SWAT: The district administration on Thursday launched an operation in opposition to unlawful constructions, encroachments, and accumulation of particles together with River Swat right here.
The choice to launch the anti-encroachment operation was taken at a high-level assembly chaired by Commissioner Malakand Division Shaukat Ali Yousafzai at Commissioner’s workplace Saidu Sharif.
The assembly was attended by Regional Police Officer Malakand Division Zeeshan Asghar, Swat Deputy Commissioner Junaid Khan, District Police Officer Zahid Nawaz Marwat and different officers.
The assembly additionally accredited the formation of a committee to work out a method for figuring out encroachments and different unlawful actions alongside River Swat.
The Assistant Commissioner Bahrain will chair the committee and SDO Irrigation and TMO Bahrain will likely be members of the committee. The SDO Irrigation has been assigned the duty to determine encroachments underneath the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa River Safety Act (Amended) 2014.
Throughout the assembly, Commissioner Shaukat Ali Yousafzai expressed outrage over unlawful constructions and particles being dumped round Swat River. He mentioned that such conduct towards the pure surroundings, particularly with Swat River is insupportable. Strict motion must be taken in opposition to encroachers, mentioned the commissioner. The commissioner mentioned {that a} committee is being fashioned to maneuver ahead underneath a complete plan.
However, the committee has began its work and on the suggestions of the committee, the Swat district administration has despatched 21 individuals to jail underneath part 3 of Upkeep of Public Order Ordinance.

However, residents of Kalam staged a sit-in in opposition to the arrests in the course of the anti-encroachment operation in Kalam valley final evening.
The protesters, led by Malik Pattan Khan, former Tehsil Nazim Habibullah, Malik Amir Stated and Malik Gul Zada, blocked all roads together with the primary freeway of Mingora and continued chanting slogans in opposition to the administration.
The audio system claimed that residents of Kalam had been arrested in a raid on their homes final evening, which is in opposition to native traditions and tantamount to victimization.
They introduced that their protest would proceed till the arrested individuals are launched.
In the meantime, Malik Pattan Khan, who led a protest in opposition to the administration in Kalam Valley, died of a cardiac arrest.
He was on the best way house after the protest ended when he suffered a coronary heart assault which proved deadly. He was a senior member of Jamaat-e-Islami.