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Peace committee session held in Booni

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: In the session of teshil peace committee Mastuj held here on Monday at Booni, the Chitral DCO Mutasim Billah Shah assured the members that the local administration has taken all the possible steps to maintain the ideal situation of peace and tranquility of the district while the people should also play their assigned role. The committee is the forum of union nazims, councilors, religious exponents and representatives of civil society organizations and holds its periodical session to discuss the law and order situation. The DCO said that peace is invaluable blessing of God which should be retained at any cost and the people should shrink from no sacrifice and the people of Chitral are fortunate enough to have an ideal situation of peace while the neighbouring district are in chaos and confusion. Mr. Shah asked the members to extend the peace committees on union council level to make coordinated efforts to achieve the objective of maintaining peace and effectively check any attempt of infiltration of miscreants in their ranks. He asked the people to keep a close watch on the strangers in the area and monitor any dubious and suspected activities being carried out in their surroundings. On this occasion, a great stress was laid on social harmony in the area and it was unanimously decided that the religious leaders will deliver sermons in the prayer congregations to highlight its importance. They decided to form vigilance committees on village level to keep effective check on the elements and their activities detrimental to peace and order in the area. It was also decided to educate the common people in the village level to recognize the suspicious activities and cope with them instantly to preempt them.

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Chitral Police nabs two procliamed offenders

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: Chitral police arrested two proclaimed offenders (POs) wanted in many heinous crime including murder to the local police here on Monday. A press release issued from the office of DPO Chitral issued here on Saturday said that district police chief Muhammad Salim Marwat has strictly directed his subordinates to come hard on the criminals and bring a zero balance of the POs. the two most hardened criminals of Damil area bordering Afghanistan named Noor Hussain and Abbas Khan were nabbed after much struggle, the press release says. Both the POs had fled to Afghanistan after committing the crime in 2004, it says and adds that no laxity will be tolerated on the part of police officials to round the criminals.