By Wadood Mehsud
TANK: Residents of Mohalla Khan Colony staged a protest against the district administration, accusing officials of ignoring long-standing infrastructure and drainage problems. They also announced a boycott of the ongoing polio vaccination campaign.
Demonstrators gathered outside the Mehsud Press Club, chanting slogans against the deputy commissioner and the executive engineer of public health. They called for immediate action to end years of official inaction.
Muhammad Nawaz Mehsud said community elders had met the deputy commissioner several times through jirgas to raise concerns, but repeated assurances had not been followed by practical measures. Requests for further meetings, he alleged, were also refused.
Residents said the neighborhood had been exposed to floodwater for years, leaving streets and pathways badly damaged. Daily life was severely disrupted, and the transformer for the local tube well had been out of order for two months despite repeated complaints.
They said stagnant water had turned the area into mud and filth, spreading disease among children, and poor access routes delayed emergency transport.
Protesters demanded street reconstruction, a bridge, and an effective drainage system. They vowed to continue boycotting the polio campaign until their grievances were addressed. The demonstration ended with calls for urgent action from authorities.
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