SWAT: A man was injured in a hand grenade attack in Nawkhara area of Matta tehsil here on Sunday night.

The police said unidentified men threw a hand grenade at the house of dispute resolution committee’s member Ehsanullah Khan, injuring his son, Kamal Khan.

The police shifted the injured to the Matta Civil Hospital, where his condition was stated to be out of danger. They also said they had begun a search for the culprits after registering a case. However, no arrest was made.

The police said in recent months, Mr Ehsanullah received many calls from extortionists for payments.

WORKSHOP: Additional deputy commissioner of Swat Sohail Ahmad on Monday said authorities were striving to protect the constitutional and legal rights of religious minorities.

He was addressing the concluding session of a six-day skill training workshop for non-Muslim youths from Malakand division. The event was organised by the religious and minority affairs department.

Experts held sessions on different skills and guided participants on livelihood opportunities.

The assistant commissioners of Swat district, who were also in attendance, guided youth on how to prepare for the Provincial Management Service exam.

ADC Sohail was the chief guest in the concluding session. He said the Constitution and laws declared Pakistanis of all religions and castes equal.

Mr Sohail said he was happy to see more and more youth from religious minorities wanting to sit the competitive exams. He said it required hard work for passing the PMS and CSS exams.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2023

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