25,000 litres of fake cold drinks seized in Kohat

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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority on Thursday seized 25,000 litres of fake cold drinks and 5,000 rotten eggs during various operations conducted across the provinc

Under the directives of Director General Food Authority Riaz Khan Mahsud, Deputy Director, Kohat, Kamran Yousafzai conducted raids on two godowns and recovered 25,000 litres of fake cold drinks.

He said that the drinks include national and international brands. "The premises have been sealed and teams are checking all godowns of beverages to curb supply of fake cold drinks to the general public in Kohat.” He also said that those using rotten eggs in bakery items would also be dealt with an iron hand.

Meanwhile, Deputy Director, Mardan, Zeeshan Mahsud said 5000 rotten eggs were seized during a raid on the production unit of a bakery on the outskirts of the city. He maintained that five of the production units were sealed and seized items including rotten eggs discarded.

Kohat water board staff strikes ended

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STRIKE ENDS: The water supply was restored to the city on Friday after protesting staff of Water Supply and Sanitation Company Kohat and tehsil municipal administration ended their three-day strike following an agreement with President of the staff association, Sohail Baba, told journalists that assistant commissioner Abdur Rehman was sent to Peshawar by the deputy commissioner who got approved the one-month salary which was paid to employees on Friday. However, he said the remaining two-month salary would be paid later.

He announced that the cleanliness drive would start immediately, including the operation of tubewells.

He said tons of garbage had accumulated during the strike which would be lifted by the sanitation workers who would work extra hours to keep the city clean. He said district nazim Nazim Naseem Afridi and deputy commissioner had promised to take up the issue of non-payment of salaries with the minister local government.

PLANTATION DRIVE: General Manager National Highway Authority Ghulam Mujtaba Memon and officials of a local cement factory kicked off the Prime Minister’s Clean and Green Pakistan campaign by planting a sapling on the premises of the factory on Friday.

On the occasion, the speakers, including district nazim Naseem Afridi, said plants were the lifeline for humans and other living creatures and kept the environment clean and healthy.

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Mobile phone dealers protest heavy taxes In Kohat

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KOHAT: Mobile phone markets remained closed as the dealers rallied against exorbitant taxation on Monday.

They started the protest rally from Tehsil Gate and marched up to Shah Faisal Gate, demanding withdrawal of 40 per cent tax imposed on the mobile phones which had affected their sales.

They said price of each mobile set had shot up by Rs3,000 to Rs4,000 after the tax and the people had stopped buying. 

They said their buyers were mostly young people who were dependent on their parents to purchase the phones.

They said the Dubai-made phones were cheap and people preferred to buy them even though they had no guarantee but were reliable. But tax on them had been increased, they lamented. 

The traders said the imported mobile sets were already costly and very few people bought them. The protesters said Pakistan-made sets were also cheaper but had no buyers.

EMPLOYEES ON STRIKE: The staff of Water Supply and Sanitation Company Kohat announced to close down all tubewells during their strike which continued for second consecutive day on Monday against non-payment of salaries for two months.

They also held a rally through the bazaar, and asked the district nazim, tehsil nazim, federal interior minister and adviser to the chief minister to clear their dues.

Earlier, they had boycotted only sanitation services which created garbage mess in the city squares and bazaars.

Last month, the WSSC and tehsil municipal administration staff had embarked on a strike as well, but resumed duties after promises made by the WSSC chief executive officer and the tehsil municipal officer.

They were also demanding payment of arrears of their salary raise and increments blocked for several months.

WSSC media adviser Asma Ali said the local government was facing shortage of funds to pay the salaries.

Two terrorists arrested in Kohat Lakki Marwat area

LAKKI MARWAT/KOHAT: Two suspected terrorists, one in injured condition, were arrested in Lakki Marwat and Kohat districts on Friday.

Police arrested a terrorist during a search and strike operation in Kurrum Par area of Lakki Marwat, said an official. He said cops signaled a suspected motorcyclist to stop at a checking point on Landiwah-Qaboolkhel Road, but he parked his bike at a distance from the checkpoint and opened fire on police.

The suspect also tried to hurl a hand grenade but policemen overpowered him and seized a pistol, bullets and a hand grenade from him, he said, adding the law enforcers also collected spent casings of bullets from the place and shifted the arrested man to police station.

The official said the arrested man was wanted by Bannu police’s Counter-Terrorism Department in terrorism cases.

In Kohat, the police raided hideouts of terrorists in mountains of Kamar Dhand. After seeing the police they started firing which was retaliated in which outlaw Akbar Khan was injured and later captured. The others escaped.

A statement said the accused had been hiding in the mountains for several years and was wanted in attacks on security forces, kidnappings, extortion and murders. The elite police force took part in the special operation which lasted for several hours.

Similarly, the cantonment police held an extortionist, Muzarab Khan, who had deprived a businessman of Rs700,000 and was also threatening him for more money. The police raided his house in Garhi Mawaz Khan and arrested him.

Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2019