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Zilla council passes revised budget

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: Through a unanimously passed resolution here on Thursday, the zilla council has demanded of the government to establish check posts of district border force and Chitral police in all the seven passes of Sheshi Koh valley which connects Chitral with the districts of Swat and Dir. Presented by Sohrab Khan, nazim representing the union council Sheshi Koh, the resolution said that the valley is very sensitive having border area stretching over 39 kilometres. The resolution demanded restoration of the district border force check post and equipping the force with sophisticated arms to check the infiltrators effectively. The government was also demanded to increase the strength of Chitral police check post in the area and provide them with all necessities including transport, wireless, telephone and improved weapons. Presided over by convener Sultan Shah, the house members expressed their proposals to keep peace and order in the district and said that the infiltration of outsiders from the other border areas of Arandu, Lowari Top and Baroghil should be effectively checked before it is not too late. The house took up the alleged embezzlement and misappropriation of funds in different departments pointed out by different members and the convener constituted committees to scrutinize the facts. Amirullah Khan of Charun union council alleged that a hefty amount of 21.93 million rupees were utilized in the education department for repairs of school buildings, purchase of furniture and others but without any tangible improvement. The matter was referred to the committee by the convener. Syed Imtiaz Jan of Ashrait union council pointed towards the dilapidated condition of the roads which had been blacktopped by the works and services department just a few months ago. A committee was constituted to conduct inquiry against the department for collusion with the contractors for substandard construction of the roads. Sher Aziz Baig from Khot union council said that the lady teachers in the government girls middle school are not attending their duties for the last one year and the parents have decided to withdraw their daughters from the school en bloc and have given the deadline of 10th May. He demanded stern action against the officers of education department for their negligence of duty which has adversely affected the academic progress of the students. The department of food was also criticized for the allegedly rampant corruption. Earlier, the house passed the revised budget of the district government for the remaining fiscal year with small alterations which was presented in the house on Wednesday by the district nazim.