Stranded Chitralis stage protest against road closure

DIR: Hundreds of Chitralis stranded in Dir Upper due to road closure here Sunday staged protest against officials of the National Highway Authority (NHA) for not clearing the road up to the Lowari Tunnel for traffic.


Led by Mohibul Ahmed and Nazeer Ali Shah, the passengers in 40 vehicles staged protest outside the office of the district coordination officer. They chanted slogans against the officials of the NHA for their failure to remove the snow from the Dir-Chitral Road.

The snowfall in the area has been continuing for the last four days. The road is now covered with four feet of snow. Several roads including Chitral-Dir and Dir-Kohistan roads were closed and the people of Chitral have been facing great hardships.

Speaking on the occasion, Mohibul Ahmed said the passengers had been stranded in the area for the last three days due to the closure of the Dir-Chitral Road. He said the road from Qualandi to Tunnel and Lowari Top was completely closed due to snow but officials of the NHA were not taking interest in removing the snow from the road. Later, a police official assured the protesters that he would take up the issue with NHA officials. Thanks The News

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