First case decided under Nizam-e-Adl Regulation

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By our correspondent

MINGORA: Though the proposed Nizam-e-Adl Regulation has not been formally promulgated in Malakand division, the newly appointed Qazis have started hearing cases in accordance with it.

The first case of civil nature was decided under the proposed law in Khwazakhela on Tuesday. The details of the case showed that a resident of the area owed Rs37,000 to his fellow villager.

The Qazi Court took Rs21,000 from the borrower in cash and paid it to the lender and asked him to pay the rest of the amount in instalments. The Malakand division Commissioner Syed Muhammad Jeved also visited the court to overview the proceedings.

The commissioner also met veteran leader of the Awami National Party Afzal Khan Lala at his residence in Durushkhela, Matta, and discussed the prevailing situation in the valley. Meanwhile, the Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi chief Sufi Muhammad went back to his native village Maidan on Tuesday.

Exams started: The Intermediate examinations started in the valley on Tuesday. Syed Muhammad Javed visited several examination centres in Charbagh, Khwazakhela and other areas. Alternative arrangements were made for the students of those schools, which had been destroyed, in the military operation.

In the Dherai area of Kabal tehsil, people staged a protest and blocked Matta-Mingora Road for all kinds of traffic. They demanded dismantling of checkpoints set up in the educational institutions and private properties.