CHARSADDA: Traders, government functionaries and a large number of local people thronged the stalls on the concluding day of the two-day `Business Expo 2024` here on Wednesday.

The visitors took keen interest in different items displayed on the stalls.

They also purchased handicrafts, clothes, traditional Rajar sweet and Charsadda Chappal.

The district administration in collaboration with Charsadda Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised the event.

A folk music show and art competition also featured the final day of the event.

District police officer Masood Ahmad Khan along with administration officials visited different stalls, and reviewed the arrangements made for the event.

Visitors told Dawn that the local artisans and craftsmen were highly talented, professional and hardworking, but they needed to be given opportunities to exhibit their skills.

They demanded of the government to provide these people with all possible resources to generate revenue for the national kitty.

The visitors also asked the government to encourage the entrepreneurs and craftsmen to contribute tothe progress and prosperity of the region.

Terming the expo a big step towards the economic wellbeing of local artisans, the visitors said it helped the artisans and businesspeople of the district to market their products.

The visitors urged the youth of Charsadda to introduce their products at the national and international level through the use of modern technology.

On this occasion, Charsadda chamber president Major retired Abdullah Naeem said that it was the first time that a business expo was held in Charsadda. He promised to continue to organise such events every year.

KILLED: A man and his son were killed over an old enmity in the limits of the city police station here on Saturday.

Mother of the deceased, Sajid Ali, told the police that she was working in the Rajar Women and Children Hospital. She said her son and a threeyear-old grandson, Mohammad Okasha, came to the hospital to pick her.

`When we reached near Angar Kallay area on a motorcycle, accused Aizaz, Qaiser, Shaukat and Bilal riding motorcycles opened firing on us,` the complainant said, adding that the firing resulted in the on-the-spot death of Sajid Ali, and his son, Okasha.

She, however, said she escaped unhurt.

The police registered a double murder case on the complaint of the woman and started making efforts to arrest the culprits.