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Student of Peshawar Model School (PMS) Mardan branch of class 3 Muhammad Bin Riaz got 564 marks out of 625 and stood 1st in class. Muhammad Bin Riaz is the son of the former vice president of Mardan Press Club (MPC), Muhammad Riaz Mayar. The position holder student said that his success is by the grace of Allah, the prayers of his parents and the struggle and attention of his teacher.
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31 March , 2010 - MARDAN: President of Local Council Association (LCA), ex district nazim Haripur Yousaf Ayuab Khan said that government wanted to introduce old local government system of 1979 but LCA totally rejected that system and demanded government to immediately arrange election of local government because the people are facing a lot of problems on gross roots. He expressed these views while addressing to a seminar at Mardan Press Club (MPC) arranged in this connection on Wednesday. Former district nazim of Mardan and Convener of the association, Himayatullah Mayar, General Secretary and ex nazim of town 111 Peshawar Israrullah advocate. Ali Hadier Khan ex nazim Tarujaba and information secretary, ex nazim union Bagdada and finance secretary Humauyan Hilji and other also addressed at this occasion. Large number of nazims, naib nazims, councilors, female councilors, representatives of trader union, lawyers also attended the seminar. Speakers said that local government system is better system and this system is working in many developed and poor countries of the world and at gross level solve the problems of the people. They said that former president of Pakistan Musharraf introduce current local system in the country which was successfully run in the country from 2001 to 19 January 2010.They said that through this government problems of the poor people were solved on their door step. People very easily reached to the nazims, councilor and through this system the problems of female were also solved very easily because in this system 35 % women were elected due to which the problems of women were easily solved. They said that government has finished this system and now the people are facing problems in signing IDC, Domicile, Passport and other documents. They said that government did not sign the documents of the people because they did not know the person and afraid to sign the documents. They said that 80 % people belonged to rural areas where government officers are in limited number. They said that nazims and councilor are any time present in there areas while MNAs and MPAs of Mardan are living in Islamabad and Peshawar. They said that we made LCA to aware the people about the local government. They has termed the newly introduced NWFP Local Government Bill 2010 as an attempt to revive colonial era, bureaucracy-controlled, local government system, resulting in the reversal of devolution process undertaken in 2001. They added that the bill was not only in violation of the constitution therefore they rejected that bill and condemned this bill. They also passed resolution in which they demanded the government to finish local government bill 2010. They also demanded from the Chief Justice of Supreme Court and Peshawar High Court (PHC) that they took suo moto notice on minor issues and does not take suo moto notice on this issue. They also demanded chief justice of PHC to give immediate decisions on the cases submitted in PHC by the LCA.
30 March , 2010 - MARDAN: A student of 1st year of Quaid-e-Azam Public School and College who was kidnapped few days ago safely reached to his home. Sources told that student Hamaad son of Dr Muhammad Saeed resident of Sector, S, Sheikh Maltoon Town (SMT), who is student of class 1st year of Quaid-e-Azam Public School and College, was kidnapped on 22 March, has safely reached to his house on Tuesday evening. It was not conformed that family of the abducted student pays ransom to the kidnapers because kidnaper demanded 1 million rupees ransom for his safe release.
29 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Unknown kidnaper kidnapped a student of 1st year of Quaid-e-Azam Public School and College and demanded 10 lack rupees ransom from his family. Family sources of the abducted student told that Hamad son of Dr Muhammad Saeed resident of Sector, S, Sheikh Maltoon Town (SMT), who is student of class 1st year of Quaid-e-Azam Public School and College. Family sources told that unknown kidnapers kidnapped him from the college hostel on 22 March. Sources said that unknown kidnaper contacted the family of the abducted student and demanded 10 lack rupees ransom for his safe release. Family sources told that they contacted the concern police station but police did not registered the FIR and register case in daily note (Roznamcha). When this correspondent contacted the concerned college principal Jamal Shah on his Cell No he said that the mentioned student wasn’t kidnapped from the college hostel because on that day was holiday when he was kidnapped. He said that in this connection he has submitted application with Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah and other high-ups of police.
28 March , 2010 - MARDAN: One person killed while two got seriously injured due to Ariel firing in a wedding ceremony at Gahri Kapura village on Sunday. Sources told that a guest identified as Akhtar Saeed son of Lal Saeed started Ariel firing in wedding ceremony of Jhafar Khan due to which one guest identified as Abass Khan son of Anwar Saeed died on the spot while two other guest identified as Anwarzab and Ahmed Ali got seriously injured. The injured where shifted to district headquarter (DHQ) hospital where their condition is out of danger.
26 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Student of Peshawar Model School (PMS) Mardan branch of class 3 Muhammad Bin Riaz got 564 marks out of 625 and stood 1st in class. Muhammad Bin Riaz is the son of the former vice president of Mardan Press Club (MPC), Muhammad Riaz Mayar. The position holder student said that his success is by the grace of Allah, the prayers of his parents and the struggle and attention of his teacher.
MARDAN: Three people including a husband and wife were killed while mother and his son got seriously injured in firing incident in Rustam here on Friday evening. Sources told that a flying coach was coming from Buner to Mardan, on Mardan Buner road near Azmari Kanda area of Rustam police station unidentified gunmen took down five people including two woman and allegedly started firing on them. As a result Jahanzeb and his wife Salma resident of Swabi and an other person identified as Zahid Ali resident of Rustam died on the spot while Saeed Ali and his mother Fazilat got seriously injured. Injured were shifted to Rustam hospital where there condition is out of danger. Accused escaped from the spot after the incident.
MARDAN: Managing Director of Bacha Khan Education Foundation (BKEF), Khadim Hussain said that founder of Khudai Khidmatgar Movement Late Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) wanted to change the condition of Pukhtuans through education. He expressed these views while addressing to the annual prize distribution ceremony at Bacha Khan Primary school Shahbaz Gahri as a Chief Guest. Khadim Hussain said that education is key to successful life. We should play our role for the development and popularization of education. During this occasion the students of the school performed many tableaus. The principal of the school Miss Sana Ijaz showed progress report and said that the result of the school is about 96.6 % this year. At this occasion leaders of Awami National Party (ANP) Rashid Shairzada Khan announced 10 thousand rupees donation for the school, Javeed Khan and Mian Akbar Hussain donated 5 thousand rupees each. At the end of the ceremony, prizes were awarded to the student and teachers on their best performance.
MARDAN: Tension is found in the lecturers and other staff of Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) Mardan due to the miss behavior of few students several lecturers have decided to resign the university jobs. Sources told to The Frontier Post that three students who belong to wealthy families of Mardan miss behaved to the lecturers and other staff of the university and also teased them. The mentioned students few days ago quarreled with a lecturer and disgraced him due to which the university administration wanted to struck off these students. Sources told that the parents of the mentioned students contacted the Chief Minister of N.W.F.P Ameer Hadier Khan Hoti. Chief Minister ordered the university administration not to struck off the students and told the administration that he has provided better facilities to the university staff and administration but university administration and staff did not tolerate his three students due to this order of the Chief Minister tension is created between university lecturers and other staff and several lecturers of the university have decided to resign from their post.
25 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Unidentified armed men snatched 20 lack rupees from a person in Shahbaz Gahri area on Thursday night. Sources told that a tea dealer identified as Iltaf ur Rehman resident of Shamshi road Mardan who is tea dealer coming back from Swabi in his motor car unidentified armed men stopped his car on Swabi Mardan road at Bala Gahri area of Shahbaz Gahri police station and snatched 20 lack rupees from him and also started firing on him as a result he got seriously injured. He was shifted to hospital while unidentified armed men escaped from the spot.
MARDAN: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials raided in city area and arrested a currency dealer and recovered foreign currency from him on Thursday. Sources told that FIA officials raided a shop at Pakistan chowk in City police station area and arrested currency dealer identified as Zafar Ali son of Hadier Ali resident of Kaskorona Mardan and recovered fifty thousand Saudi currencies. FIA officials took the currency dealer in their custody. Meanwhile Sheikh Maltoon police arrested five accused identified as Mihajullah son of Ghazmanullah resident of Charsadda, Hijratullah son of Khan Agha and Rahmat Hadif son of Ghulam Jilani residents of Peshawar, Muhammad Umar son of Muhammad Islam resident of Aladad Khiel and Sirtaj son of Sardar resident of Jamarud Peshawar and recovered 2 Kalashnikov rifles, 2 Kalakov rifles on 30 bore pistol and took two vehicles No Malik Taj 20 and Malik Taj 7 in their custody and started investigation from the accused.
MARDAN: Student of Peshawar Model School (PMS) Mardan branch of class 3 Muhammad Bin Riaz got 564 marks out of 625 and stood 1st in class. Muhammad Bin Riaz is the son of the former vice president of Mardan Press Club (MPC), Muhammad Riaz Mayar. The position holder student said that his success is by the grace of Allah, the prayers of his parents and the struggle and attention of his teacher.
