Foreign hand involved in terrorist acts: Naqvi
Daiy Times - Staff Report
PESHAWAR: Tehrik Nifaz Fiqah-e-Jafria (TNFJ) chief Allama Sajid Naqvi on Sunday said that Peshawar terrorist incident killing over 35 people was a conspiracy to fan sectarianism in the country.
Talking to media persons here after attending a meeting of ulema belonging to various schools of thought at Madrassa Allama Arif Hussain Al-Hussaini, Naqvi said that foreign hands could be involved in terrorism in different parts of the country calling for joint efforts to thwart this conspiracy.
Naqvi said the whole country was a victim of terrorism and even mosques and imambargahs were not safe. He did not rule out the possibility of involvement of foreign hands in terrorist activities taking place across the country.
Naqvi said that both federal and provincial governments were carrying out their duties in an effective manner to check terrorism. However, he underlined the need for unity among the people to banish terrorism from the country.
Efforts needed for Chitral’s development: Chitral District Nazim Haji Maghfirat Shah urged all stakeholders, including heads of departments and representatives of civil society, to make coordinated efforts for sustainable development of Chitral.
He was addressing a meeting held at a local hotel. The meeting was organised by the Tehsil Municipal Administration in collaboration with the Regional Women Empowerment Project.
Speaking on the occasion, the district nazim said that although many non-government organisations were working for raising life standards of women folk and development of the entire district, there was a need of more coordination for sustainable development of the area.
He said that the Women Development Forum must be established to improve the skills of women by different ways.
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Heavy snowfall disrupts power supply to Chitral
The News – Tuesday, December 09, 2008
By Our correspondent
CHITRAL: Heavy rains and snowfall that began early on Sunday blocked Lowari Top and suspended power supply to various parts of the valley.
Sources said the valleys, witnessed a sudden decrease in the temperatures due to the snowfall and rains, which continued till the filing of this report.
Also, the rains affected the business of cattle dealers, as people stayed indoors due to biting cold and the high prices of sacrificial animals.
Local people complained that despite decrease in the prices of liquefied petroleum gas throughout the country, the commodity was being sold in the district at Rs92 per kg, which ultimately caused hike in the prices of firewood from Rs180 to Rs210.
