Swat Protest
Pakistan: Locals arrange rallies in Swat to protest against ‘forced’ acquisition of land
Mingora, Pakistan: The land owners and locals from different parts of Swat region of Pakistan on Wednesday staged protest rallies against the forced acquisition of agricultural land for Swat Expressway phase-II.
Starting from the Kanju area of Kabal Tehsil, the rally participants gathered in front of Swat Press Club after passing through various areas, The News International reported.
Addressing the protesters, the elders announced that they would resist the government 's move to build the Swat Expressway on the fertile agricultural lands of the people.
They asked the authority in the region to build the motorway along the river bank in order to save the fertile land and fruit orchards from complete destruction.
“The government wants to destroy the locals economically. This valley has already been affected by militancy, flood and earthquake. And now the government is creating another trouble for the people,” Abdul Wakil, a local elder, told The News International.
He added that they would arrange hunger strikes and sit-in outside the Parliament House in Islamabad if their voice was not heard.
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