Peshawar
April 15, 2021
NOWSHERA: The Coid-19 infected 83 more persons amid smart lockdown in various areas of the district on Wednesday.
The district administration continued imposing smart lockdowns to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic after coronavirus cases reported from various areas in the district.
The authorities imposed smart lockdown in 32 localities, including Mohallah Hisartang in Nizampur, Mamakhel in Khairabad, Khushal Colony in Nowshera Cantt, Mohallah Eidgah in Akora Khattak, Sadiqabad in Shaidu, Miangan, Taru Jabba, Rasoolgarh, Akramabad, and others, following the emergence of an increased number of Covid-19 cases.
The administration also sealed five more shops and imposed heavy fines on others for not wearing masks and violating standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Tension in Akora Khattak as seminary students, residents face off
They are in dispute over the blockade of a passage SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: Dec 13, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Dec 13, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 months ago
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Tensions have been running high in Akora Khattak town of KP s Nowshera district over a dispute between residents and students of the Jamia Haqqania seminary.
Residents told SAMAA Digital that the dispute stems from the blockade of a passage that leads to Mohallah Eidgah from the back of the seminary.
They said they have been using the passage for years but Maulana Hamidul Haq, the head of Jamia Haqqania, recently had the passage blocked.