehsil as the female teaching staff at these two schools remain absent from school all days except on the first of every month when they collect their salaries.

Parents of those students who had left the two schools complained that the female staff was seen in school premises only at the time of the salary collection.

They appealed to Fata Education Department to take action against the absent staff.