The Nation : Lahore News

Govt should announce snap polls, demands JI

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

KHANEWAL - Jamaat-e-Islami Punjab Ameer Dr Syed Wasim Akhtar has said that the government has failed in every field of life so Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani should announce elections� date immediately to get rid of further crises.
He was addressing a press conference here in Ghalai Institute Khanewal. Dr Waseem Akhtar further said that the government should take immediate steps for the welfare of farmers as they were not being paid appropriate prices for their productions. He

PTI has right to hold meetings anywhere: Naqvi

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

WAZIRABAD - Quaid-e-Millat Jafaria Allama Sajid Naqvi has said that talks for revival of MMA remained meaningless, but the struggle to unite religious parties must be continued.
He was addressing a press conference at the residence of Mirza Taqi Ali here in Nizamabad on Friday.
Sajid Naqvi maintained that corrupt politicians had destroyed the country as Railways, PIA and Steel Mill were near collapse but the government was doing nothing to save these institutions. He said,

CM to open grain market

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

SADIQABAD - The Punjab chief minister would distribute allotment letters of the new grain market established near the Bypass Road in Rahim Yar Khan, among shopkeepers, and fertilisers and input dealers in second week of January.
This was disclosed by Chenab Group of Industries chairman and Market Committee administrator Chaudhry Muhammad Shafiq while talking to the media. He said, �During CM Shahbaz Sharif�s recent visit to Rahim Yar Khan, i met with him (CM) and told him that

Rifts among religious parties caused MMA demise

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

KHARIAN - Millat-e-Jafariya Quaid Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi has linked the failure of the MMA to the difference among the religious parties� and said that they were trying to revive the MMA again for the upcoming general elections.
Talking to the media in Jamia Masjid Ali Eidgah Road, here the other day, Mr Naqvi said that the present regime was looting the national exchequer with both hands. There was lawlessness in the country, while the rulers always talked about rule of law and

Govt apathy cutting farmers to the bone

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

MULTAN - The Kissan Board Pakistan South Punjab chapter has condemned prolonged power outages at the time of wheat sowing, saying it is a conspiracy to hinder the country from achieving sowing target.
Addressing a meeting of KBP South Punjab here on Friday, Malik Fayyazul Hassan Bhutta warned that the country would miss the target, resulting in a serious food crisis in the coming days. He added that Wapda turned out to be the biggest enemy of farmers as it sent excessive bills

Cop�s killer gets death

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

SARGODHA - Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Mushtaq Elahi Bingi awarded death sentence and life imprisonment to the killers of a police officer.
According to the prosecution, on November 24, 2009 accused Nazakat Ali, Mehboob, Farooq, Anwar and Ashraf, residents of nearby village 40/NB, had gunned down Sub-Inspector Muhammad Asif of Crimes Branch over old enmity in the jurisdictions of Satellite Town Police Station.
Police registered a case against the accused

Police come down hard on CNG vehicle owners

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

SADIQABAD - A senior police official has warned the Rahim Yar Khan transporters to remove the cylinders installed below the seats of public service vehicles else their rout permits will be cancelled.
�The cylinders are very dangerous and nobody will be allowed to play with passengers� lives,� Bahawalpur Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Mehmoodul Hassan said during his visit to the district. �The law does not permit transporters to get fuel tanks fit in place of passengers�

Prosperity linked to education

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

RAHIM YAR KHAN - Chenab Group of Industries chairman and Market Committee administrator Chaudhry Muhammad Shafiq handed over Rs 300,000 cheque to the DPO for the Police Welfare School at the latter�s office. The amount would be spent for different projects at the police. On the occasion, DPO Sohail Zafar Chatta thanked him for the financial support. Mr Sohail said that modern education is the right of every child, adding that for development in a country, education is the need of

Medical camps for flood victims

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

CHUNIAN - The CPHR in collaboration with Hazara Public School & College set up medical camps in flood-hit areas of district Thatta.
The victims in village 103 Mori and Pir Patho were provided with medical facilities to prevent or minimize spread of diseases.
The Clinical & Population Health Research�s Emergency Coordinator Faiz Soomro, Dr Illyas Soomro and Programme Officer Amjad facilitated nearly 500 people during the camps. It was observed that children were at high

�Corruption not to be tolerated in police�

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

NANKANA SAHIB - Corruption will not be tolerated in the police and the people should support the department in its fight against crime and criminals, said Sheikhupura RPO Dr Arif Mushtaq in an open court held at Saddar Nankana Police Station, the other day.
He said the number of security forces personal is very low as compare to population of the country, adding that just 39 police officials are available in the City Police Station whereas the population of the city is more than

D&SJ visits district jail

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

KHANEWAL: - District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmad Aqeel has visited the District Jail of Multan and met with the prisoners. He ordered the doctor of the prison hospital for immediate shifting of two prisoners according to rules. The D&S judge of Khanewal also met with 15 female prisoners and ordered Judicial Magistrate Abdul Karim to process the bail application of one prisoner.

Candidates named for TBA polls

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

PATTOKI -The Lawyers Seniors Group has fielded its candidates for the offices of President, General Secretary and others candidates in the Pattoki Bar Association annual elections 2012.
Group nominated Chaudhry Zakar Hanif for president�s slot, for vice-president Sh Shahzada Imtiaz, general secretary Mudassar Naeem Bhatti and for joint secretary Malik Ijaz offices as the elections would be held on January 10, 2012. On the other hand, hundreds of the Tehsil Pattoki Bar

PM tried to provoke Army

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

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GUJRANWALA - The Pakistan Muslim League (Awami) president has said that the prime minister intentionally provoked armed forces in the most critical consequences of the history but the Chief of Army Staff reasonably responded and showed positive approach.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmad was addressing an inaugural ceremony of the district office of his party in Gujranwala. Sheikh alleged that the PM Gilani was directed in Karachi meeting to speak against the Army so

�PTI has right to hold meetings anywhere�

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

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WAZIRABAD - Quaid-e-Millat Jafaria Allama Sajid Naqvi has said that talks for revival of MMA remained meaningless, but the struggle to unite religious parties must be continued.
He was addressing a press conference at the residence of Mirza Taqi Ali here in Nizamabad on Friday.
Sajid Naqvi maintained that corrupt politicians had destroyed the country as Railways, PIA and Steel Mill were near collapse but the government was doing nothing to save these

Police come down hard on CNG vehicles

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0500

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SADIQABAD - A senior police official has warned the Rahim Yar Khan transporters to remove the cylinders installed below the seats of public service vehicles else their rout permits will be cancelled.
�The cylinders are very dangerous and nobody will be allowed to play with passengers� lives,� Bahawalpur Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Mehmoodul Hassan said during his visit to the district. �The law does not permit transporters to get fuel tanks fit in