TORKHAM BORDER: Hundreds of daily wagers and porters on Monday staged a protesting sit-in in Torkham against the strict conditions and visa for labourers who frequently cross the border.
A number of local bodies representatives and leders also attended the sti-in staged in busy Torkham border.
The protesters marched in Torkham border and holding banners and black flags in their hands.
Speaking on the occasion and Mazdoor union office bearers including Farman Shinwari and Barakat Shinwari,Kalimullah Shinwari,Zarqeeb Shinwari and Qari Nazeem Gul Shinwari said that authorities ahould relax the travelling conditions imposed at Torkham border. They condemned the harsh attitude of authorities with the poor porters.
They said the Torkham authorities should issue tokens for those who frequently cross the border.
Barakat said that Frontier Cops(FC) personnel severely torture daily wagers and porters including small children who work to earn for the families.
The protesters also demanded of the government to allow the crew members of each truck to enter Afghanistan.
The protesters threatened to continue their protesting sit-in until their demamds not accepted.
Meanwhile, local elders and labourers in a press conference condemned the immoral and harsh behaviour of Federally Investigative Agency(FIA) officials who were tried to stop participating in the daily wagers protest in Torkham. Jamat-e-Islami Ameer Muqtadar Shah and Kalimullah Shinwari said that it was their moral and political right to participate in every public event.
They said alleged FIA officials at Torkham border that they used immoral attitude with them and allowed them to meet the high ups to resolve the issue peacefully. The tribal elders and political workers said that they would not tolerate their insult and would give an All Political Parties protrest in Khyber if action not taken against the FIA officials posted at Torkham Nadra office.
