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Mohmand residents protest delay in road construction

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MOHMAND: Mohmand Political Alliance, an umbrella organisation of civil society and political parties, held a sit-in in Ekkaghund area here on Mondayagainst the prolonged delay in the completion of work on the Peshawar-Mohmand highway. The protesters said that construction work on the road had been started four years ago but it was yet to be completed. They said that the government collected millions of rupees per month in taxes from mineral deposits of Mohmand district, but the roads in the region were lying in a bad shape. The protesters alleged that the provincial government spent all funds on rallies and processions against the federal government and ignored development of the province. The Mohmand Political Alliance includes JUI-F, ANP, Jamaat-i-Islami, Qaumi Watan Party, Haq Do Tehreek, PTM, PPP, Mohmand Welfare Organisation and social activists. The alliance’s president, Jangraiz Khan Mohmand, JUI-F district emir Maulana Arif Haqqani, JI emir Mohammad Saeed Khan, ANP president Malik Saifullah, Mohmand Welfare Organisation president Mir Afzal Mohmand, PTM leader Razzaq Safi, Ayaz Qari and QWP leader Malik Mustafa and others addressed the protesters. They said that different roads in the region, including Karapa, Sar Lara and the Pak-Afghan trade route of Gursal were lying in a state of disrepair. The speakers said that after the former Fata’s merger with KP, the problems of tribesmen had increased.

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