Murder of villager protested

DIR: On the call of Dir Muttahida Movement (DMM), the traders of Dir bazaar and transporters of Upper Dir observed a shutter down and wheel-jam strike on Saturday against the killing of a businessman in Chitral.Said Kareem, a resident of Dir, who had been running his business in Chitral for

By our correspondents
August 23, 2015
DIR: On the call of Dir Muttahida Movement (DMM), the traders of Dir bazaar and transporters of Upper Dir observed a shutter down and wheel-jam strike on Saturday against the killing of a businessman in Chitral.
Said Kareem, a resident of Dir, who had been running his business in Chitral for years, was killed in Chitral and his body thrown into River Chitral.
Thousands of protesters also blocked main Dir-Chitral road for traffic. The enraged people chanted slogans against the police and administration of Chitral district.