| LANDI KOTAL: Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh said on Saturday that antisocial elements and criminals had been expelled from the Khyber Agency. Mangal told a gathering at the outhouse of Haji Ayub Afridi and Malik Darya Khan Afridi that most political administration officials were “corrupt and Pakistani rulers were afraid of the US”. Mangal also visited Kuba Mosque where he met Maulana Hazar Nabi. He said people should support LI activists because authorities concerned could not protect the masses. Later, Mangal told reporters that he had told election candidates not to take out processions or hoist party flags on their homes. “The opinion of religious scholars should be sought regarding the participation of women in the balloting,” he added. He said that his LI would not support any particular candidate in the polls, adding that it would favour a person who would serve the people. He also criticised the Election Commission and candidates for not enlisting the residents of Zakha Khel Bazaar in voter lists. |