LAKKI MARWAT: The local administration on Monday launched an antiencroachment campaign in parts of Lakki city.

On the directives of deputy commissioner Zafar Ali Shah, assistant commissioner Qayyum Nawaz and chief municipal officer Asmatullah Khan supervised the campaign during which the structures illegally raised on government land, including shops and houses, were pulled down in the Main Lorry Adda and on Old Kachery Road and Speen Sarak with the help of heavy machinery.

The police and levy personnel accompanied the personnel of demolition squad, who faced no resistance during the daylong exercise.

An official of the local administration said removal of encroachments would ease traffic problems in the city.

He said the campaign would be extended to other parts of the city.

The official said encroachers should remove debris of their demolished structures within 24 hours otherwise the administration would confiscate it.

He said encroachers and land grabbers would be dealt strictly.

The official said the administration was committed to removing the roadside temporary and permanent encroachments.

He asked the people to remove illegal structures on their own to prevent demolition by the administration.

PRIME MINISTER`S YOUTH LOAN SCHEME: The National Bank of Pakistan, Dera Ismail Khan region senior vice president Mohammad Naeemullah Jan urged the youths to take advantage of the Prime Minister`s Youth Loan Scheme to make themselves and their families financially strong.

He said this during the cheque distribution ceremony at the main NBP branch in Lakki city on Monday.

NBP assistant vice president Najeebullah Khan, Lakki branch manger Mushtaq Ahmad, chief head cashier Haji Hameedullah Khan and notables of the town were also present on the occasion.

Mr Naeemullah said 78 applicants of DI Khan region received loans during the first phase and over 50 would get loans in the second phase.

`By securing loans, youths could bring about an economic revolution in the country,` he said.

The NBP assistant vice president said the government had tasked his bank with giving loans to youths under the prime minister`s scheme and that the task had been completed successfully.

He said the government had begun the loan scheme to provide youths with opportunities to earn livelihood and play an effective role in the socio-economic development of the country.