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The victims of Lowari laid to rest in chitral

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL Two of the passengers who died on Monday in Lowari Top after being hit by snow avalanche were laid to rest in Madaklusht village of Drosh valley here on Tuesday. Both the deceased Rahimdad and Sahib Nadir belonged to the same village who were traveling to Chitral via Lowari Top with a convoy of eight passengers after the NHA authorities did not permit them to travel through the tunnel. No clue of the other passengers could be traced on Tuesday till filing of this report. Meanwhile, the reported death of the eight passengers in the Lowari Pass has sparked widespread protests of the people of Chitral who held the government responsible for the death of the passengers but not allowing traveling the tunnel. They termed the attitude of the federal government as ‘stubborn’ and said that despite repeated demand of the people of Chitral and its elected representatives the ministry of communication did not open the tunnel for the passengers which took the lives of nine passengers. District nazim Chitral Maghfirat Shah said that both the zilla council and the provincial assembly had adopted unanimous resolutions requesting the federal government to open the tunnel for the passengers but all these were relentlessly turned down. Talking to chitraltimes.com He alleged that the MNA from the area blocked all the efforts of opening the tunnel. Expressing his utter dismay of the apathetic attitude of the federal government, he said that so far not a single word of sympathy has been uttered by the prime minister for the victims of the incident. He said that the government rushes to announce hefty amount as compensation for the heirs of the deceased in traffic accidents in other parts of the country but the poor residents of Chitral did not enjoy the favour the rulers. He said that the provision of all weather route to its people is the prime responsibility of the state while it denied the use of tunnel for them which is a mockery of the five lakh population across this side of Lowari Pass. The chairman of Lowari Action Committee (LAC) Haji Mohammad Shifa highly criticized the government and warned that LAC had already warned the government that many precious lives perish if the tunnel is not opened because the stranded passengers try to cross the Lowari Pass in desperation. The acting ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Moulana Israruddin Al-Hilal also criticized the government for its cold attitude towards the people of Chitral and said that the government is deliberately trying to disturb the peaceful atmosphere of the district.

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Siraj Ali Khan Advocate elected President Mastuj Bar

By Our Correspondent

CHITRAL: In the elections of Tehsil bar association Booni held here on Tuesday, Siraj Ali Khan advocate was elected as its president who defeated his opponent Nawab Khan advocate. The other office-bearers included Gul Murad general secretary, Intizar Ali Khan advocate vice-president and Fazlur Rehman treasurer.

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Kalasha People cannot be allowed to sell local wine to out sider ....DPO

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL:  DPO Chitral Mohammad Salim Marwat directed the Kalash community elites not to sell the locally distilled wine to the members of other communities during his visit to the valley here on Tuesday. He said that the Kalash community cannot be allowed to prepare wine on commercial scale and its smuggling in to the other parts of the district. He assured the Kalash people that the police will ensure their security and protection at all costs. The Kalash elites assured the district police chief that they will confine the consumption of the commodity to Kalash only.