Arrangements for Lowari tunnel festival discussed

Report GH Farooqui, Chitral
A joint session of the Tehsil Council Chitral, Mastuj
and the district councils under the chair of Sultan
Shah decided to celebrate a thanks-giving day on
completion of teh excavation work on Lowari Rail
Tunnel.
The session discussed different aspects of Lowari
tunnel project.
The members paid tributes to former chairman NHA Farrukh Javed
for his keen interest in the project. Through another unanimous
resolution, they decided to hold a thanks-giving day on
completion of the tunnel and to observe a one-day holiday in the
district.
Nawafil-i-Shukrana would also be offered on the same day in
different mosques and public places by the people of Chitral.
Free food would be distributed among the poor by the district
government.
A committee comprising all stakeholders was formed to make
arrangements for the celebrations of Lowari tunnel. They
also passed a resolution to declare Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and
Parvez Musharaf as benefactors (mohsin) of Chitral.
LAND SALE: The house also demanded imposition of a ban on
purchase of land in Chitral by outsiders, fearing that with
the opening of the tunnel, a large number of outsiders will
move into the district to purchase land.