Security checks of women in Mohmand spark anger

SHABQADAR: Security checks of women have sparked anger among many in Mohmand Agency. At a news conference in Mohmand Press Club, a tribal elder from Ekka Ghund, Malik Arabistan, said some male officials have been checking for women’s identity while some have been making them stand and wait by roadsides for checks. He added those without a CNIC were not being allowed to enter the agency. “This is not acceptable to us tribespeople.” He demanded the political administration to take action in this regard. “These security checks affect our self-respect, therefore they should be stopped or women officials should be deployed at check posts.”  He maintained CNICs of women should not be checked until government makes them for all the women in the agency.  The officials at check posts have, for the first time, started checking women due to security threats in the agency. This is being done after some reports were received regarding women attacking.