SWABI: The district administration launched monsoon tree plantation campaign here the other day with the officials saying that thousands of saplings would be planted in all areas of the district to improve its environment and natural beauty.

Additional deputy commissioner, Swabi, Qaiser Khan, additional assistant commissioner, Topi, Adnan Mumtaz and the forest department officials formally launched the campaign by planting saplings in Topi tehsil.

The officials said on this occasion that every citizen should participate in the tree plantation drive to prevent soil erosion and combat the climate change effects taking place in the region.

Other speakers emphasised that the forest department should play its due role in nurturing the saplings to achieve the desired goals.

MOTHER’S MILK: A walk was held here the other day to educate people about the health benefits of the mother’s milk for the children. The walk was led by district health officer Dr Abdul Latif.

Women workers and civil society members also participated in the walk. The participants were holding placards and banners inscribed with awareness messages about efficacy of the mother’s milk.

A one-day seminar was also organised in this regard by the district health department with the support of the Unicef.

KILLED: Syed Haroon Shah, 28, of Swabi Khas union council died in a road accident here the other day.

Shah was on way home when his motorcycle collided with an autorickshaw. He was taken to the district headquarters hospital where the doctors pronounced him dead.

Meanwhile, a man allegedly shot dead his son, identified as Khalid Khan, over a domestic dispute in Pabini village here the other day.

The widow of the deceased while filing an FIR in Swabi city police station said that her father-in-law Amir Nawab opened fire on her husband and he died on the spot.

Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2022