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Saturday, 28 July, 2012
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karacHi: a motorcyclist passes by a vehicle set ablaze by an angry mob of Pak colony, bara board during their protest against the rangers operation. STAFF PHOTO KARACHI
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T least eight people were killed in firing incidents in different parts of the metropolis while two tortured bodies were also recovered, police sources said on Friday. According to media reports, some unidentified armed men opened fire in Dhawaraji area and shot a man dead for not paying extortion money. Residents
and traders of the area staged a protest after the incident. Two men died during cross firing between rival groups in Dhobi Ghat area of Garden while some unknown people gunned down two men in Manghopir. In new Karachi area some unidentified persons opened fire and killed a woman. The deceased was identified as Suria, 28. Meanwhile, two dead bodies were found from Soldier Bazar and new Karachi areas. Two others were also injured in firing in Gardi and PIB Colony.
A tortured dead body was found from Lyari River in old Golimar. Police sources said that the deceased was kidnapped and then shot dead. In a separate incident, a body of 50 years old eunuch was found from a flat situated in Qayoomabad sector A. Asad Laghari, 22, was injured over resistance to a robbery bid in L-6 Market, Gulshan-e-Hadeed. TWO ROBBeRS KILLeD, 20 NABBeD IN SeARCH OPeRATION: Two robbers were killed in exchange of fire with police while their accomplice
fled the scene on Friday. The police also arrested as many as 20 persons involved in drugs business during separate operations in the city and recovered a huge amount of drugs and arms from their possession. According to the police sources, three robbers riding a motorcycle were fleeing after snatching Rs15 thousand from a contractor near Chourangi Hospital in Landhi area when they came across police. The robbers, having seen the police started firing and tried to flee but in retaliatory fire two of them got killed on the
spot while their third accomplice managed to escape. west Akram naeem Broka said that upon complaints of surge in the drugs business, the police conducted a search operation in different areas of the city including Orangi Town, Metrol, Frontier Colony, Katti Pahari, Sultanabad, Kanwari Colony and Mangopir areas. During the operation about two dozen people involved in drugs business were arrested. Drugs and arms, worth millions of rupees, were also recovered from their possession.
NePRA raises KeSC tariff by Rs 1.60 ISLAMABAD OnlinE
The national electric Power Regulatory Authority (nePRA) has issued a notification for an increase in power tariff of KeSC by Rs 1.60 per unit on account of fuel price adjustment charges. nePRA officials said the tariff had been increased under the fuel adjustment charges for the month of January, February and March. According to the notification, the Karachi electric Supply Company would collect Rs 1.40 per unit under the fuel adjustment for the month of January. In the second notification, nePRA allowed the KeSC to collect four paisa per unit under fuel adjustment charges for February in the bills of August, while a third notification issued on Friday said KeSC consumers would pay an extra Rs 1.60 per unit for the month of March, to be collected in electricity bills of Sep-
tember. nePRA had only on Thursday approved an increase in electricity tariff of 24 paisa per unit under the monthly fuel adjustment formula. nePRA has been frequently raising electricity tariff despite failing to control widespread prolonged load shedding across the country. It claims that the cost of producing electricity is much higher than the revenue generated through its sale to consumers, thus forcing the authority to go for tariff raises. People across the country have been up in arms against the authorities for continued load shedding in both urban and rural areas and keeping on with raising tariff every other day. with the power shortfall nearing 4,500Mw, urban centers are facing up to 14 hours of load shedding, while electricity remains absent in rural areas for up to 18 hours a day.
THARPARKAR: The number of peacocks’ deaths reached to 67 as 10 more peacocks died in Tehsil Diplo of Tharparkar district, wildlife authorities said on Friday. Peacocks continue to die in Tharparkar district of Sindh due to Ranikhet disease. According to wildlife authorities, teams of poultry doctors had been called in from Hyderabad and Sukkur. Talking to media at Mitthi Circuit House, Sindh wildlife Minister Dr Daya Ram said a resolution would be tabled in the Sindh Assembly for the safety of peacocks in Tharparkar while Karoonjhar area of nagarparkar would be given status of a national park. inP