MANSEHRA: Tehreek-iSubah Hazara (TSH) chairman Baba Haider Zaman has said that both the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz are not sincere in making Hazara another federating unit of the country.

`In fact, the PTI-le d Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and PML-N-led federal government are damaging the people`s movement for the separate Hazara province,` he said while speaking to mediapersons here on Friday.

He said that Hazara resolution passed by the provincial assembly was mere eyewash.

`If PTI is sincere then why its minister moved another resolution of Hazara-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the assembly and got it passed,` he pointed out. He said that the Hazara resolution was not passed by two-thirds majority, which showed that there was a big lacuna in it that might not be helpful in the creation of Hazara province.

He said that PML-N was also dragging its feet on the issue of Hazara province.

However, Mr Zaman expresse d his optimism that the peaceful struggle and sacrifices of people would not go in vain.

BURNT ALIVE: A young boy was burnt alive when ahouse caught fire due to electric short circuit in Battle area of Mansehra on Thursday.

The incident occurred in Naseemabad when inmates were asleep and fire engulfed the house. Mohammad Nawaz, registering FIR with police, stated that his son Mohammad Bilal, 10, was sleeping at the time of incident and could not be rescued.

He said that his six-room house, goods and valuables were reduced to ashes.

Local people rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire after prolonged efforts.

The Battle police have registered an FIR.

BODY FOUND: The body of son of a local religious leader who had gone missing last week was found here in Darra area on Friday.

Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi, a local Naat-Khawan and son of Maulvi Azizur Rehman, had gone missing after Friday prayers last week in Karar Mera area of the district. The family members, who had gathered outside King Abdullah Teaching Hospital to receive the body, told reporters that Maulvi Aziz had received a threatening call on his mobile phone on Sunday to get ready to receive the body of his son.

Local people saw the body at a deserted place and informed the police.

Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulemai-Islam, Pakistan, postponed their protest demonstration against the killing of Abdul Ghafoor after the area DSP assured them that the culprits would be arrested within two days.