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LAHORE Tuesday, 30 July, 2013
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saad orders check on black-marketing of tickets LAHORe STAFF REPORT
Pakistan Railways (PR) Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique directed the authorities concerned to check the blackmarketing of railways’ tickets. Presiding over a meeting in Lahore, Rafique said that additional police personnel and booking staff would be deployed to facilitate rail commuters. The meeting also decided to introduce more freight trains. The meeting was briefed on the launch of a special operation to clear out encroachments from the railways’ property. over the years a lack of attention, poor policies, increasing expenditures and poor financial controls and 2010’s floods, left the PR with deficits in billions of rupees. on July 27 the PR slashed the fares of all passenger trains by over 45 percent, for three months to attract more passengers, with the exception of the Karakoram Express. The PR also received Rs 1.57 billion to open a Letter of Credit (LC) to import 75 locomotives from China,
Rafique added. Efforts were being made to remove the annual deficit of Rs 35 billion by the end of current financial year, Rafique said. The minister said there was a dispute of Rs 3 billion between the Punjab government and the railways and thanked provincial government for its cooperation and for the payment of Rs 300 million in first tranche. Furthermore, he said that the maintenance cost on each locomotive was $50 which was very low as compared to international standards. one freight train earned approximately Rs 1.15 billion annually and was a major source of revenue for the authority, he added. The management had also decided to run four special trains for Eid to facilitate the passengers to visit their home towns to celebrate the festival with their loved ones, he said. He added that the first train would run from Quetta to Rawalpindi on August 6‚ the 2nd and 3rd on August 7 from Karachi to Lahore, and the 4th from Peshawar to Lahore on August 8.
LAHORE: A divisional bench of the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the federal government to decide the matter of the appointment of the National College of Arts (NCA)’s permanent Principal within 15days. The bench comprising Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani and Justice Mian Saqib Nisar passed the orders on a petition filed by Dr Murtaza Jafari while hearing the matter at Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry. A law officer earlier informed the bench that the cabinet division selection committee had interviewed five candidates for the post on July 25. He said that the committee would finalise its report within a week and it would be sent to the cabinet. After hearing the law officer’s statement, the bench disposed off the matter. However, the bench allowed the petitioner to approach court if court’s orders were not followed. APP eID NeCeSSITIeS: A craftswoman awaits customers for her bangles at Anarkali. MUrtAZA ALI
PolIce TaKes ITs revenge: Four ‘Taliban’ arrested LAHORe
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o U R terrorists responsible for the attack on National Academy for Prisons in Rasul Park in July last year, which killed 10 police wardens and injured 22, were arrested by the police on Monday. Two Kalashnikovs, 50 bullets and four hand grenades were seized from their possession. DIG Investigation Zulfiqar Hameed identified the suspects as Karamat Ali, Zulfiqar Alim, Sohail and Abdul Hafeez who confessed that they belonged to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Al-Qaeda. He said that police arrested them from Minar-e-Pakistan upon receiving information about their arrival. Investigations reveal that the attack on the jail
was planned by Al-Qaeda commander Afzal and executed by Junaid, who also attacked military officials at Chenab River in Gujrat last year. AdVISOR TO CM KILLEd? A woman (60) was allegedly killed by her servant in a house at outfall Road in Islampura Police precincts on Monday. According to some reports, the victim Fehmida was the advisor to the Punjab chief minister. However, a Punjab government spokesman denied Fehmida being the CM’s advisor. Reportedly, the body of the deceased woman was found in her house with a severe head injury. The police have registered a case on the request of the victim’s son and say that further investigations are underway. FIA ARRESTS SEVEN POWER THIEVES: FIA Police arrested seven power thieves from different areas of the city on Monday. The FIA also arrested the owners of two housing societies of the city.
CIA kills 5 in encounter LAHORe STAFF REPORT
The Crime Investigation Agency killed five men in an encounter on Monday in Kahna. According to reports, the CIA Kahna Police raided a factory in Suay Asal Bedian Road for the arrest of criminals. The police exchanged in cross firing with the men at the factory and ended up killing five while two managed to escape. According to CIA Kahna Incharge Rana Haseeb Anjum, the five men were wanted in various cases by the police and had a handsome head money. The police identified the men as Babar alias Babri, Mohsin Iqbal, Tanveer, Irfan and Imran alias Imrani. The police told Pakistan Today that the men were involved in the killing of an elections candidate Ashraf Zahid in 2008 general elections and various other people. IG dISTRIBUTES PRIZES FOR HIGH-LEVEL ARRESTS: Punjab Inspector General (IG) on Monday delivered cash and certificates among police officials in Lahore’s Central Police office for arresting dangerous criminals.