MARDAN: Managing Director of Bacha Khan Education Foundation (BKEF), Khadim Hussain said that founder of Khudai Khidmatgar Movement Late Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) wanted to change the condition of Pukhtuans through education. He expressed these views while addressing to the annual prize distribution ceremony at Bacha Khan Primary school Shahbaz Gahri as a Chief Guest. Khadim Hussain said that education is key to successful life. We should play our role for the development and popularization of education. During this occasion the students of the school performed many tableaus. The principal of the school Miss Sana Ijaz showed progress report and said that the result of the school is about 96.6 % this year. At this occasion leaders of Awami National Party (ANP) Rashid Shairzada Khan announced 10 thousand rupees donation for the school, Javeed Khan and Mian Akbar Hussain donated 5 thousand rupees each. At the end of the ceremony, prizes were awarded to the student and teachers on their best performance.
24 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Like other parts of the country 24 March was observed as Tuberculoses (TB) day. In this connection a meeting and walk was arranged at Tuberculoses hospital Bagdada Mardan. People of different walks of life attended the walk and meeting. Meeting was presided by well-known Dr Ambar Shah. Ex nazim of union council Bagdada Haji Humayan kiliji and other addressed the meeting. Addressing the meeting speakers said that a German scientist Rabirt Kak on 24 March 1942 know this disease and started treatment of this disease and due to this reason we observe 24 march as T.B day. They said that from 2004 till yet a survey was conducted in which 15 lack 5 thousand and 552 people had examined in which 50 thousand and 3 thousand has T.B disease treatment was started of these people in which treatment of 34 thousand and 5 hundred has completed and they are now healthy people and treatment is continued of other patients. They said we have established culture laboratory for the tests of T.B patients. They said that there are only two culture laboratories one in Khyber Medical College and other is working in Peshawar in private sector. They said that with establishment of this libratory patients of Mardan district and surrounding district will face no difficulty and they can complete their treatment in Mardan easily. They said that complete treatment of the patients is free. They said that through 24 March we want to aware the people about this disease. They advised the people to bring the T.B patient to this hospital for free treatment.
MARDAN: Due to the increased in traffic incident on Motor way M I high-up’s directed the owner and drivers of vehicles of Mardan , not use old tires and do not violate the motor way rules. In this connection a meeting was held at Hoti fling coach office at bus stand Mardan. In which senior patrolling officer of motor way Muhammad Iqbal Khan advised the drivers and owners of the vehicles to used new tires and do not violate rules of motor way and also drive their vehicles with less speed. He also advised the drivers to drive their vehicles on line. Teenagers should not drive the vehicles and without license do not drive vehicles. He also advised the drivers to use belt and indicators. He said that motor way police is ready to help the drivers. He said that in any emergency they call 130 and motor way police will come for their help. Transporters and driver including Wala Khan, Ismial Khan, Nawaz Khan, Haji Rahmat Sher, Jamil Khan and other attended the meeting in large number. Representatives of transporters and drivers thanks the motor way M I Incharge Tahir Khan for arranging such meeting for the awareness of drivers.
23 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Chief Minister Ameer Hadier Khan Hoti said that it is the need of time that we should keep politics and ideologies at one side to strengthened country and province with full zeal and enthusiasm and to fail the evil aims of the enemy of Pukhtuans. He expressed these views while addressing to public meeting at the resident of well-known social worker and former nazim Haji Litaf Gul on Tuesday. At this occasion Haji Litaf Gul with his family and hundreds of fellows announced to join Awami national Party (ANP). Members Provincial Assembly Ghani Dad Khan, Haji Ahmed Khan Bahadier, Mukhtar Khan advocate, president of ANP of PF 30 Haji Fazal Shah, Javeed Muhammad Khiel and other were also present. Chief Minister also addressed to the public meeting at the residence of industrialist Dilawar Khan. At this occasion Dilawar Khan along with his brothers announced to join ANP. Ameer Hadier Khan Hoti said that enemies of Pukhtuans after Swat, Malakand, and Buner are thinking of getting power over Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, Nowshera and Peshawar as well. The people of Malkand and Swat along with ANP workers gave great sacrifices for maintain peace in Malkand and Swat. People of Malkand, Buner, and Sawt migrated other parts of province and gave great sacrifices to fail the plan of Pukhtuan enemies. He said that along with war against terrorism other developmental works are continued in province. He added that Prime Minister has approved the Chisma Lift canal scheme to make cultivatable the 3 lack achure land located at the southern part of the province about 70 billion rupees will be charged upon this scheme. He said that work is also continued on Bayazi irrigation scheme through this scheme 20 thousand achure land will be irrigated. Similarly Bacha Khan Medical College, Abdul Wali Khan University and campus of Agriculture University has also started their works, work is also continued on eastern and western by pass. He said that road is also approved which will meet Swabi Mardan and Chakdar through Katlong. He also directed the concern officer to make a special developmental package for union council Par Hot and Sakandari. He congratulated the people who has recently join the ANP and said that in this way the party will be strengthen more. He wore red caps to the new members of the party.
MARDAN: At least four people died while four including a woman got seriously injured when a speedy flying coach trued over on motor way near Rashaki inter change on Monday. Sources told that four people Ijaz son of Jalal resident of Laundkhawar, Wajid resident of Par Hoti, Muhsin resident of Ghardan Mohallah Mardan, Ajmal Shah son of Abdullah Shah resident of Risalpur died while four people including a woman Kamal son of Jalal resident of Laundkhawar, Shaba Gul daughter of Ajmal Shah Nowshera, Rasool Rehman resident of Risalpur and Gul Bar Khan resident of Risalpur got seriously injured when a speedy flying coach turned over near Rashaki inter change on motor way. The injured people were rushed to Mardan Medical Complex and District Headquarter hospital Mardan from where Sabha Gul was referred to Peshawar in critical condition while the condition is out of danger of other injured peoples.
19 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Ratio of crime has rapidly increased in Mardan urban areas from the last few months, gambling, narcotics selling, Ariel firing, show of weapons, wine selling are increased in urban areas. There are many spots of gambling in urban areas where gamblers of Mardan and other district came and play million rupees gambling. On the other side show of weapons and Ariel firing has also become daily routine in urban areas and Ariel firing incident has increased. Narcotics selling have also become a beneficial business in urban areas and several people have started this business and make spots in different parts of the city. People came to these spots and openly purchase wine, opium, hashish and other narcotics. On the other side honorable citizens of the city hesitate to come to the urban police stations because urban police station has changed into the hujras of criminals. There is full dominancy of criminals in the police stations. Political interference destroyed the structure of urban police because transfer, appointment and promotion are given on political bases. All power is in the hands of ruling party office bearers and workers and relatives of ruling party office bearers and workers are promoted in all over the district. On the other side police high-ups promoted joiner officers to upper ranks without any progress and seniority. There are several officers who have been transferred to Mardan few months ago and they have no progress and nor they have any role to stop terrorism in Mardan district and they are very joiner in seniority list but high-ups promoted them and ignored senor and talented officers who showed great progress to encounter terrorist in Mardan. Due to this the senor officers and other police officer discouraged because they know that promotion was not given on progress and seniority bases but promotion is given on political bases and due to this reason they did not show efficacy to encounter crimes and terrorism while on the other side joiner officer were promoted who have no experience to counter crime and terrorism due to which the ratio of crime and terrorism has increased in urban areas from few months.
19 March , 2010 - MARDAN: The activists of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) on Tuesday held a rally and demanded governor NWFP Awais Ahmed Ghani to finish FIR against the student of engineering university Peshawar and also readmit the students who were struck off from the university.
Rally was led by Asad Jamal Nazim colleges, Qayim Shah Nazim Government Post Graduate College (GPGC) Mardan, Attur Rehman Nazim city Mardan and other office bearers. The students were chanting slogans against Peshawar University and provincial government holding banners, placards and IJT flags. The procession started from GPGC Mardan and front of Mardan press club the rally was changed in to protest meeting. Addressing to the meeting strongly condemned the incident occurred in engineering university Peshawar and said that education institutions are the center of learning but some student federation want to change it in to music center. They said that weapons are used openly in education institutions and in this connection few days ago FIR was registered against nine students who are members of IJT and also struck off five students from the university. They demanded the governor NWFP to immediately finish FIR from the students and also readmit the struck off students. They also demanded the government of banned music parties and weapons in education institutions. After protest the students dispersed peacefully.
