Daily Times

KHYBER AGENCY: The various groups of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Landi Kotal chapter on Sunday unanimously nominated Abdul Hakeem as its head for the area and agreed to shun all discrepancies among each other in the better interests of the masses. In this regard, an announcement was made during a news conference at LandiKotal Press Club, in which Abdul Hakeem Afridi was jointly nominated as head of PTI LandiKotal chapter by all splinter groups. Abdul Hakeem Afridi, Eng Noor AlamAfridi,LuthfullahShinwari, Zarbullah,JafarShinwari and other members of PTI were also in attendance on the occasion. Abdul Hakeem Afridi while speaking on the occasion said his party would actively participate in the forthcoming local government polls in the tribal region and would also help resolve people’s problems in the area. He stated that various committees for solving issues in education, health and other sectors would be formed and would raise voice for the rights of the tribesmen. He asked the federal government to conduct a national census in the country forthwith adding that tribal areas should not be underestimated in it. The national census should also be made in tribal regions like other parts of the country. His party will take all steps in the better interests of the masses and it will become a ray of hope for the people, he claimed. Engineer Noor AlamAfridi, a local leader of PTI in his address said the inside groups in PTI LandiKotal chapter agreed to nominate a head for tehsil who could effectively run the party’s programmes and affairs in the area. He claimed the newly nominated head was authorised to select other office bearers of his own well and that he will form separate committees in this regard for education, health and other sectors so that they could carry out activities in these sectors.