Funds sought for repair of Torkham Road

PESHAWAR, March 30: Civil society activists belonging to Khyber Agency have expressed grave concern over the dilapidated condition of Peshawar-Torkham road and demanded of the government to allocate sufficient funds for its reconstruction. Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday, Khyber Development Social Society chairman Hazrat Wali Afridi said that the Torkham-Jamrud and Warsak-Jamrud roads were in ruins and the traffic mess on these roads had been making life miserable for the commuters. Several tribesmen were also present at the news conference. Mr Afridi said that due to bad condition of the roads it took several hours to cover a distance, which would have been possible in one hour if the road was fit for travel. He said that patients were the worst affected, as they could not be shifted to hospitals in time.