Falak Sher
MARDAN
Mayor Himayatullah Mayar has written a letter to the district police officer (DPO) for legal action against persons duly armed with unauthorized weapons and persons wearing unauthorized alike uniforms of armed forces, para military and police. Sources said.
Sources added that Mayor stated in the letter that it is again brought into your kind notice that it is witnessed in routine life at all places and gatherings, it is becoming a fashion that land mafia, sood khoor, drug peddlers and gangsters etc are exhibiting authorized and unauthorized weapons or having security guards clad in unauthorized alike uniforms of LEAs (Forces).
They are also involved in land grabbing, usury, narcotics or other illegal businesses or posing themselves to be men of importance.
Mayor stated in the letter that there are also some Jehadi centers in Mardan City and they are also roaming duly armed in the streets and markets without any check.
These armed persons and groups are open threats to the peaceful environment.
Mayor stated in his letter that on one hand they challenge the writ of the State and on the other hand they motivate youngsters to join them or organize their own armed groups.
It is therefore once again requested that strict legal action may please be taken against these groups and persons in the larger interest of the peaceful citizens.
Sources added that the Mayor on 18th October 2022 and later on wrote several letters to the police officials of Mardan district but they aren’t ready to take action in this connection.
