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SUNDAY
MARCH 22, 2015
BRIEF
A3 Bucks were intended to support Uzair Baloch
Govt orders action against use of chemical drums for supplying milk, butter RAWALPINDI: Orders have been issued for launching campaign against the use of blue chemical drums for milk supply to the milk shops and dairies in Rawalpindi city. Government has issued directives to Consumer Protection Council (CPC) to launch drive against the butter making factories and milk supplier engaged in supplying milk through blue chemical drums as the complaints are pouring in that the milk being supplied through these drums has become source of spreading fatal diseases like cancer, hepatitis and lever. CPC sources said the issue has been raised at high level that cancer and stomach and lever related fatal diseases are likely to be erupted due to use of blue chemical drums in carrying and supplying milk to the dairies and milk sellers in Rawalpindi because these drums are used for supplying chemicals like potassium chloride, caustic sodium sulphide and ferric chloride which are highly lethal for life. —Online
Dar briefs politicians on judicial commission ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday made several telephone calls to politicians from all parties to brief each regarding the formation of judicial commission to probe alleged rigging in the General Elections 2013. According to media reports the people who were briefed included, chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Siraj-ulHaq, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Khursheed Shah, Rehman Malik, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani, Aitzaz Ahsan, National Party (NP) leader Mir Hasil Bizenjo, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA Farooq Sattar, and FATA representative G.G. Jamal. All party representatives have congratulated Dar and the government for the formation of judicial commission. Both PML-N and PTI have reached an agreement over the judicial commission. —Online
Complaint cell set up in ministry of works ISLAMABAD: Complaint cell has been set up in housing ministry to address the complaints of the people pertaining to this ministry and its subsidiaries. Complaint cell has been established under the directives of minister for housing and works Akram Khan Durrani under a section officer. Federal housing minister will directly monitor the performance of this cell. Ministry has appealed to the people to put into the box of complaint cell their complaints if they have any against ministry of works or its subordinate departments including State office, PWD, PHA, Federal government employees housing foundation. The box has been placed on first floor of Pakistan secretariat B block Islamabad. —Online
Hashmi calls for peace in Karachi JAHANIAN: Veteran politician
Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has said country cannot run without peace in Karachi and what steps have been taken therein are correct and this process should continue. He said this while talking to journalists here on the occasion of walima function of brother of senior journalist Khalid Mehmood Bhatti here Saturday. “Country cannot run without bringing peace in Karachi. All are in favour of the steps being taken here. All the steps are being taken in Karachi in consultation with MQM. This process should not stop and its scope rather should be broadened. Everyone who is involved in terrorism or whosoever has piled up mountains upon mountains of corruption should be brought to justice”, he remarked. He held the legal position of the statement given by Saulat Mirza is not established. However the information obtained from him can provide further help but the legal notions cannot be overlooked. —Online
BY SALEEM BUKHARI ISLAMABAD: Ayan Ali, one of top Pakistani models, accused in money laundering case, was trying to smuggle money to be used in Uzair Baloch case. A source in Pakistan People Party disclosed this to The Frontier Post. "Ex Interior Minister Rehman Malik's brother Khalid Malik is the main character in this, and Malik used Ayan Ali several times for this purpose. But unluckily she got caught last time,” sources added. “Millions of dollars have been transferred to Dubai for this cause till now, Khalid Malik is trying to pressurise Ali. He immediately reached Adyala jail when Ayan was shifted there." Earlier while talking to Frontier Post at Adyala Jail, Ayan Ali seemed agitated every time she heard Malik’s name. She didn’t blame anyone but said that she’ll expose all the matters soon.
