SWABI: The members of opposition benches in Swabi tehsil council have tabled no confidence motion against the tehsil nazim and naib nazim.

Sources said that Jamaati-Islami joined hands with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and parted ways with the ruling Swabi Democratic Alliance that was striving to save its nazim and naib nazim. Voting on the no confidence motion would take place on September 6.

`We got a golden opportunity to dislodge the present tehsil government,` said a PTI member. The council has 22 members. Wahid Shah, a candidate of JI, was elected tehsil nazim and Gohar Khan of ANP became naib-nazim after the local government elections 2015.

Both Mr Shah and Mr Gohar were enjoying support of 15 members when the tehsil government was formed. About two weeks ago, before presentation of annual budget the JI members developed differences with nazim and naib-nazim.

However, Mr Shah said that he still enjoyed support of a JI minority member Barkat Masih but theremaining members of JI opposed him.

Later addressing a press conference JI, PPP, PML-N and JUI-F members said that they had support of 15 members. Women councillor Tabsum Khan alleged that her resignation presented in the council by naib nazim was a fake one.

KILLED: Three people were killed in dif ferent incidents here on Monday.

Police said that dead body of Naveed Khan, who went missing four days ago, was found in Kala Badri area.

In Batakara village, Mohammad Riaz was killed and his brother Pervez Khan was injured by their rivals over exchange of hot words.

In Tordher village, Muslim Khan was electrocuted when he was repairing a water pump.

Meanwhile, police claimed to have arrested 160 suspects and 96 criminals during the two-day operation in the district. DPO Mohammad Sohaib Ashraf said that five Kalashnikovs, 66 pistols, four shoguns, two rifles and 997 rounds were seized during the operation.

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