MANSEHRA: A man was killed when a truck skidded off the road and plunged into the Kunhar River in the Shino area of KaghanValley onMonday.

`We have retrieved the body and shifted it to a nearby health facility, Abrar Ali, the district emergency officer of Rescue 1122, told reporters.

The truck en route to Rawalpindi from Naran skidded off the MansehraNaran-Jalkhad Road and fell into the river after the driver lost control over it while negotiating a sharp turn.

Mr Ali said the deceased was identified as Mohammad Adnan, 27, a resident of Taxila.

He asked drivers to exercise extra caution while travelling through mountainous areas such as Kaghan Valley to avoid fatal accidents.

Meanwhile, the Kaghan police arrested a man for publicly torturing a man, filming it and uploading the video on social media.

District police officer Shafiullah Khan Gandapur took notice of the incident after the video circulated widely online.

Police arrested Mohammad Shakeel, who allegedly tortured the man over a financial dispute.

According to police, the victim owed money to the accused and didn`t pay him back.

PROTEST: Residents of Torghar on Monday staged a rally demanding the immediate completion of thelong-delayedTorkundoJudah Road project.

`The previous Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government had launched this vital project with an allocation of Rs750 million, but it remains incomplete to this day,` Abdul Qadar Basikhel, chairman of the action committee, told the protest rally.

The rally, which started from Gaway Bazaar in the Kunder Hassanzai area and passed through various roads, culminated at the same point.

The protesters chanted slogans in support of their demands and against the government`s inaction.

`This road connects Kundar Hassanzai tehsil with Judbah, the district headquarters of Torghar, yet it hasn`t been completed even after five years. The local population continues to suffer, Mr Basikhel added.

He said a man had also lost his life in a landslide on this incomplete road, stressing that the government must act urgently to protect citizens` lives.

`If the government does not resume and complete this vital project immediately, we will widen our protest and block the Judbah-Thakot Road,` he warned.