Pashtun elders anathema usury, drug trade
The elders done a preference during a assembly with comparison officials of internal administration. PHOTO: FILE
BAJAUR AGENCY: The genealogical elders of Bajaur Agency have motionless to anathema moneylending and levy a chastisement of Rs3 million on anyone using interest-based businesses. The elders done a preference during a assembly with comparison officials of internal administration. Political Agent Abdul Amir Khattak chaired a jirga, that was attended by scores of elders of several tribes and eremite leaders. The genealogical leaders also concluded to anathema sale and squeeze of narcotics in their particular areas. Participants of a Jriga voiced regard over flourishing trade of narcotics, feign medicines and interest-based business.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 1st, 2017.
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