All-parties conference: Charsadda deemed sensitive district

CHARSADDA: Various political parties have deemed Charsadda a sensitive district and demanded a judicial enquiry into the attack on Bacha Khan University (BKU). This was announced during an all-parties conference (APC) held in Charsadda on Wednesday. The meeting was convened by Jamaat-e-Islami Charsadda chapter. Speaking on the occasion, Shah said Charsadda is a sensitive district where ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman have been targeted in the past. “However, the government has never tried to address these concerns,” he said. “As a result, acts of terror have become common and no one is safe anymore.” A large number of speakers insisted political parties should join hands to eliminate militancy. Dr Asim Bangash, a BKU administration official, said the government had done little to enquire into the Army Public School attack. “Everyone is now raising question about security arrangements at BKU,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 4^th,  2016.