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Compromise takes place between two tribes of Bumburate

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: Two Muslim tribes of Bumburate valley ended their long drawn feud over land dispute and compromised each other in a traditional ceremony held here on Tuesday, the said. The two tribes Shiekh and Zamook Dari, residing in the upper part of the elongated valley of Bumburate valley had developed antagonism some time ago and a blood clash was becoming imminent day by day, the residents said. Despite residing in the same locality cheek by jowl, they had declared a complete social boycott against each other and had adopted a novel way of its strict implementation by their respective members. They had decided to impose penalty on the member who talked or greeted to the member of the hostile tribe and the defaulter was to give a cow as fine to his tribe. The cow was slaughtered and its meat was distributed among the tribe members. The residents told that a social worker Qazi Pehlovan of the Khairabad Drosh town made hectic efforts to bring the warring tribes to compromise and used all ways and means to soften their hearts for each other. A joint grand meeting of the tribes held in which the Zamook Dari tribe members presented a traditional gift of an ox to the Shiekh tribe as a token of peace and amity and embraced each other. The heads of the tribes said pledged to live in peace in future and settle any arising issue with mutual consultation. They said that the feud was the result of misunderstanding and they have forgiven each other with open hearts.
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Consumers  rejects the increase in WSU water bills

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: The residents of Chitral town have rejected the increase in the rates of water bills for domestic consumption and asked the government to order the Tehsil Municipal Administration Chitral to repeal its decision of arbitrary increasing the water charges. They alleged that Water and Sanitation Unit (WSU), a subsidiary of TMA Chitral has increased the tariff but without improving the quality of service. They said that many localities of the city are without water for the last many months but their residents are receiving water bills regularly. They alleged that the decision of the increase should have been made on the floor of the tehsil council but it was decided in some other unauthorized forum. When contacted by our correspondent to know his version, Sartaj Ahmed Khan, tehsil nazim Chitral who is chairman of WSU by virtue of his office, said that it had become unavoidable to increase the rates of drinking water as the prices of every other things are going higher and higher. He said that the decision was taken at the forum of Water Body which was an authorized body and it consisted of all the stake holders.