PESHAWAR: Workers of Al Khidmat Foundation stage a protest outside the Press Club. —Online
ANP demands consensus on judicial commission MOHAMMAD RIAZ MAYAR MARDAN: Provincial chief of Awami National Party (ANP) and MNA Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on Saturday demanded that all the political parties should be taken in confidence in constituting judicial commission in connection of rigging. “It wasn’t only Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaf (PTI) demand but it was demand of all political parties”, he added. He expressed these views while addressing to a youth convention at Mardan Club arranged by Na-
SWA IDPs repatriation continues
tional Youth Organization (NYO) a youth wing of the party. Large numbers of party youth attended the convention. Central President of NYO Khushal Khan Khattak, Central General Secretary Fakhru din Khan, provincial president of NYO Sangin Khan, provincial general secretary of ANP Emal Wali and other also addressed the youth convention. He added that the ANP welcomed the negotiation between government and PTI leaders in connection of judicial commission. “Imran Khan is talking about 35 punchers but open rigging were done against us in the previous elec-
tions”, he said. Hoti added that other parties were engaged in election campaign but the ANP was busy in putting the dead bodies of the party workers. He said in the previous election Fakhru din G Ibrahim was election commissioner of other parties while the ANP’s election commissioner was Hakeemullah Mahsud and he did decisions. “We will also go to the judicial commission for justice”, he added. Haider Hoti said that judicial commission should start his investigation from NA-1 Peshawar 1. Hoti said Karachi was the joint city of all nations and government should fulfil his responsibilities to maintain law and order
situation in Karachi. He added that complete investigations should be conducted in the statement given by Saulat Mirza and strict action should be taken against those people who are involved in destroying the peace of Karachi. He added that Imran Khan on the name of change cheated the youth of the province but now the youth of the province became aware about the so-called change and they will defeat the so-called change in the local body election in the province. “We will take funeral of the so-called tsunami in the upcoming local body elections” he added.
HEC stresses to address issues of common man
BANNU: The repatriation of Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) from South Waziristan Agency continued on Saturday for sixth consecutive day. At least 5,516 people of as many as 788 families have repatriated to their areas under the supervision of the army. The repatriation process would continue till April 4. The Federal Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) in collaboration with Pak Army has made comprehensive arrangements for return of TDPs. The government is paying each family thirty five thousand rupees including twenty five thousand from ATM and Ten thousand from mobile Sims for their routine expenditures and transport besides provision of six month ration by the political administration. —Online
M ARIF DOGAR FAISALABAD: Higher Education Com-
mission (HEC) Chairman Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmad on Saturday said that universities were mandated for building communities through transferring their technologies among the people and providing recommendations to policy makers as think-tank to address the issue of common man. He along with UAF Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Austrian International Institute for Applied System Analysis Director General Dr Pavel Kabat, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Rai Niaz, executive member of Famers Associates of Pakistan Afaq Tiwana, University of Poonch, Rawalakot
Vice Chancellor Dr Manzoor Hussain Khan and other notables inaugurated the exhibition. It brings more than 40 stalls displaying the different models, technologies, handicraft, related to agriculture, food and textile industry. Tens of speculators come in piles at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad to enjoy the colours of Agricultural Exhibition began on Saturday. It is part of UAF ongoing six-day Spring Festival that will continue till March 23. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that researches should not be piled up in the libraries. It must be translated into goods and services. He added that researchers and experts should come up with the innovative ideas to give the suggestion to policy makers about the agriculture,
energy and water issue. He said that the country was under the grip of water scarcity as the per capita water availability has reached to the threshold level. He said that the HEC was making all out efforts to promote the education, quality researchers and trained manpower to address the issue of the common man. Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that country was passing through the multiple challenges including food insecurity, water issue, unemployment and the other areas. He said that the festival was meant to provide a platform to the farming community, common man, scientists, academia, industry and policy makers to sit together and to find out the way to jack up agricultural productivity.
Pakistan plans new agreement with England BY SALEEM BUKHARI ISLAMABAD: Pakistani government is
preparing a new agreement for exchanging criminals with England, after being disapproved by several countries. Interior Ministry sources told the Frontier Post, "The main cause of new treaty with British government is to provide cover to Muhsin and Kashif, who are accused for Imran Farooq murder case. Interior Minister Chuhdry Nisar Ali Khan discussed this matter with British high commissioner Flep Briton 4 days ago in a meeting. The purpose of new agreement could be the current situation of law and order and security forces operations in Karachi, sources added.