As per details, Punjab IG Khan Baig distributed cash and certificates among police officials in a ceremony in the Central Police office for arresting wanted criminals. He said that the police would not let criminals disturb the peace of the public. The IG distributed Rs 4,050,000 among officers of 11 divisions for arresting 15 dangerous criminals. He also gave certificates to 6 officials for their good performance. Two female officials, Multan DSP Shahida Nasreen received Rs 50,000 while Faisalabad Sub Inspector Farah Waheed received Rs 200,000. Investigation’s Additional IG Cap(R) Muhammad Usman Khatak, Investigation’s SP Waqas Hussan, Admin and Security AIG Sajjad Hussan Manj and PSo to IG Muhammad Ali were also present at the ceremony. Furthermore, Baig said that standard operating procedures would be followed on the Chehlem of Hazrat Ali (RA) on 10th of Muharam. He said that 27,952 officials would be appointed at 778 Majalis and 172 demonstrations across the province on the 21st of Ramadan. He also said that they were finalising the security plan for Jumatulvida, Chandraat and Eid.
dIg sacKs 9 coPs noT FIT For servIce LAHORE: operation’s Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Muhammad Tahir Rai dismissed four SI’s, one ASI, one HC and three constables during an orderly room. According to details SI Abdul Shammi and SI Muhammad Bashir were dismissed for inefficiency and negligence which resulted in the killings of two individuals during a session court while SI Maqsood Ahmed, SI Saifullah, ASI Muhammad Ashraf , Head Constable Shahab-ud-din, Constable Muhammad Nadeem, Constable Nazir Hussain and Constable Abdul Waheed were dismissed for failure to formulate foolproof security arrangements due to which eight under-trial prisoners escaped from police custody from Lahore’s District Court. Rai said that no one was above the law and that inefficiency and negligence would not be tolerated at any cost. STAFF REPORT
she Was raPed on her Way bacK FroM a shrIne LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday took notice of the gang-rape of an 11-year-old girl. Nankana Sahib District and Sessions Judge has been directed to probe the matter and submit a detailed report regarding steps taken by the local police along with his comments. The girl, a resident of Syedwala Town, was returning home from a nearby shrine with her cousin when Rao Asif alias Kaka, Rai Saqlain and Rana Waheed assaulted her and took her to a deserted place where they raped her for two hours. The victim’s father alleged that police was equally involved in this as he tried to lodge a complaint which was finally registered after a delay of five days against two culprits, omitting the name of Waheed. The medical examination of the victim was done after a week to destroy evidence and while ASI Saifullah was protecting the accused and humiliating the family, he said. The LHC Complaint Cell taking notice of the incident directed the District and Sessions judge to look into the matter and submit a report within one week. APP
Muslims throng mosques for Aitekaf LAHORe STAFF REPORT
Thousands of devout Muslims will observe Aitekaf from Tuesday at various mosques in the city to spend the last ten days of Ramadan in prayers to appease the Almighty. Administrations of mosques have made arrangements to facilitate these individuals. All is set for Minhaj-ul-Quran
International’s Aitekaf City to be established from today onwards in Township’s Jamia Al-Minhaj. Thousands of men and women from across the country will become residents of Aitekaf City from the Ramadan 20 till the sighting of the moon in the company of Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri. Hundreds of people have started to arrive from abroad to take part in this annual activity. The final meeting of over 100
administrative committees was held under the chairmanship of Sheikh Zahid Fayyaz at the Aitekaf City on Sunday. Aitekaf Secretary Jawad Hamid gave a detailed briefing regarding the preparations for the mega event. Hamid briefed the meeting on the arrangements made to ensure the smooth and uninterrupted supply of water and electricity and the provision of Sehri and Iftar. Minhaj Welfare Foundation Director
Amjad Shah briefed the meeting on the round-the-clock availability of medical facilities during the ten days which included ambulances and teams of doctors. Fayyaz gave instructions to the committees concerned regarding the smooth performance of rituals, foolproof security arrangements and the division of the Aitekaf City into different blocks for effective administration and facilitation of the residents.