19 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Employees of different provincial departments who were terminated in 1995 to 1997 and President Asif Ali zardari restored them through ordinance but provincial government did not restored the employees stages hunger strike in front of Government Post Graduate College (GPGC) Mardan with their children and demanded provincial government to immediately restored the provincial employees. Large number of the terminated employees of Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, Takhatbhai, Nowshera and surrounding areas with their children attended the hunger strike camp. Terminated employees including Qayim Shah Mardan, Ameer Takhatbhai, Noor Ahmed Katlong, Khail Muhammad Swabi, Ayaz Khattak Nowshera, Muhammad Agzar Gahri Kapoora, Riaz Buner and other while addressing the hunger strike camp said that PPP.P former government gave them jobs in different provincial departments but when PPP government finish the next government terminated us. They said that in 2008 election campaign when Shaheed Muhtarima Banazer Bhuto went to Mardan she promised that if her party came in power they will restore all the employees who were terminated in 1995-97.they said that when PPP.P came in power after 2008 election and president Asif Ali Zardari took oath as the president of Pakistan he through an ordinance restored all the federal and provincial employees who were terminated during 1995-97 . They said that federal government restored the terminated employees but provincial government used delaying tactics and did not restore them. They said that today they staged hunger strike camp with their children and if government did not restored them in one week they will stage hunger strike with their children in front of Chief Minister House. They demanded the president Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to immediately take notice of the issued and order provincial government to restore them.
19 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Unknown accused stole 100 KVA transformer from Katti Gahri village area of Shahbaz Gahri police station on Thursday night. Tariq Ahmed AMO Pesco Yar Hussain reported to police and said that unknown accused stole enter parts and oil of 100 KVA transformer of Katti Gahri village and left the empty body of the transformer due to which the area is in dark. Police registered case against unknown accused.
18 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Mardan police has claimed that they have arrested an alleged terrorist in Nation Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office Mardan on Thursday. Sources told that Mardan police has arrested alleged terrorist Ali Muhammad son of Dowst Muhammad resident of Bakhsali in NADRA office when he was making NIC. Sources told that the mentioned person is involved in different cases of terrorism, police mobile and police station attacks. Sources told that the mention accused is also involved in the murder of late SHO Umar Khayyam known as UK. Police started investigation from the accused. In this connection when this correspondent contacted the DSP city Abdus Samad Khan on his cell phone number he did not attend his cell phone.
13 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Organizer, former chief minister of NWFP and member of constitutional Committee, Sardar Mihtab Abbas said that Awami National Party (ANP) has started black mailing politics in case of the name of province instead of reconciliation politics and we will not come in their black mailing politics. He expressed these views while talking to the media representative at the resident of Sar Anjam Khan vice present of PML (N) on Saturday. General Secretary of PML (N) Iqbal Zafar Jahgra and other office bearers were also present at this occasion. Sardar Mihtab Abbasi said that the entire nation is suffering due to the wrong polices of former president Musharraf. He said that military operation is not the solution of problems, problems are solved through negotiations. As long as America is present in this region, peace cannot prevail here. The economic position of the country is very poor. He said that in current time country is surrounded by the enemies. He said that evidences are found that India is involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan. We can solve these problems through a level dialogue with India. He said that the constitutional committee has completed its work and ANP is blackmailing other parties on the issue of changing the name of the province, there are other solid and important issues to solve then changing the name of the province, issue like provincial autonomy is the most important issue. Therefore we should concentrate on the important issues and we should prefer to solve these important issues.
13 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Police has claimed that they have arrested 8 Proclaimed Offenders (POs) and killed one PO in search operation and recovered weapons and hashish from their possessions. It was stated in a press release issued by Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG) Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah. It was stated in press release that on the special directives of DIG Mardan special party headed by SP operation Mir Qasim Khan, DSP City Abdus Samad Khan, DSP Takhatbhai and DSP rural and SHOs of different police station started search operation against out laws and arrested 8 POs from rural area and recovered 2 Kalashnikov rifles , 7 Kalakov rifles , 5 rifles, 7 pistol and 1800 gram hashish and arrested 11 POs from urban area. Police said that they also killed PO Sajad Ali son of Khalilullah resident of Takhatbhai who killed a police constable on 11 March in tehsil Takhatbhai in police encounter on Saturday mid night at Muhammad Din Kali when he started firing on police party. It was stated in press release that the search operation had been launched to purge the area of anti-social elements.
12 March , 2010 -MARDAN: Security forces have arrested a person and his three sons during a raid from a house in Takhatbhai area on Friday. Sources told that security forces raided a house early in the morning of Friday in Yakh Koya, Madi Baba village tehsil Takhatbhai and arrested a person Haji Ameer Zaman and his three sons Haji Farooq Khan, Haji Ali Zaman and Haji Umar Zaman Khan resident of Madi Baba Takhatbhai. Sources told that security forces has doubt that the mention person and his sons has links with terrorists and involved in terrorist activities. Security forces shifted them to unknown place for investigation.
11 March , 2010 - MARDAN: One woman killed while other got seriously injured in firing incident in Rustam here on Thursday. Sabihat wife of Akbar Khan resident of Mohallah Islamabad Rustam reported to police and said that his brother in law Libas Khan son of Yaseen Khan resident of Akhun Baba Rustam came to her house and on women dispute started firing and killed his sister Bibi Hava daughter of Parveez and seriously injured her and escaped from the spot. Meanwhile three accused started firing during checking and killed police constable in tehsil Takhatbhai. Sources told that police party was on routine duty at Pat Baba road Takhatbhai and were checking vehicles during that time a motor car No DIK 2216 came police stopped the car during that time accused started firing from the car and killed police constable Muhammad Ayaz. Police arrested the driver identified as Musa Khan son of Raza Khan resident of Katlong and took the car in there custody while two accused identified as Sajad Ali son of Khalilullah resident of Takhatbhai and Majid son of Faqir Muhammad resident of Malakand agency escaped from the spot. Police registered case against the accused.
11 March , 2010 -MARDAN: Accused kidnapped an eleven year old girl from city area. Darwas Khan son of Shamrooz Khan resident of Janabad reported to police and told that accused Ramzan, Abid sons of Gul Zarin and his sisters Farzana, Robina, Yaghunda resident of New adda allegedly kidnapped his daughter Salma who is student of class fifth in Government Primary School police line, when she was coming back to home from school few days ago and shifted her to unknown place. He told that accused Ramazan demanded 3 lack rupees loan from him but he refused and due to which he kidnapped his daughter and now he want to sell her. Police registered case and the accused.
11 March , 2010 -MARDAN: Accused beated Pesco employees when they cut his electricity connection and removed his meter in Par Hoti area. Riaz Khan AMO Pesco Par Hoti sub division reported to police and said that Pesco consumer Rahman Shah son of Rahem Shah resident of Alayar Par Hoti did not pay bill from and he was defaulter of Pesco and 77 thousands rupees arrears is remaining on his name, due to this reason Pecso employees Sardar Ameer LM 1 and Muhammad Ibrahim came to his house and disconnect his connection and remove his meter. Accused snatched the meter and disgraced and beated the Pesco employees and also gave threads to them. Police registered case against the accused.
10 March , 2010 -MARDAN: Liaquat Ali, said that accused kidnapped his brother and killed him few months ago, killers of his brother are wandering openly, he appealed to the NWFP chief minister and provincial police chief to arrested his brother's killer. Talking to The repoters on Wednesday, Liaquat Ali resident of Manga Mardan said that his brother Safdar Ali was medical rap with Global Medical Company. On 26 November 2009 he went to Sawbi for duty and on that day when he was coming back unknown accused kidnapped him and shifted him to Peshawar and killed him at Sikandar Town Peshawar. He said that police buried his dead body in Peshawar and published his picture in newspaper. He said that people told us about the picture and we went to Peshawar and Pahar Poor police handed over his dead body. He said that after that some people told us that accused Muzhar son of Rahmat and Sajad Ali son of Abdul Jamil Shah resident of Chasrasdda road kidnapped my brother and killed him. He said that he registered case against the accused and police arrested Sajid and he told to police that accused Mazhar Shah and his wife Rubina killed my brother. He said that accused is openly wandering in Garibabad Pahar Poor area of Peshawar and police did not arrest him. He said that accused threatened him and told that they will also kill them. He said that his diseased brother left a widow, 3 year son and 1 ½ year old daughter and his company nor the government helps his family. He said that he is a poor man and very difficulty supports his family. He appealed to Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti, NWFP Police Chief Malik Naveed Khan and Deputy Inspector General of Police Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah to arrest his brother's killer and provide him and his brother's family justice.