‘Corrupt’ IESCO director reinstated SHEHZAD YOUSAFZAI RAWALPINDI: In a clear violation of rules and regulations and an order by the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the Islamabad Electricity Supply Company (IESCO) reinstated its dismissed director, who was found involved in a corruption scandal. The former director for transport at IESCO, Ali Zulqarnain Kiyani, had allegedly misappropriated Rs 70 million funds. Last year, the IESCO workers filed a petition at the IHC, requesting investigation into Zulqarnain Kiyani’s alleged corruption. On April 16, 2014, the court ordered the IESCO authorities to act against the director, following which the authorities set up a two-member committee to probe the corruption charges. After investigation, the committee presented its report to the managing director (MD) of Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO).
Third round of anti-polio campaign ends in KP BY OUR STAFF REPORTER PESHAWAR: The third round of polio vaccination under “Sihat Ka Ittehad” programme concluded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday. The round lasted for three days and about 5.1 million children under the age of five were vaccinated across the province. The vaccinated children are more than 96% per cent of the total target set for the round. Special catch up activities are going on to achieve the remaining target. According to a report of Polio Emergency Operation Centre of Health Department,199,623 children were vaccinated in district Abbottabad, 174,697 in Bannu, 85,267 in Batgram, 192,085 in Buner, 262,182 in Charsadda, 16,379 in Chitral, 295,948 in D.I. Khan, 279,439 in Dir lower,
192,168 in Dir upper, 115,259 in Hangu, 185,620 in Harripur, 127,442 in Karak, 184,756 in Kohat , 47,630 in Kohistan, 165,493 in Lakki Marwat, 124,972 in Malakand, 166,420 in Masehra, 370,892 in Mardan, 258,085 in Nowshehra, 714,283 in Peshawar, 159,220 in Shangla, 247,144 in Swabi, 430,499 in Swat and 79,539 were vaccinated in Tank. The final report from Torghar was not received till the filing of this report. During the campaign, cases of refusal were also reported in some districts and Peshawar was on the top. Meanwhile, a special campaign of Injectable Polio Vaccination (IPV) also kicked off in district Peshawar and Bannu for being high-risk areas. These two districts are considered to be high risk areas BANNU: Chairman PTI Imran Khan’s Wife Reham Khan mee the IDP children in Bannu. —Online with regard to polio virus.
Indian troops kill two Kashmiri youth in IHK
In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism have martyred two Kashmiri youth during a siege and search operation in Samba district. One civilian was also injured in the operation. Earlier, two Indian army men including a Major were injured in an attack in the area. The operation was going on till last reports came in. SRINAGAR:
The forum led by the veteran Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar, today, ridiculed the puppet Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s claim about the number of political prisoners in Indian jails. The forum said that hundreds of Kashmiri political prisoners were languishing in different jails of India, but Mufti had claimed that there was
only one political prisoner in jail. The statement said that either Mufti Sayeed was giving such statements to hoodwink the world, or he was provided with wrong information by the Indian agencies. Senior leader, Shabbir Ahmad Shah in a statement said that the Pakistan Resolution, passed on 23rd March in 1940 in Lahore, was a source of inspiration and guideline for all the freedom-
loving people of the world including the oppressed people of Kashmir. The Hurriyet leader prayed for peace, prosperity and stability of Pakistan. Three persons were buried alive in a massive avalanche in Ramban district, today. Two women and 10-yearold boy, all residents of Banihal, were killed when the avalanche hit Mahoo area of the district, this morning. Kashmiri representatives Syed Faiz
Naqshbandi, Altaf Hussian Wani and Mrs Shamim Shawl addressing the 28th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva said that the Indian authorities had institutionalized the hostility against the human rights defenders in occupied Kashmir. They urged the Council to impress upon India to prevent its armed forces from harassing rights activists in the occupied territory. —Online