Tribal elders urged to keep close watch on prices of food items after administration waives taxes on food items.

A Jirga of tarakzai tribal elders and shopkeepers of Ekkaghund Bazaar regarding reducing the prices of commodities and also inform them about the traffic awareness drive launched by the local administration here with Assistant Political agent Naveed Akbar at Lower Mohmand Sub-division on Friday.

The Jirga was also attended by Political Naib Tehsildar Amir Nawaz and a large number of elders and shopkeepers.

Addressing on the occasion APA Naveed Akbar Khan said that the local political administration has waived all taxes on food items transported here from other parts of the country.

He said that in this regard a notification to this effect was issued from the political agent office in the last week.

Naveed Akbar khan told that Political agent Mahmood Aslam has already directed the officials manning the check posts at the entry points to ensure that there was no collection of any tax on food items being ferried into the agency from outside.

APA directed the Ekkaghund Bazaar price committee to keep close watch on the rates of daily food commodities after removal of taxes on food stuff on various check posts.

He also added that the local administration launched a traffic awareness drive in the tribal region after completion on Ghalanai to Nakkai tunnel Express way.

Naveed Akbar khan said that the objective of the traffic campaign was to create awareness among people to follow traffic rules to avoid accidents and loss of precious lives.

He said that for the first time in the history of Fata, traffic squad of Levies set up traffic awareness camps in different parts of the agency to facilitate people.

Naveed Akbar khan urged the Tarakzai tribal people should cooperate with the traffic squad of Mohmand Levies and follow traffic rules.