Following the instructions of the Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Deputy Commissioner Bajaur Shahid Ali Khan, Assistant Commissioner (Headquarters) Khar Dr. Sadiq Ali, accompanied by Additional Assistant Commissioner Khar 1 Kaleem Jan, Tehsildar Khar, SDO Irrigation staff, as well as TMA and TOI officers, took action against encroachments in the Sheikh Kali Khor area of Tehsil Khar.
During this operation, six marble factories and two crushing plants were sealed, and both permanent and temporary encroachments were removed and demolished. Notices were issued to vacate the factories, including the machinery, by July 3, 2025.
Additionally, two illegal camps occupied by nomads were evacuated on-site and relocated out of the Khor area. The walls of the encroached factories were dismantled, and these factories were sealed, with a final deadline of July 3, 2025, set for the complete removal of the machinery.
Challans were issued against the managers and clerks responsible for the violations, in accordance with the law.
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The Rickshaw Drivers Association protested against the decision of the Town Muncipal Administration Charsadda for bringing a double increase in Parking tax, demanding immediate withdrawal of the decision.
Protesters gathered at Farooq Azam Chowk, blocking the road for all kinds of traffic and raising slogans of “No, No, No Tax.” The drivers expressed frustration over the doubling of their daily tax from Rs 50 to Rs 100, calling it unjust and oppressive. The first day of Pakistan’s new fiscal year hadn’t even reached its peak when the first public protest broke out — this time in Charsadda district, where Qingqi rickshaw drivers took to the streets against a recent tax hike.
They argued that fuel prices are already on the rise, increasing the tax simultaneously has made it nearly impossible for them to make both ends meet. “We reject this tax increase entirely,” said one protester. “TMA must take this decision back or face the consequences.” The demonstrators warned that if the government did not withdraw the new tax then they would be force to launch a protest movement outside the DC office.
