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MOA condemned KPK minister's nepotism 

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: The President of Mines Owners Association (MOA) Chitral, Colonel (retd) Muhammad Sardar has alleged nepotism and bungling in awarding the lease of different mineral deposits on the behest and patronage of provincial minister of mineral department. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, flanked by the district heads of different political parties including PPP, PML and JUI, he said that the minister has allotted as many as ten sites of precious mines to his younger brother Sikander Zeb floundering all rules and norms for awarding the lease. He said that the all-powerful coterie of the minister in the department is doling out the mineral sites to the favourites and neglecting altogether the local aspirants. Mr. Sardar further alleged that when a local person approaches the office for lease of a particular site of mines, the officials take idea of the occurrence of the site and allot it to their own people the very next day. He said that this situation has resulted in heart burning among the local people who are now determined to oust the non-local leaseholders. He said that transparent ways and means must be adopted in awarding the lease of mineral deposits which has a galore in the district. He demanded of the chief minister to bridle his minister and restrict him to play ducks and drakes of the mineral wealth of Chitral and conduct inquiry against him and cancel all the shady lease agreements. Giving the deadline of August 1, he warned that the people of Chitral will rise against this great injustice and peaceful situation will be shattered down.

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MNA Mohiuddin visits Garam Chasma valley

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: MNA from Chitral Shahzada Mohyuddin visited the Garam Chashma valley and inaugurated a number of projects of public amelioration completed by the funds provided by him. In a press statement issued by the district press secretary of the party Jahangir Hussain said that the projects were meant to provide the people of the distant villages of the valley with pure drinking water and link road. Speaking on the occasion, the MNA assured the people that Chitral-Tajikistan road will pass through the valley and it will bring out progress and prosperity for the area.