TIMERGARA: A jirga of elders on Monday resolved a blood feud between the two rival families in Kulala area here. The feud between families of Zarin Khan of Khungi Timergara and Inayat Khan of Kulala had claimed several human lives in the past.

The jirga members led by Malik Sher Bahadar Khan and Mohammad Salim met at the hujra of the former, and after successful negotiations with the parties succeeded to resolve the feud.

The rivals embraced and pardoned one another.

MEETING: A projects` review meeting of the Balambat tehsil was held on Monday with tehsil nazim Imranuddin in the chair.

Naib nazim Zainul Abideen, tehsil municipal officer Iqbal Hassan and councillors attended the meeting.

The participants reviewed progress on the 77 ongoing development projects. The meeting was informed that 80 per cent work on the projects had been completed.

COUNCILLORS JOIN JI: Two A NP and PTI councillors on Monday announce d to join the Jamaat-i-Islami along with their relatives andfriends at a function in Suri Pao village of Gall Maidan.

JI MNA Sahibzada Yaqub Khan, MPA Saeed Gul, JI Maidan emir Haji Fazal Wahab and councillor Ihsanullah addressed the function. ANP councillor Masood Khan and PTI councillor Zahir Khan announced to quit their parties and join the JL JI YOUTH WING POLLS: Expressing satisfaction over election of new office bearers of JI youth wing in Lower Dir; the party leaders on Monday said the new office holders would be empowered to participate in decision making process.

The JI youth wing district president Shad Mohammad and general secretary Mushtaq Ahmad told journalists that in union councils Asbanr, Khanpur, Kotigram, Badwan and Rabat polling was postponed to Jan 23 because only one candidate each for president and general secretary had filed nomination papers and the party did not want to elect them unopposed.

A total of 139 candidates contested the election for president, 118 for general secretary and 183 for executive council member, respectively.Correspondent