Sacrifices of martyrs lauded

 NOWSHERA: Lauding the sacrifices of the martyrs of the Army Public School Peshawar, the district government here on Thursday extended support to the Operation Zarb-e-Azb.

A meeting of the district council was held at the Khushal Khan Khattak Hall in Akora Khattak. The councillors expressed solidarity with the families of the victims of the Army Public School, Peshawar.

Opposition leader Juma Khan during his speech criticised the auction of the 32-marla Government High School in Nowshera Cantonment for Rs9.2 million.

Responding to his criticism, District Nazim Liaqat Khattak said that the school was auctioned by the Evacuee Trust Property Board, which falls outside the jurisdiction of the provincial government.

However, he said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government had directed the Education Department not to vacate the school and shift the earthquake-hit Government Primary School No-I Nowshera Cantonment to the building.

The council also passed a resolution to empower nazim and naib nazim to constitute standing and monitoring committees.