10 March , 2010 -MARDAN: A large number of government employees of different government departments of Mardan took out protest rally in favor of their demanded. Rally was lead by Aurangzeb Kashmiri president APCA, Shahrafat Khan Yousaf president Paramedical Association, Umara Khan education department, Saeed Ghafoor Shah PWP, Shabaz Ali Khan BISE Mardan, Sartaj Khan class four Paramedics, Khalid Khan Baindad labour, Shah Nawaz Khan Pathwari Association and representatives of other different department. Rally was arranged by All Government Employees and Worker Federation (AGEWF) Mardan district. Rally was started from district secretariat Mardan district and at Kacari chowk rally was changed into meeting. Addressing the meeting speakers said that Mardan is the main, important and second big city of province but government did not announce it a big city and use delay tactics to announced Mardan big city. They demanded the Prime Minister that like Multan and Skhurdu Mardan should also be immediately announced big city because it is the right of the people and government employees of Mardan. They also demanded the federal government to immediately act on the recommendations of Pay and Pension Committee and did not use delay tactics and also announce residential colony for government employees of Mardan district. They also demanded the government to make arrangements and take practical step to control expensiveness and also finish political interference in government departments of Mardan district and do appointment and transfer on merit and follow the merit policy
9 March , 2010 -MARDAN: Dealers of prize bond numbers of Pakistan chowk, while accusing the City police and said that they last night arrested a dealer from Pakistan and illegally put them in their custody by not giving them bribe, has demanded the Inspector General of police NWFP Malik Naveed Khan and Deputy Inspector General of police Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah and police high-ups to order probe into the case and provide them justice.
Addressing a news conference on Tuesday, prize bound number dealers of Pakistan chowk Janat Gohar, Muhammad Ayaz, Arshid, Ijaz Ahmed, Umar Hayat and other said that prize bounds number business is illegal business but with help of City police they continued this business in Pakistan chowk from many years and give bribe to City police. They said that there are ten shops of prize bounds dealers in Pakistan chowk. They said that on Monday ASI Diyan Khan of City police station came to Pakistan chowk and asked to prize bound dealer Farhad son of Akbar Khan resident of Takhatbhai to give them 200 hundred rupees bribe but he refused. They said that the mention officer beated him very brutally on the spot and put him in his mobile van and illegally put him into city police station lock up. They said that several people including P DSP, Hafizur Rehman, ANP leader, Attaullah, Director Passport office Mardan, Pir Khalid Khan and Muner Khan, Chairman District Reconciliatory (Muslahti) Committee called the Station House Officer (SHO) of City police station Shah Mumtaz Khan and told him to release the prize bond dealer at last at 10 pm they released the mention prize bound dealer with them. They rushed him to the District Headquarter (DHQ) Hospital Mardan for treatment but when they reached the hospital and registered case against the mention ASI in casualty the casualty police called the SHO of city police station and he came to the hospital and again arrested the mention prize bound dealer and put him in city police station lock up and when we came to the city police station late night the mention SHO refused and said that he is not in police custody. They said that police has disappeared the prize bound dealer yet. They demanded the Inspector General of police NWFP Malik Naveed Khan and Deputy Inspector General of police Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah to conduct a high-level inquiry into the case and strict action should be taken against the police officials and provide them justice. Meanwhile DSP City Abdus Samad Khan came to Mardan press club before the press conference and wanted to satisfied the prize bound number dealers but they did not satisfied and arranged press conference against city police.
9 March , 2010 -MARDAN: Member of provincial council of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP.P) Syed Abid Ali Shah Advocate said that PPP.P in N.W.F.P, is being nibbled by Awami National Party (ANP) aristocratic behavior, while some Minister from PPP.P quote are painting not true picture to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Miniter Yousaf Raza Gillani for their own rested interests. He expressed these views in a statement issued here on Tuesday. Syed Abid Ali Shah advocate said that blue-eyed boys of ANP are calling the shots, while loyal leaders of PPP.P and workers are being pushed to the wall. Blackmailing, blame games, log pulling, nepotism and favoritism have become the hallmark of NWFP politics. The appointment of administrators without the consent of PPP.P has ended the confidence of PPP.P in ANP’s style of politics. He said that mega projects initiated by PPP.P federal government are inaugurated by ANP with out taking into confidence PPP.P NWFP. He said that due to this reason workers of PPP.P demanded the President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani that with out any delay finish alliance with ANP.
9 March , 2010 -MARDAN: Child Rights Committee (CRC) Mardan expressed sorrow and strongly condemned the brutal murders of child domestic servants Shazia Masih (12) in Lahore and Yasmin (15), in Okara, by their employees in a letter sent to Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
These views were expressed by Saeed Usman Coordinator of CRC in a statement issued here on Tuesday. He said that incidents of violence of children have increased in the country and there is lack of accountability in this regard. He said that CRC urged the prime Minister to directed the ministry of labor and manpower to enforce a ban on child domestic labor by adding it to the schedule of banned occupations under the employment of children Act 1991 through a notification in official gazette and to immediately call a meeting of the National Committee on the Rights of the Child established in 2000 under section 5 of the said law to look into the emerging issues in child labor and effective implementation of the law. He added that the civil society of Pakistan, including SPARC and Child Rights Committees have been advocating since long for the adoption of National Child Protection Policy and enactment of the protection of Children (Criminal Laws Amendment) bill 2009 and the National Commission on the rights of children bill 2009 to protect and promote the rights of children across Pakistan. The policy and bills have been placed before the federal cabinet for approval in October 2009 however, the cabinet directed the minister of social welfare and special education to refer the drafts to the council of Islamic ideology and government’s coalition partners. CRC demanded from concerned authorities to take proactive action in banning child domestic labor and expediting the process for the approval and enactment of the National Child Protection policy and bills to ensure protection of children from all forms of exploitation, violence and abuse in the society.
9 March , 2010 -MARDAN: A seven year old child got seriously injured due to Ariel firing in City area. Subhanullah son of Safi resident of Naikabad reported to police and said that a seven year old girl Sana daughter of Iqbal who is servant in his brother in law's house Haji Muhammad son of Shier Muhammad resident of Karwan road was going back to her home on way an Ariel built hit her. As a result she got seriously injured. She was shifted to hospital for treatment. Police registered the case.
9 March , 2010 - MARDAN: One person was killed by unknown accused in Saddar area on Wednesday night. Nabi Hussain son of Zabta Khan resident of Guli Bagh Bakhsali reported to police and said that he and Shier Nawas Khan son of Zahir Gul resident of Gujrat were going to their village in motor car No 3485 IDN, on the way in front of CSD store Muqam chowk unknown stopped their car No 7146 in front of their car and stopped them and made them unconscious and ware them “burqas “and put them in their motor car on the way at Manga Bazzar accused car hit the sign board due to which the car damaged. Accused started firing and killed Shier Nawas and escaped from the spot. Police registered case against unknown accused.
8 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Aman Jirga N.W.F.P staged hunger strike in front of Mardan Press Club on Monday from 10 am to 3 pm against the increased incident of kidnapping, women trafficking and private interest. Hunger strike camp was presided by Syed Kamal Shah advocate. Qamar Zaman advocate president of Takhatbhai Bar Association, Maulana Qasir ud din, Arsid Manan, Haji Muhammad Safiq and other addressed the participants of hunger strike camp. Speaker’s said that Sakhakot agency is the center of kidnapers and there is no police act in this agency due to which police didn’t take action against kidnaper’s. They demanded the government to immediately implement police act in Sakhakot agency and take strict action against the kidnaper and their touts and brokers. Speakers said that private interest is continued in full swing in Mardan district due to which many families were destroyed, trafficking of teenage girl is continue in Mardan. They demanded the government to take strict action against these bad social evils and immediately finish it
8 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Different women organizations of Mardan district celebrate 8th march as Women Rights International day. In this connection different organization of women Including Sabawan Welfare Organization, Ranra Welfare Organization, Newi Sahar Welfare Organization, Pakistan International Human Rights, Women Workers Helpline and other organization arranged meeting at Press Club. Raja Liaquat Khan Chairman of PIHR, Gulzara Shahnaz Coordinator Mardan district women wing of PIHR organization, Fahmida Zafar Chairman Women Helpline and Shahzia Manzoor general secretary of the organization, Maulana Qasir ud Din, Syed Abid Ali Shah advocate and others addressed to the separate meeting of women at MPC in this connection. First meeting was arranged by PIHR organization while other meeting was organized by Women Worker Helpline organization. Addressing the speakers highlighted the rights of women. They said that women are ignored in all field of life. They demanded the government to provide protection and security to women and give them their rights.
