KOHAT: The appellate court of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Commission (KPIC) listening to public appeals here on Thursday directed the deputy commissioner, district police office, Kohat, tehsil municipal office, Orakzai, and district police office, Parachinar, to submit replies within a week.

A statement issued here said the divisional appellate court had been established by the KP Information Commission at the district offices complex in KDA, Kohat. The court formally started functioning on Thursday.

The commissioner Right to Information Commission, Riaz Khan Daudzai, and assistant registrar Ms Kainat Tariq asked the complainants to provide all necessary information and documents.

HASHISH SEIZED: Police foiled an attempt to smuggle a big quantity of hashish from Khyber district to Punjab and arrested two carriers on the Indus Highway here on Thursday.

Jarma police SHO Qabil Khan was checking vehicles at Muslimabad checkpost when he stopped a car (AFG-274) and recovered 13 kilogrammes of hashish from it.

The alleged smugglers identified as Noor Kareem and Mohammad Younis of Bara, Khyber district, were taken to the police station where a case had been registered against them.

SEMINAR: An awareness walk and seminar were held in connection with the World TB Day by doctors, students of medical college and health staff under the auspices of Association for Community Development here on Thursday.

District TB control in-charge Dr Tariq Aziz, Dr Musarrat Jabeen, regional coordinator Dr Fida Mohammad and medical students participated in the walk and seminar.

Dr Tariq said that people with symptoms of cough, fever, lack of appetite and weight loss for two weeks should report to the TB centres for checkup.

WORKSHOP: The three-day workshop of training of trainers (TOT) on landmine risk reduction and handling of unexploded ordnance for tribal teachers, students and general public held with the support of Unicef concluded here on Thursday.

It was organised by the implementation support unit, directorate of elementary and secondary education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at a private guest house.

The training was attended by 22 trainees from Lower Dir, Kurram, Hangu, Bajaur and Khyber districts.

Published in Dawn, March 25th, 2022