Chitral peace body vows to keep militants away

Report Zahiruddin, Chitral
All segments of society in Chitral have expressed their resolve to maintain the ideal peace and tranquility prevalent in the district.
In the monthly meeting of peace committee held on Wednesday with Chitral DCO Mutasim Billah Shah in the chair, the heads of various political parties, representatives of civil society organizations and other stakeholders expressed their views to maintain peace and harmony.
They said the people of Chitral were not susceptible to extremism and they hated terrorism in all its forms and ways and will not allow anyone to disturb the ideal peace of the area. They said the people were keeping close vigilance over their surroundings so that no one may have a chance to carry out subversive activities.
They asked the law enforcing agencies not to allow outsiders to enter the district without proper verification and keep complete and updated information about the outsiders in the valley.
They said Chitral has porous boundaries with other districts and intrusion of militants is quite possible against which extraordinary measures must be taken by increasing the strength of force.
Addressing on the occasion, the DCO said without the active cooperation of the people, it was not possible to maintain peace in the area and the district government is employing all its resources and capabilities to maintain peace.