Traders name interim union president
CHITRAL: Representatives of about 70 bazaars in Chitral town on Sunday named Habib Hussain Mughal as the interim president of the traders union.
He would hold an election of the union and hand over the representation of the traders to the elected members in 90 days.
In consultation with the bazaar committee, the caretaker president will form a temporary cabinet representing the bazaars.
Later, Mr Mughal told a press conference that after the expiry of the tenure of former president Shabbir Ahmed and his cabinet, he has accepted the responsibility on the insistence of the bazaar committee.
He said the schedule for the union election would be announced in a week.–Bashir Hussain Azad