KHYBER: Elders and social activists of Shalobar tribe of Bara tehsil here have condemned what they called unwarranted police raids on their houses and demanded a halt to such action.

Addressing a press conference at the Bara Press Club on Monday, chairman Shalobar Qaumi Sareshtha Abdul Ghani, president Bazar Gul and members Zawra Din, Chiragh Afridi, Hamid Mama and Javed Afridi accused Peshawar police of conducting unwarranted raids on houses in their area during night.

They said such raids were not only ‘unlawful’ but were also a ‘violation’ of tribal culture and traditions, which they could not tolerate.

They said that the Peshawar police were also not accompanied by policewomen when they entered the female sections of some houses, thus violating the sanctity of their private lives.

Demanding departmental enquiry against the police officials involved in such raids, they threatened to hold protest demonstrations against such ‘unlawful’ actions.

Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2022