Khugakhel tribesmen seek compensation

PESHAWAR: The activists of various political parties belonging to the Khugakhel Shinwari tribe staged a protest demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club on Monday to seek compensation for construction of a proposed terminal at Torkham border.
Led by the elders of Khugakhel committee, Zulfiqar, Ajar Khan, Tanzim Gul, Syed Hakeem Shinwari, Mohammad Hussain Shinwari, Israr Shinwari, Jaffar Shinwari and others, the activists from Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chanted slogans in favour of their demands.
Carrying banners and placards, the demonstrators said their tribe comprised three sub-tribes. They said the National Highway Authority had started work on a terminal on the property of Khugakhel tribespersons. They threatened to stage protest demonstrations outside the Governor’s House and Peshawar High Court if their demands were not met.