BAJAUR: Pakistan Peoples Party`s Bajaur chapter on Sunday issued show-cause notices to six local leaders for forming a splinter group, asking them to explain their move without 10 days or face disciplinary action.

According to a statement issued by the party`s general secretary, the decision was made during a meeting held in Khar earlier in the day chaired by Haji Sher Bahadar, PPP district president.

It said the participants expressed concern over the formation of a parallel group by some `selfish` party workers, and termed the act as an attempt to split the PPP in Bajaur.

As per the statement, Aaurangzeb Khan, PPP`s former president, Haji Khan Bahadar, former general secretary, Malik Saidur Rahman, former candidate for the provincial assembly, Amir Khan Utmani , PPP vicepresident, Eng Hizoor Khan and Eng Amir Nawab Khan, chairman Chinagai village council, were issued the show-cause notices for working against the party`s policy and constitution.

It merits a mention here that scores of angry workers of PPP`s local chapter had announced the formation of their own party during a meeting held recently.

In the meeting, Amir Khan Utmani was named as the new group`s president, Malik Saidur Rehman general secretary, Haji Ameer Badshah senior vice-president, Malik Sher Akbar Khan Utmankhel vice-president and Pir Mohammad Khan information secretary.

SAND EXCAVATION: The residents of Khar town on Sunday expressed concern over the illegal excavation of sand in the main nullah, and demanded immediate action against the culprits as the practice was weakening the flood protection wall, thus exposing their agriculture lands to flooding.

Talking to Dawn, a group of farmers said illegal excavation of sand in Falang and other adjoining areas had been continuingforlastseveralyears,posingthreatsto their lands.

Liaqat Khan, a farmer, told Dawn that they grew vegetables on the lands located along both sides of the nullah. However, he said the sand excavation from the nullah bed had weakened the foundations of the protection wall.

The famers said they had urged the people involved in excavation of sand to stop the practice, but to no avail as they were influential.

They demanded of the district administration to ban the excavation of sand.