Flour distribution stampedes kill one, injure several in Charsadda, Kohat.

LAKKI MARWAT -- A man was killed and several people injured during free flour distribution stampedes in Charsadda and Kohat districts on Thursday.

Also, a man died of critical injuries he suffered after the boundary wall of a flour mill in Bannu district collapsed on him.

Flour distribution is under way across the province in line with the caretaker government's announcement of the supply of Rs19.77 billion flour to over 5.7 million deserving families of the province free of charge during Ramazan, the month of fasting.

A stampede happened in the main Charsadda bazaar when hundreds of people showed up to receive free flour. Sher Afzal was killed and Jamal, Sher Alam and a woman injured in the incident, which, according to witnesses, occurred after some people fell on the ground.

Man dies in Bannu as flour mill's wall collapses on him

The crowd later staged a protest.

Deputy commissioner Adnan Farid said he had ordered a probe into the incident.

He also said in future, flour would be distributed at village council level.

Also in the day, an elderly man was killed and four people injured in Bannu when a wall fell on them on a Bannu-Miramshah Road flour mill ahead of flour distribution.

An official said the incident occurred after a truck hit the wall near the main entrance to the place.

He identified the deceased as Gul Khan, 65, and the injured as Gul Azad, 85, Shehzada, 55, Mustafa, 20, and Bilal, 16, and said they all were buried under the wall debris.

The official said the body and the injured were shifted to the district headquarters hospital.

He said the flour distribution point was established at the flour mill due to the availability of a large open space to prevent people from trouble and ensure transparency of the exercise.

The official said in future, people would get flour from the notified dealers.

Meanwhile, several people, including women, were injured when the police baton-charged people at a flour...