7 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Hindu Balmik Community of Mardan celebrated there religious festival Holi with religious zeal at Hindu Balmik colony canal road. Hindu from Mardan district and sounding areas attended the festival in large number. In this connection a meeting was also arranged. Addressing to the meeting Haroon religious leader demanded the government of Sindh that they stop kidnapping of Hindu women. He said that in Sindh no protection is available to the Hindu community. He also demanded the government to restore the worship places of Hindu community from holder groups all over the country and stopped use of worship places for commercial purpose. Rajesh Kumar, Sudhash Kumar, Asiq Kumar and other member of Hindu community Mardan while talking to The News at this occasion said that government had approved three canal lands for Hindu Balmik community and started construction of seventeen quarters for poor Hindu few years ago and only three quarter is completed. They said that a person took hold of 3 ½ marla land and made illegal house on this land. They said that they several times complaint the local administration but no one took action against the mention person. They demanded government to provide shelter to the poor hindu They said that there are 200 hundred houses of Hindu Balmik in Mardan and majority are living in Bigut Ganj bazaar. They said that in past there was District Minority Board (DMB) through which over problem was easily solved on district level but former president Musarraf finish that system. They demanded from government to restore that system. They said that there is no community Hall for minorities where they celebrate there religious festivals. They said that Hindu community facing unemployment government give quota to minority but no one follows it. They demanded the government to provide them better facilities because they are also faithful citizen of Pakistan.
6 March , 2010 - MARDAN: It is fact that police has controlled militancy and terrorist activities in Mardan district and counter militants in Mardan district and no incidents of terrorism has occurred from few months in Mardan district. It is fact that Mardan police gave great sacrifices and control and counter militants in Choora and Jabbar area while at Palo Dahri, Sawalder sounding hills, Bakhsali, Bahroch hills and Surkawai militant has made their hubs and they store explosive material and other weapons in the caves of these mountains, Mardan police few days ago recovered weapons and explosive material from the mountains during search operation. Unfortunately militants has again started their activities in Mardan city and in the current month targeted Mardan thrice. First militant target cant area and fired rocket launcher and hit officer mess and damaged the water tank of officer mess in second step they target Municipal plaza located at Bighat Ganj Bazar at bank road and planted explosive materials with a shop and damaged 29 shops in third step unknown militants fired rocket launcher and hit Hoti police station and damaged it. Sources said that militants are uniting in Mardan city and it surrounding areas including Par Hoti, Hoti, Muhib Banda,Mayar and Toru and they again started their activities. Sources said that militants have made their hubs in the mentioned areas and again started their activities which is a great danger to Mardan peace and will also create a lot of problems for the local administration.
6 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Unknown kidnaper released the well-known trader of Mardan after receiving ransom on Friday night. Sources told that unknown kidnaper few days ago kidnapped well-known trader of Mardan Haji Musafar Khan for ransom. Unknown kidnaper on Friday night received 20 lack rupees ransom from him and released him. The mention trader reached to his home on late Friday night.
6 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Traders of Municipal Plaza took out protest rally and demanding the government to provide them safety and also demanded the government to immediately pay them compensation. Rally was started from MC plaza bank road. Trader union president Usman, Amjid, Haji Muhammad Hussain and other lead the rally. Rally was changed in to protest meeting at Kacahri chowke. Addressing to the meeting speaker said that on Thursday unknown accused plated explosive material to the shop in MC plaza and as a result 29 shops partially damaged. They said that government did not yet announced the amount to pay as compensation to the shopkeepers they demanded the government that immediately pay compensation to those shopkeepers whose shops were damaged in the blast and if with in ten days government did not pay us compensation then they will start protest against the government. They also demanded the government to provide protection to the trader of Mardan. After protest the traders dispersed peacefully.
5 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Unknown miscreants fired rocket launcher on Hoti police station on Friday night. The sources told that unknown miscreants fired rocket from unknown direction on Hoti police station on Friday night which hit the building of police station. As a result the room of Muharar and wall of the police station got partially damaged no casualty was reported. It is to be noted that unknown miscreants twice planted explosive materials to this police station in last year which also got partially damaged the building. Superintendent of Police (Operations) Mir Qasim Khan, Deputy Superintendent of Police Abdul Samad Khan and other high-ups rushed to the spot. Police started search operation of the surrounding areas of the police station.
5 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said that mega projects and developmental works are continued in Mardan and due to which prosperous will be soon come in Mardan. We are struggling to change the name of province. He expressed these views while addressing to a public meeting at Katlong after inaugurating Bayizai Irrigation and other schemes in the area. Senor Minister Rahemdad Khan, member of provincial assembly (MPAs) of ANP Haji Ahmed Khan Bahader and Ghanidad Khan, district office bearers of ANP were also at this occasion. Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said that Bayize irrigation schemes is a big project and from to day works is started on this project, 50 corer rupees will be spent on this project. Twenty one thousand land of the area will be irrigated from this scheme. He said that he thanked the Prime Minter for supporting him in Bayize irrigation scheme because with out his support we did not start work on this big project. He said that some people criticized provincial ally government but we are giving them answer by serving the people of province. He said that construction work is continued on Buner and Katlong road. He said that work will be soon started on Mardan Medical Complex (MMC) pause III, very soon like LRH and Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) facilities will be provided to the people at MMC. Chief Minister said that on mega projects and other developmental project on union council level work is continue and due to these mega project and developmental works Mardan will be soon changed in to modern city and prosperity will be soon come in Mardan. He said that for the eternity of the country we did negotiation but when peace did not maintain we started operation and now on 95 percent province peace is maintained. He said that we announced and declared Katlong Tehsil and WAPDA and other department will soon start work in this new tehsil .He said that ally government of ANP and PPP.P is continued successfully in province and some people criticized this ally government but we give them answer by serving the people. He said that it is our first priority to provide relief to the people of province.
5 March , 2010 - MARDAN: The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP.P) Mardan chapter on Friday staged a protest demonstration at Katlong bazaar at that time when Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti visited the area and inaugurated different schemes in the area. Protesters blocked traffic at Katlong chowk for several hours. District president of PPP.P Khan Khawas Khan advocate, General Secretary Sharafat Khan, PPP.P former candidate of PF 25, Hadier Ali Khan and other offices bearers lead the protesters. Protesters chanted slogans against provincial government and demanded President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari to immediately finish alliance with ANP by ignoring PPP.P office bearers and worker in jobs and other works. They said that in today function PPP.P office bearers and worker were not invited. They also said that ANP local leaders are involved in corruption due to which with ANP, PPP.P is also disgracing in the eyes of the people. They also stopped PPP.P member of provincial assembly (MPA) Abdul Akbar Khan and Provincial Minister of Irrigation Parveez Khattak for several hour in Katlong chowk and did not gave them permission to attend the meeting and due to this reason both the PPP.P leaders can’t attended the Chief Minister meeting. Protesters gave one week deadline to provincial leaders of the party to finish alliance with ANP and if they did not finish alliance with ANP they will start agitation against party leaders. PPP.P office bearers and worker after protest dispersed peacefully.
5 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Accused kidnapped a girl from Rustam village. Faridullah son of Saeedullah resident of Bala Gahri reported to police and said that his daughter Saima went with her mother to her father in law's house located at Rustam Buner bus stand from where she was missing then. He said that now he know that accused Ali Gohar and his sons Fawad, Ijaz Faryal and three other unknown accused kidnapped his daughter. Police registered cases against the accused.
5 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Accused by force took hold of the hotel and other shops and took furniture and other things from the hotel in Sheikh Maltoon Town. Manzoor Khan son of Muhammad Rehman resident of Par Hoti reported to police and said that accused Nawab Sher son of Noor Habib, Arshid ,Saleem son of Misal Khan resident of Sheikh Maltoon Town (SMT) came to the hotel and allegedly started Ariel firing and took out the furniture and other things from hotel and locked the hotel and other shops. He told police that Saifullah and Adnan sons of Dilawar Khan who is his relatives owners of the hotel and shops. Police registered cases against the accused.
4 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Former provincial minister of irrigation and member provincial assembly (MPA) of Jamiat Ulami-e-Islam (JUI-F) Hafiz Akhtar Ali said that Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti putting his sign boards on those schemes which was started in MMA government. he expressed these views while addressing to a press conference here on Thursday. District information secretary of JUI-F Maulana Qasar ud din, ex union nazim Shamadooz and PF 28 Amir of JUI-F Hafiz Muhammad Saleem were also present at this occasion. Hafiz Akhtar Ali said that today on Friday Chief Minister will visit Katlong and will inaugurate two schemes on his sign board one of Baiazai Irrigation scheme which irrigated 25 thousand land of the area and other fourteen kilometer road of Mian Khan Sangaho and Kangar Kali. He clamed that both these schemes was approved in MMA government and he inaugurated these schemes. He said that he includes these schemes in ADPs and provide amount for these schemes and work is continued on these schemes. He said that he is elected representative of the area where Chief Minister will inaugurate these schemes but he is not invited in this function. He said that Chief Minister arranged party programme and spent government money and machinery on that party programme and today meeting is also one party show. He said that it is bad act and he will raise it on assembly floor.
