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Chitral Peace Walk
Peace walk Held,
cutting of forest and DPO Chitral
criticized.
By: Gul Hamaad
Farooqi
CHITRAL: A peace
walk was held leading by leaders of different political parties and representatives of civil societies. The walk started from Chitral
Press club and ended at Polo ground gate where it converted in a public
meeting. Politicians, human rights activists and social workers. The activists
also chanted slogans against drug abuse and wanted for eradication of narcotics
from Chitral causing for misleading the young generation. Earlier that a large
number of politicians, human rights activist
demanded of the government to discourage the menace of drugs and illegal
cutting of forest trees to save the environment in a huge press conference.
Addressing a news
conference the leaders including Maulana
Abdul Shakoor General Secretary of JUI
Chitral chapter, Maulana Ghulam Muhammad Amir Jamat Islami Chitral, Muazam
Khan, former MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar, former Mastuj tehsil nazim Shahzada
Sikandarul Mulk, president of district bar association Ghulam Hazrat
Inqilabi, human rights activists Niaz A
Niazi advocate President of Legal Aid Forum for Human Rights Abdul Nasir and
other said that District Police Officer
badly failed to eradicate drugs and openly selling of narcotics at Chitral as a
result paramilitary forces of Chitral cracked down against drug abuse. They
said that cutting of forest also a great thread to Chitral because it causing
of natural calamity and disaster in case of flood. They said while expressing
their deep concerned that the ruthless cutting of trees is degenerating the
environment on one hand while on the other the issue of proliferation of drugs
is jeopardizing the youth folk.
They alleged that
the local police is abetting the drug pushers as a result of which the menace
has erupted the whole society and majority of young generation are drug
addicted. They also criticized the local
police for arresting and sending to jail the people of Ayun village who had
staged a peaceful protest against the cutting of the forests flanking the
Kalash valleys.
They recalled
that the village was devastated by mud flood as a result of deforestation in
the Kalash valleys and the residents of Ayun just wanted that such incident
should not happen in the future. They warned that the issues of drugs and
deforestation are posing threat to the peace of the area. They demanded from
the provincial government for posting out of DPO Chitral within 24 hours
otherwise they will be came on roads they warned. A
G.H. Farooqi C/O
Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No 0943-320737, 0943-316052,
0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572,
03159698446, 03469002167
email:
gulhamad@gmail.com
Chitral Peace Walk
Peace walk Held,
cutting of forest and DPO Chitral
criticized.
By: Gul Hamaad
Farooqi
CHITRAL: A peace
walk was held leading by leaders of different political parties and representatives of civil societies. The walk started from Chitral
Press club and ended at Polo ground gate where it converted in a public
meeting. Politicians, human rights activists and social workers. The activists
also chanted slogans against drug abuse and wanted for eradication of narcotics
from Chitral causing for misleading the young generation. Earlier that a large
number of politicians, human rights activist
demanded of the government to discourage the menace of drugs and illegal
cutting of forest trees to save the environment in a huge press conference.
Addressing a news
conference the leaders including Maulana
Abdul Shakoor General Secretary of JUI
Chitral chapter, Maulana Ghulam Muhammad Amir Jamat Islami Chitral, Muazam
Khan, former MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar, former Mastuj tehsil nazim Shahzada
Sikandarul Mulk, president of district bar association Ghulam Hazrat
Inqilabi, human rights activists Niaz A
Niazi advocate President of Legal Aid Forum for Human Rights Abdul Nasir and
other said that District Police Officer
badly failed to eradicate drugs and openly selling of narcotics at Chitral as a
result paramilitary forces of Chitral cracked down against drug abuse. They
said that cutting of forest also a great thread to Chitral because it causing
of natural calamity and disaster in case of flood. They said while expressing
their deep concerned that the ruthless cutting of trees is degenerating the
environment on one hand while on the other the issue of proliferation of drugs
is jeopardizing the youth folk.
They alleged that
the local police is abetting the drug pushers as a result of which the menace
has erupted the whole society and majority of young generation are drug
addicted. They also criticized the local
police for arresting and sending to jail the people of Ayun village who had
staged a peaceful protest against the cutting of the forests flanking the
Kalash valleys.
They recalled
that the village was devastated by mud flood as a result of deforestation in
the Kalash valleys and the residents of Ayun just wanted that such incident
should not happen in the future. They warned that the issues of drugs and
deforestation are posing threat to the peace of the area. They demanded from
the provincial government for posting out of DPO Chitral within 24 hours
otherwise they will be came on roads they warned. A
G.H. Farooqi C/O
Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No 0943-320737, 0943-316052,
0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572,
03159698446, 03469002167
email:
gulhamad@gmail.com