Grand Dir Jirga voices concern over lawlessness

The Jirga was attended by the elders and notables of the Sultankhel and Paindakhel besides the district administration and high officials of the police. Addressing the jirga elders that included Malik Faiz Muhammad Khan, Malik Behram Khan, Malik Jehanzeb Khan, Akhunzada Inayat Said, Dir Upper District Nazim Tariqullah, Fazal Wahab, Rasool Khan, Bakht Baidar Khan and Sultanyar expressed concern and anger over the killing of the innocent persons in the recent days. They said protecting the citizens was the basic responsibility of the state, however, despite spending 90 percent of the nation hard-earned money on country抯 defence, the security forces were unable to save the people from the terrorists, kidnappers and saboteurs.The speakers said in the recent days dozens of innocent persons were kidnapped who included Sardar Abdul Hakeem and his son Sardar Muhammad Arif but the government did nothing for their recovery for the last three months. They said another senior lawyer Abdul Jameel advocate was abducted in the broad daylight and was killed while his killers were yet to be bought to justice.The speakers said despite the presence of a large number of security forces personnel in the area, there was no action to establish the writ of the state in the area. They said that now things had come to a stage where even the district police chief was not protected and killed by the so-called kidnappers.The speakers added that when such was the ground reality in the area then all the elected members should resign and the administration should be sent home. They said the people would themselves strive for their protection as their government had failed to come up to the expectations.
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