3 March , 2010 - MARDAN: At least 29 shops got damaged when a self-made device blowup in a shop in Municipal Committee (MC) plaza at Bank road on Thursday morning. Police official told that unknown accused put 1 kg self-made device to the shop named New Light House owner named Javeed in the morning. As a result four shops of Javeed and 25 other shops got damaged. Two chingchani also got damaged. No casualty was reported. Muhammad Younas son of Muhammad Shafiq resident of Charsadda road while talking to The reporters told that he and his son Momin Khan are watchmen in this market. He said that he perform duty from 8 pm to 8 am. He said that there are several main gates of the market which are locked during 8pm to 8am and no one can enter the market with out his permission. He said that there is a mosque in the upper floor of the market and people came for prayer to this mosque. He said that on Thursday at 8 am when he and his son opened the gates of the market and came out from the plaza, approximately at 8: 15 am he heard a huge sound of blast and when he came back to plaza he saw that several shops got damaged. He said that he didn’t see any one when he was in the market but during that time when he opened the gate unknown accused put the self-made device. District Police Officer (DPO) Haji Waqif Khan, SP operation Mir Qasim Khan, DSP City Abdus Samad Khan, bomb deposal squad and other officers came to the spot. Police started search operation of the area but no one is yet arrested.
3 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Accused illegally took hold of the house in Shahbaz Gahri area on Wednesday. Ruhsana wife of Salar Khan resident of Bahram Khiel Shahbaz Gahri reported to police and said that she is living with her family in Swat and she locked her house in Bahram Khiel mohallah. She said that she came to her village to visit her house when she came to her village she know that accused Asad son of Quraish broke the lock of his house and rooms and with out any reason illegally took hold of her house. Police registered cases against the accused.
3 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Traders of Mardan took out protest rally against the local administration for not recovering the abducted trader of Mardan on Wednesday. Rally was led by Member National Assembly (MNA) of Awami National Party (ANP) Khawaja Muhammad Khan Hoti,Abdul Malik president of traders union of Khawja Ganj Bazzar and other trader leader. Traders of Chato chowk, Toru chowk, Khawaja Ganj bazaar closed their shops as a protest for several hours. Trader chanted slogan against provincial government and local administration. Traders arranged protest meeting at Chato chowke. Addressing the meeting speaker strongly condemned the local administration and provincial government and said that local administration has completely failed to maintain law and order situation and provide protection to the prople. They said that incidents of kidnapping, dacoities, robbery, carlifting, gambling spots and other street crime are increased in the city. They said that people of Mardan are on the mercy of kidnapers, car lifters, dacoits and other criminals. They threatened that if government did not recover well know trader of Mardan Haji Musafar khan who was kidnapped few days ago they will start agitation against local administration and government will be responsible for that. After protest the traders dispersed peacefully.
2 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Accused allegedly kidnapped a person for Par Hoti area on Monday night. Muhammad Ijaz son of Muhammad Shafiq resident of Kaskoroona reported to police and said that accused Haji Munaris and his sons Tahir and Yousaf,Kabir resident of Katlong allegedly on unknown reson put Safdar Shah son of Ghulam Rasool resident of Taxala, employee of Ice cream Factory located new road in their motor car No 7654 and shifted him to unknown place.
2 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Police claimed to have arrested 4 proclaimed offenders (POs) and 40 other outlaws and recovered weapons from their possessions in search operation in Rustam mountains on Wednesday. Sources told that on the special directives of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Mardan, Syed Akhtar Ali Shah, police had launched a search operation early in the morning at 4:30 am of Wednesday and continued it till 9:30 am against the criminals in Rustam mountain and Bhiroch area and arrested 4 POs and 40 other outlaws involved in crimes and dacoities in surrounding areas. Police recovered 3 Kalashnikov rifles, 6 rifles and 520 bullets.
2 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Gambling spots are increasing in the city area of Mardan and gamblers from far areas came to these spots and gamble there by using millions of rupees. Sources told that for the last few months gambling has increased in the limit of City, Sadar, Hoti, Par Hoti and Sheikh Maltoon Town (SMT) police stations. Influential people opened gambling spots where several gamblers local and from far areas come and play gambling and use millions of rupees in these spots. People of the area are fed up from these spots and these people but no one complained concern police station because police did not take any action against these people and due to the fear of the influential people. Sources told that owner of these gambling spots gives a fixed money every month as bribe to the concern police stations some office bearers and workers of the ruling party are also met with these people due to which local administration ,concern police station and police officers has closed their eyes upon them and left them to their own will. Masses of Mardan demanded the Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG) Mardan region Syed Akhtar Ali Shah to himself take strict action against these people and clean the city from gamblers.
1 March , 2010 - MARDAN: Provincial Minister for Higher Education Qazi Muhammad Asad said that Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) will play great role to educate the people Mardan and its surrounding districts, people will come to this university from all over the country for learning. He expressed these while talking to the media representatives after visiting AWKU and approved land for university building. Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of ANP Haji Ahmed Khan Bahadier, Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) of PPP.P Abdul Akbar Khan, Iftkhar Shaghai, Vice Chancellor AWKU Dr Ihsan Ali, DCO Adil Khan, DRO Hamish Khan and other officer of district and staff of university were also present at this occasion. He said that there are no differences between ANP and PPP.P leaders on the construction of university but some provincial assembly of Mardan said on assembly floor that 22 hundred houses and 50 mosques will be affected due to the construction of building. He said that he committed the members that he along with them visits the site. He said that today we visit the site. He said that here he know that total 5 thousands kanal lands is approved for Abdul Wali Khan University, Bacha Khan Medical College and aquaculture university but 378 houses and 3 mosques will be effected. He said that very soon AWKU will be considering superior university of Pakistan. Talking to the journalist Abdul Akbar Khan said that there are no differences between ANP and PPP.P about university, this university is for all people but we want that very few people should be affected with the construction of this university building. He said that he thanked provincial and federal government for the approval of university in Mardan.
1 March , 2010 - MARDAN: A mobile shop was looted on Sunday night by unknown persons in city area. A large number of cell phones and cash have been stolen.
According to details, some unidentified persons broke roof of mobile shop and made hole in it and stole mobile phones and cash amounting more than 2 lack rupees from mobile shop located at Abdul Karim Manzal Gaju Khan road between midnight of Sunday and Monday.
28 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Four unidentified gunmen snatched motorbike and cash amount from a person in Rustam on Saturday night .Bakhat Karim son of Tajbar Khan resident of Buner reported to police and said that on Saturday night he was going to Buner on way on Buner Rustam road unidentified armed men stopped him and on gunpoint snatched his motor bike, mobile set and ten thousand rupees cash.
28 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Three people including a woman were killed in separate incidents of firing and traffic on Sunday. Nihayat wife of Ali Hadier resident of Behroch reported to police and said that accused Muhammad Hayiat son of Siraj, Abdul Rehman son of Gul Rehman , Azam son of Imdad Shah and Mustafa resident of Amankot on unknown reason killed her sons Taj Wali and threw his dead body in the field. In an other incident which occurred in the same police station area where accused Noor Gahni and Rahmat Ghani sons of Abdul Ghafar allegedly started firing and killed her uncle Mir Aftab. Accused has doubt that deceased killed her relative. Police registered cases on the request of slain son Mira Khan.
28 February , 2010 - MARDAN: A rail engine hit a woman and killed him when she was crossing railway track on Mardan, Nowshera road here on Sunday. Zahir Shah resident of Bigut Ganj husband of the deceased reported to police and told that his wife Muslima went to the food point located on Mardan Nowshera road with effected women of Malakand division and when she was crossing the railway track, train hit her and killed her on the spot. Police registered the cases.
27 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birth day of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (Peace Be Upon Him) was celebrated with religious fervour, enthusiasm and reverence all over the city. Various religious groups and parties arranged Mehfel Milad , special prayers, Seerat conferences and religious seminaries in different parts of the city and it surrounding areas where speakers highlighted various aspects of “Uswa-e-Husna”. The meeting was attended by religious scholars and people in large number. People of Mardan tastefully decorated their shops, mosques, markets, roads and streets, local administration has also decorated government buildings. Banners on which welcome slogans to mark the religious festival was written, put on the main building, trade center, bazaar and chowks. Special prayers were also offered for the unity of Muslim and for peace. Procession was took out from various parts of the city, main procession was took out from Par Hoti bridge (Shagho Pool) till Kachari chowk led by Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) provincial general secretary Muhammad Fayaz Khan provincial, well known religious scholar Maulana Muhammad, Tariq Mahmood, Haji Sadiq Chairman Milad Committee the procession was changed in to big meeting addressing to the meeting speakers highlighted various aspects of “Uswa-e-Husna and asked the people to follow the path of the last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (Peace Be Upon Him) and if we follow the path of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUM) all our problem will be himself solve . Local administration has made foolproof security arrangements for the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) to ensure peace, several police personals were performing duties on the important mosques and rout of the city to avert any untoward incident.
