MANSEHRA: The opposition parties in the Mansehra district council have decided to table a no-confidence motion against district nazim and naib nazim.

The decision was made by the representatives of PTI, PPP and JUI-F during a meeting held here on Sunday.

The meeting attended by PTI district organiser Babar Saleem Swati, former president Shafahat Ali, PPP divisional president Shujah Salim Khan, district president Malik Farooq, JUI-F leader Malik Naveed and district councillors of the opposition.

`The PML-N government in Mansehra has failed to get the budget approved from the district council suggesting it has lost simple majority in the house. Now both nazim and naib nazims are bound by the law to seek a fresh vote of confidence,` Shafahat All told reporters.

Shafahat said the opposition parties would shortly requisition the council`s session to push both nazim and naib nazims tointoseekingthevote ofconhdence.

He said if the no-confidence motion failed, both nazim and naib nazims would be disqualified and then the district returning officer would ask the opposition parties to elect nazim and naib nazims and in case of their failure, fresh elections would be announced.

When contacted, district nazim Said Ghulam questioned the legality of the opposition`s plan. He said the budget stood approved as the council passed it by a majority vote.

The nazim said the membership of a councillor was challenged in the court of law, while seats of two councillors were vacant so the house`s current strength was 85. He said the budget was approved by 43 votes i.e. a simple majority.

Said Ghulam said the district government was functioning well but the opposition parties were trying in vain to get in the way.

Lately, deputy commissioner Aamer Khattak wrote to the local government secretary for opinion on the budget passed by the district council.

HOSPITAL, MEDICAL STORES SEALED: Oghi assistant commissioner Altaf Hussain on Monday sealed a private hospital for being run by quacks in Shergarh area.

Altaf Hussain accompanied by the police and health officials paid surprise visits to privately-owned hospitals in Shergarh and sealed one hospital for being run by quakes.

He also said the hospital was not registered with the relevant departments and that all of its staff members were unqualified.

The assistant commissioner said particulars of the staff members were being collected for legal action.

He later sealed three medical stores for selling spurious and unregistered drugs.