BATTAGRAM: The people of Battagram district on Saturday demanded of the authorities to take action against underage drivers.

Mohammad Raheel, a resident of the Battagram village, told Dawn that youngsters aged between 14 to 16 years were driving he cabs without proper training, while the relevant authorities were reluctant to take action against the offenders.

Another resident, Irfan Khan said most of the drivers were without driving licence as they had yet not attained the age of 18 years for being eligible to get the licence.

He said most of taxi and rickshaw drivers had not learnt driving properly, thus risking theirs and those of passengers`lives.

He pointed out that a majority of the road accidents involved underage drivers in Battagram.

Kaleemullah, a resident of Ajmera village, said as Battagram was a hilly terrain driving on roads needed experdse to negodate sharp turns and steeps because a small mistake could result in fatal accident.

The people demanded of the district government to take strict action against the underage drivers without delay.

They said that parents should be bound to keep their children away from driving.

WORK RESUMES ON CPEC: Construction work on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project resumed in Battagram on Saturday, after being suspended on Friday over security reasons.

The security in-charge at the Chinese base camp, told Dawn that construction activity from Kuzabanda to Chanjal was halted on Friday by the security forces, but it resumed today (Saturday).