27 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Unidentified armed men kidnapped well-known trader of Mardan from city area on Thursday. Sources told that unknown identified armed men kidnapped well-known traders of Mardan Haji Musafar Khan who had business at Shaheedano bazaar with his car when he was going back to his home on Thursday night. Kidnapers shifted him to unknown place. Sources said that he was kidnapped for ransom.
25 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Pasto poets, writers has play great role for the prosperity and development of Pasto. It is need of time that young poets and writers should also work for the development of Pasto. These views were expressed by well-known poets Dr Muhammad Israr Israr, Mustaq ur Rehman Safaq, Fazul Wahab Fazi, Rokhan Yousafzai, Saleem Raz, Noor Rehman Sahar and other poet and writer while addressing a meeting arranged in connection of showing of the poetry book ( Taqrib roonumai) of Abdur Rauef Arif named “Kamal” at Press Club here on Friday. Poets and writer of different parts of the province attended the meeting in large numbers. Speakers said that new book of poetry of Abdur Rauef Arif is beautiful junction in Pasto poetry and this book will make place in Pasto literature.
25 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Former federal minister and leader of Awami National Party (ANP) and father of Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan Hoti said that provincial government in very less resources are struggling to provide facilities to the people and Abdul Wali Khan university (AWKU) Mardan is an example of this and this university in very less time achieved great progress. He expressed these views while addressing to a meeting at AWKU arranged in connection of first foundation day of the university. Member National Assembly (MNA) of PPP.P Khanzada Khan, member provincial assembly (MPA) Ghanidad Khan, mother of Chief Minister Ameer Hadier Khan and daughter of late Abdul Wali Khan Nasreen Bibi and other office bearers of ANP and PPP.P and staff and students of university were present in large numbers. Addressing to the meeting Vice Chancellor of AWKU, Dr Ihsan Ali said that total 50 private and Government Colleges are affiliated with university and several give application for affiliation. He said that in the current time total 1889 students are learning in university. He said that federal government has not given any fund yet, provincial government give us funds and we are also generating funds to run the university. He said that AWKU is going towards progress and in one year we will open campus in Charsadda and Sawbi and soon we will open campus in Nowshera. He said that it is our wish, goal and vision that with degree AWKU teach culture to their students and give better quality education in less charges and become a superior center of education. Azam Khan Hoti said that people after Peshawar see toward Mardan district because Mardan is the second big city after Peshawar and people of nine districts are coming to Mardan for education and health but unfortunately this second big city was ignored in past. He said that now provincial government within less resources has started mega projects in Mardan. He said that all admissions and appointments in AWKU were made on merit. He said that we did not want to do politics in education institutions. He said that AWKU, Bacha Khan Medical College and other mega projects which are continued in Mardan district is for all people of Mardan district and for the people of province and no party can claim on this. He said that we are all equal citizens of Mardan and there is no one superior and it is our duty to jointly work for the betterment of Mardan.
25 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Unidentified armed men snatched motorbike and mobile set from a person in Rustam village on Wednesday night. Khalid son of Nowshad resident of Shaheedano Dahri Rustam reported to police and said that he was going to his home on Wednesday night on his motor bike on the way on Shaheedano chowk three unidentified armed men stopped him and snatched his motor bike and cell phone No 0302-83988022 and escaped. Police registered case against the accused.
25 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Three accused including two women kidnapped a fourteen years old girl from City area. Nishat wife of Abdul Shakoor resident of Mian Gul Kali Sharifabad reported to police and said that accused Ali Khan son of Ali Muhammad and his daughter Muskan and Noreen allegedly kidnapped fourteen years old girl Sumbal. Police registered case against the accused under section 365 B.
25 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Accused broke locks of the shops in Gujar Gahri and stole cash and other items from the shop on Wednesday night. Muhammad Fayaz son of Pulal Khan resident of Gujar Gahri reported to police and said that accused Adnan son of Hazratullah, Fayaz son of Mian Mihar and Rasheed son of Taza Gul resident of Gujar Gahri allegedly broke lock of his shop situated at mohallah Poswal and stole six bags of flour, five kg tea, eighteen tons of ghee and other items and different kinds of mobile cards and five thousands cash. Police registered case against the accused.
24 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Unidentified accused fired rocket launcher on Mardan city due to which huge sound was heard all over the city on Wednesday night and panic was created among the people but no one conform the right situation till late night. Sources told that unidentified accused fired rocket from Kaskoroona which fall in the Punjab Regiment Center (PRC) Mardan and hit officer mess water tank, however no casualty were reported. Police started search operation of the surrounding areas but no one is arrested yet.
23 February , 2010 - MARDAN: The people of Mardan appreciated the crackdown started by Mardan Urban police against the encroachments for the smooth flow of traffic and demanded the Deputy Inspector General of police Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah to also order Mardan police to start operation against the pressure horns, illegal taxi, changchai and flying coach stands in different parts of the city and narcotics sellers and also demanded the Chief Minister Ameer Hadier Khan Hoti and Local Government Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilor to give strict order to the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) Mardan officers that they also start a fruitful operation against encroachments because the main reason of traffic jam in Mardan city is encroachments and illegal stands. These views were expressed by Asad, Muhammad, Naeem, Shoaib, Ameer Bahader, Gul Muhammad and people belonging to different walks of life. While talking to The News in a survey conducted in this connection. They said that Traffic jams problems, pressure horns creates a lot of problems for the masses of Mardan. Traffic remain jammed all the day on the main road and chowks including Malkand chowk, Charsadda chowk, Dowsaro chowk, Qadir Khan cowk, Toru chowk, Par Hoti chowk and other important chowk of the city. Early in the morning when students, teachers are going to their school and government servants, business men are going to their work places, flying coach, coaster and buses driver stand their vehicles in the middle of the road at Charsada chowk, Malakand chowk and out side bus stand and coaster and flying coaches stands due to which the people are facing a lot of problems. They said that on the other side traffic staff came very late to these chowks and these chowks are on the mercy of Allah and vehicles drivers and conductors. There are several illegal and very small flying coach stands and the coaches are standing on the adda road. Influential people have made taxis stand in front of bus stand, District Headquarter (DHQ) hospital and illegal flying coach stand on Shamsi road. Due to illegal taxi stand in front of DHQ hospital traffic is jammed all the day and patients and their attendants are facing a lot of problems. Local administration for the easiness of the masses made Bigat Ganj, Gaju Khan, Eid Gha and other road one way but traffic police did not follow it. There is no traffic police performing duty on Toru and Chatoo choke from several years due to which traffic is jam on these main chowks. It is to be noted that few months ago construction works was started on several roads of Mardan city and if any one complained the high-ups of local administration about traffic jam problem they made excuses that construction works is continued on several roads but now construction work is completed on all the city roads and that excuse is also finished for traffic jam but in spite of this traffic is jam on all the main chowk of the city. On the other side all the vehicles especially motor bikes have pressure horns due to which the people also face a lot of problems. Local administration has banned on those vehicles whose windowpanes are black but instead of this there are several vehicles whose windowpanes are coloured and local administration has closed their eyes. It is fact that due to these vehicles crime ratio has increased in city. Mardan Urban police started operation against encroachment for the fluent flow of traffic from few days Masses of Mardan demanded the Deputy Inspector General of police Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah to take notice of traffic jam problem and order the concern officer to make proper plan for Mardan traffic and strictly follow it and continued the crackdown against the encroachments and extend it to pressure horns, illegal taxi, flying coach and chanchai stands and also demanded the crackdown should be also started against the narcotics sellers because many trade center of the city has changed in to the spots of narcotics selling. Masses of Mardan also demanded the Chief Minister Ameer Hadier Khan Hoti and Local Government Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilor to strictly order the officer of TMA Mardan to start a fruit full operation against the encroachments and illegal stands.
23 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Two people including a woman were killed with axe in Deputy Kali area on Tuesday night. Yar Muhammad son of Alam Khan resident of Malo Banda reported to Saddar police that accused Saleem Khan son of Muhammad Khan resident of Deputy Kali with his other two brothers Asar Khan and Inayat killed his wife Zalida daughter of Nasirullah and Khasta Gul son of Lal Jan with axe and escaped from the spot. Police registered case against the accused.
