CHARSADDA: A multi-party jirga announced to hold a peaceful protest and shutter down strike on Saturday (tomorrow) against the alleged high-handed action of the police against the local people in connection with the Mandani incident.

Addressing a press conference at the residence of MPA Khalid Khan here on Thursday, representatives of all major political parties announced boycott of talks with the officials of Charsadda police.

They demanded of the chief minister to hold a judicial inquiry into the incident, in which a person had allegedly torched a copy of the Holy Quran at a mosque in Mandani area on Sunday last.

They said that despite assurances from the DPO, the police were still raiding houses of innocent people. They said the people fully cooperated with the police and order was restored in the area after riots.

The jirga members said that an influential person was allegedly involved in the incident.

Published in Dawn, December 3rd, 2021

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