poor law and order situation
KHYBER: Under the banner of Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber, a protest rally was held at Bacha Khan Chawk, Landi Kotal on Monday against unrest in Tirah Valley and Kurram district. Led by ANP district head Shah Hussain Shinwari, the rally was attended by Khudai Khedmatgar organization, Khyber chief Fazal Rehman Afridi, Tehsil Chairman Haji Shah Khalid and a number of the party workers and members of civil society. Addressing on the occasion Shah Hussain Shinwari, Haji Shah Khalid and others expressed their deep concern over the unrest activities and poor law and order situation in Tirah and Kurram that caused loss of precious human lives and asked for restoration of durable peace in the areas. The government had failed to adopt concrete initiatives to reinstate lasting peace in the merged tribal region and restarting militancy in Tirah and other areas proved its inefficiency, they blamed.They maintained that Pakhtun blood was shed under a planned strategy that was unfair to them. The speakers urged people from different walks of life to stay united to compete, the prevailed turmoil. They sympathized with affected families in Tirah and Kurram and demanded of the government to follow necessary actions to avoid such terrorism acts in future.
Similarly, volunteers of ANP in Jamrud also held a demonstration in front of the press club against the poor security situation in Tirah and Kurram and demanded of the government to restrain all those elements that deliberately imposed war on Pakhtuns.