22 February , 2010 - MARDAN: The Mardan chapter of Awami National Party (ANP) has said that ANP lead provincial government is not doing government but doing Jehad against terrorism that will be written in golden words in Pakistan history by maintaining peace in province ANP leaders fulfilled their promise which they made with the people of province in 2008 election campaign. This was stated by ANP district general secretary Mian Tahir Advocate and district information secretary Jahar Khan Hoti while talking to the media representatives here on Sunday. They said that despite of the hurdles and other problems in the way of provincial government, they have tried their best to save their land from terrorists and to gain this aim ANP leader, elected members and workers gave great sacrifices. He said that ANP save Pukhtuns from terrorists while on the other side Aftab Sherphoo and Maulana Fazal-e-Reham support Musharraf and killed innocent female, male and children in Jamia Hafsa and Lal Mosque operation and now remnants (baqiyat) of Musharraf thrown dust in the eyes of the people of province and said that ANP lead provincial government is killing Pukhtuns. They said that remnants (baqiyat) of Musharraf left law and order situation and other problems in heritage to the current government and now ANP government is trying to maintain peace in province. They said that Aftab Sherphoo and Fazla-e-Rehman several time cheated Pukhtuns but ANP leaders never cheated Pukhtuns. They said that more than 300 members and activist including the provincial lawmakers have sacrificed their lives for their homeland which is the proof of his love with their native land and this shows that ANP leaders are the real representatives of Pukhtuns.
22 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Mardan urban police has started crackdown against the encroachments and arrested several people from different bazaars of Mardan city. On the special directives of Deputy Inspector General of police Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah for the fluent flow of Mardan traffic Urban police in the supervision of DSP Urban Samad Khan started crackdown against encroachments in all over Mardan city and arrested 17 people from different bazaars and took their auto rickshaws, changchai, hawkers tray and hand carriage in their custody and put them to police station lock up. On the other side Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has closed their eyes on encroachments which creates a lot of problems for the masses and also creates problems in traffic flow.
21 February , 2010 - MARDAN: It is fact that Mardan police has given a lot of sacrifices and control militancy and Taliban activities in Mardan district and encounter Taliban and clear the area of Choora and Jabbar police station but unfortunately from few weeks Taliban with these areas Taliban has started their activities in city areas. Sources and eyewitness told to this correspondent that Taliban are united in city areas of Mardan and many people have seen Taliban in the mosques of Dangbaba, Muhib Banda, Toru area, Mayar, Par Hoti area. Sources told that with local Taliban, Taliban of Afghanistan have also seen in the mosques of these areas. Some ministers of former Taliban government of Afghanistan have also seen in the areas few days ago. Sources said that people of the concerned areas did not inform police and local administration because police did not take action against these people. It is also to be noted that in several mosques of these area the paish imams belong to banned organizations and Afghanistan and there are illegal FM channel used in these areas mosques. Sources told that due to this reason militancy and Taliban activities are increased in these areas and Taliban have strengthened themselves in the mentioned areas, which is great danger for Mardan peace. It is fact that local administration and police has encountered Taliban in rural areas of Mardan including areas of police stations Choora and Jabbar but local administration did not give any attention to the mentioned areas. In Mardan city and it surrounding areas people belong to Afghanistan, Dir, Bajawar, Malkand and other areas are living in the houses on rent with out any documents there is no proper rules and regulation for property dealers and for those people who give their houses to people on rent. These people have also no documents in the concern police station which creates a lot of problems for local administration. It is the need of the current time that local administration should strictly order the property dealers and other people who give houses to the people on rent and told that if any undesirable incident occurred, local administration will take action against them and will give them hard punishment. It is also to be noted that Security forces arrested several militants from the mention areas.
21 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Ihsanullah son of Hazrat Shah resident of Skandari Koroona ex policeman demanded the Chief Justice Iftkhat Muhammad Chudhery to provide him justice and received his money from the person. He expressed these views while talking to the media representatives on Sunday. He said that he has ex policeman and sold his nine marla house located in Khura Banda on a person named Israr son of Lajbar resident of Khura Banda on 3,15000 and he gave him 50,000 cash at that time and after that he gave him 2 lack. He said that we wrote stamp paper. He said that his 65,000 rupees were remaining to him but he refused him. He said that he submitted case with Civil judge Ijaz Youns. He said that after submitting case he seriously injured in execedent and became unconscious. He said that during that time judge dismissed his case. He came to the court and requested the judge to start his case again. He said that my case was continued in the mention court but my opponent did not appear in court not even once in the year. He said that I brought my children and Holy Quran to the court and told the judge that I am poor man and order my opponent to come to court. He said that judge told me that you should wait and on 2 pm I will announce order in your case and on 2 pm he again dismissed my case. He said that he is a poor man and has spent a lot of money on his case but his opponent is an effectual person. He demanded the Chief Justice Iftkhar Muhammad Chudhry that he should provide him justice.
21 February , 2010 -MARDAN: Five armed men entered the house and hostage member of the family and looted cash and gold ornaments in Par Hoti area on Saturday night. Sources told that on Saturday night five armed men entered the house of Ameer Husro son of Attaullah resident Sangmarmar Koroona Par Hoti and hostage the family members and looted thousands of cash amount and 25 tola gold ornaments and escaped. Police registered case against unknown accused and started investigation.
20 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Five accused attacked on the police post Shankar and threatened the incharge of the post by checking a boy here on Saturday. Sources told that ASI Faheem Bacha incharge of the police post Shankar with other police constables checked a suspicious boy identified as Sardar Alam son of Alam Khan resident of Landi Shah but nothing was found with him and after checking police left him but after few movements the mentioned boy with his other two brothers identified as Raheem Shah and Zahoor and with other two relatives identified as Ihsanullah and Aftab sons of Roudad Khan came to the police post with sticks and threatened the police post incharge that why he checked me and who told him to do so. They threatened the mentioned incharge that they will kill him. Police registered case against the accused.
20 February , 2010 - MARDAN: A person was injured when a mine blasted in Rustam area on Saturday. Namdar son of Jamdad resident of Ghlyara reported to police and said that Shahad Ali and Rajid Ali has enmity and Shahid Ali left his house and shifted to Bara Agency. He said that for the protection of his house, shops and fields he made explosive mines around them. On Saturday night his relative Asif was going on the way during that time he touched the mine. As a result the mine blasted and seriously injured him. Police registered case under section ¾, Exp/Act/324 against the accused.
20 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Security forces have arrested a paish imam from a mosque in Toru area early in the morning of Saturday. Sources and people of the area told that security forces arrested paish imam named Mazhar Hussain son of Muhammad Hussain president of Khudai Khidmatgar Organization Toru early in the morning and shifted him to unknown place.
19 February , 2010 - MARDAN: Police have arrested two people who belonged to Afghanistan and are illegally living in Mardan city on Thursday night. Sources told that city police has arrested Muhammad Saleem son of Gul Rehman and Fazli Raziq son of Abdul Raziq resident of Konar Afghanistan now living in Center koroona Bagdada with out any document and permission. Police registered cases against them under foreign act.
MARDAN: Police have claimed to arrest a person who is involved in terrorist activities while his other colleague managed to escape. Sources told that Jabbar police in a raid have arrested a person from Jamal Gahri identified as Fazali Subhan son of Abdul Hameed resident of Jamal Gahri while his colleague Javed son of Raqib Shah resident of Jamal Gahri escaped from the spot. Police said that mention accused are giving support and aid to terrorist and motivated people of the area to join terrorist organization. Police said that they also teased and threatened government servants and damaged government property. Police registered case against them and started investigation from the arrest
18 February , 2010 -
MARDAN: The district police claimed to have arrested six suspicious peoples during search operation in mountains of Katlong and Choora early in the morning of Thursday and recovered explosive materials from a cave.
It was stated in a press release issued here, that informer informed high-ups of Mardan police that militants has established their abodes, places and hubs in the Tiger mountains, Sawalder mountains, Rama mountain of Katlong and Choora. on the special directives of Deputy Inspector General of police Mardan Syed Akhtar Ali Shah a raiding party under the command of the SP operation Mir Qasim Khan consisting of DSP rural Nowsher Khan, DSP Sheikh Maltoon Town (SMT) Asfaq Khan, DSP Takhtbhai Khalid Naseem Khan and DSP City Abdus Smad Khan and SHOs of different police stations with strength from police stations and police lines, carried out an extensive combing operation in these mountains on Thursday from 7:30 to 11:00 am.
Police said that they have arrested six suspicious people named Shahjehan son of Abdul Ghafar and Lajbar son of Noor Jamal residents of Guli Bagh, Jehanzeb son of Ajat Khan and Abdullah son of Muzafar residents of Kalkot Dir, Jehanzeb and Sher Ali sons of Bahram Khan resident of Kabal Swat.
Police have recovered 11 kg explosive materials, 4 meter prema card, 6 detonators and 2 dynamites from a cave known as Safarey Esmssa cave is situated at the top of Tiger mountain.
The width of the cave is 2 meter and about 5 meter long. Police said that militants had stored the explosive materials for subversive activities at the top of mountain in the tunnel. Police shifted the suspected militants to unknown place for investigation.
