Young boy drowned at Chitral river. Dead body recovered.
CHITRAL: A young boy drowned at Yarkhun river and died on the spot dead body recovered from the river. According to eye witness a young boy Hameedud Din son of Muhammad Panah resident of Astach Yarkhun valley was taking bath in Yarkhun river as he enter the river he drowned in deep water. The people bathing in his neighbors tried to save him but failed and Hameedud Din was died. Hence his dead body was recovered by some Pathan labors working in construction of Yarkhun river. Later on he was laid to rest at his ancestral grave yard.
Acceleration on Baradam tunnel and access road for Lawari Rail Tunnel urged.
CHITRAL: People belongings to all walks of life urged on concerned authority to accelerate work on 2 Kilometer tunnel from Ziarat to Baradam and 2 KM road as access road to plate form of Lawari rail tunnel. Source told this scribe that National Highway Authority (NHA) has already released the required amount of compensation for land acquisition to revenue department of Chitral the required land would be used for tunnel and road. Source also told that owners of land at Dir side already handed over their land to NHA for access road to Lawari Rail tunnel and plate form hence at Chitral side there are some hurdles. An official of NHA at Headquarter office disclosed that delaying of work on Access road and 2 KM tunnel for one month can delay and affect progress of Lawari Rail tunnel for one year. Some segments are in the opinion that district administration failed to requisite the land (to hand over to NHA) for this purposes.
Hence when District Officer Revenue and Estate of Chitral Akbar Jalal contacted by this correspondent he denied it and termed it a rumor. He said land acquisition for this purpose is under process and it will be handed over to NHA very soon after imposing of Section 4,5,6,7,8 and 9 and then it will be handed over to NHA to start work on tunnel and road from Ziarat to Baradam. It is worth to mention here that NHA work day and night on construction/excavation of Lawari Rail tunnel on the special directives of President Parvez Musharaf and more than 6 kilometers excavation of tunnel have been completed. Hence if the land requisition process not completed timely it is fear that completion of Lawari tunnel might be affect and can be delay for one year more. Menwhile Tehsil Nazim Chitral Sartaj Ahmad Khan also assured for his full support of NHA official for acquisition of land to start their work on tunnel and access road from Ziarat to Baradam. He said that very matter regarding Lawari Tunnel would be solved here locally if NHA offer him to play his role and seek his support. Social and political circle of Chitral have appeal the concern authority as well as owners of land of Baradam and Ziarat to accelerate work of land acquisition.
Police officers promoted.
9 Assistant Sub Inspectors were promoted to the post of Sub Inspector while 9 head constable were promoted to the post of ASI (Assistant Sub Inspector). Prominent of them are ASI Amanullah, ASI Muhammad Qayum, Hassan Wali, Sultan Zaman Baig, Muhamad Khan, Sadi Ahmad, etc. While 9 head constables were also promoted to the post of ASI. Meanwhile social and political Circle of Chitral thanked police high ups for promoting of these police officers and hailed services of SI Amanullah who is a honest officer. Amanullah recovered 125000 from the posses of a theft who was offered of heavy bribe but he refused and returned the amount to its owner besides it he also recovered liquor from the posses of an officer of Zari Taraqyati Bank (ADB) who also offered him a huge amount as bribe but he refused and lodged proper report against him. Inhabitants of the area have requested DPO Chitral to nominate Amanulla as Section Head Officer at any police station of Chitral being a honest officer to encourage him.
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