28012012engliahnews

28-01-2012

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:A woman and her son died in an accident near Pirmahal on Saturday.

Kanizan Bibi and her son Mohsin were going to Pirmahal when a speeding car coming from backside crushed them to death.

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:AERIAL FIRING CLAIMS LIFE: A 10-year-old girl died due to aerial firing in a wedding function at Chak 744/GB near Pirmahal on Saturday.

A wedding function was going on when accused Iqbal allegedly resorted aerial firing. In the meantime, a bullet hit wedding guest Sajida. As a result, she was seriously injured. She was shifted to RHC Pirmahal where she succumbed to injuries.

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:ANTI-POLIO DRIVE: PML-MNA Junaid Anwaar has asked the people to administer anti-polio drops to their children.

While inaugurating a three-day anti-polio campaign at DHQ Hospital on Saturday, he said that CM Shahbaz Sharif was very keen in eradication of polio from Punjab. MPA Mian Rafiq, DCO Javed Iqbal, EDO Health Dr Ch Ashraf and others were also present.

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:NO HOLIDAY: DCO Javed Iqbal on Saturday issued an order in which it was directed that no district administration’s official will observe a holiday on Sunday due to arrangements of Eid Miladun Nabi (SAW).

He said that no motorcycles, cycles and other vehicles would not be allowed to enter within 500 meter area of Milad processions.

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:MOOT: A meeting of the District Development Committee was held here on Saturday.

MPA Ali Raza chaired the meeting. DCO Javed Iqbal informed that it had been decided that in future funds of union council would not spent in any other UC.

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:Scores of villagers staged a demonstration outside Nadra offices on Friday in protest against misappropriation of Rs 8 million by the owner of an e-Sahulat billing franchise. They blocked traffic on Toba-Rajana Road for half an hour. They told journalists that they had deposited their utility bills to Muhammad Yaseen, owner of the e-Sahulat, but he misappropriated the money and fled after closing his office. Later, they dispersed on the assurance of the Nadra officials that action would be taken against the franchise owner.

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:A four-day advocacy training programme for peasant women of Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh districts concluded here on Friday. Deputy Director of an NGO Rafia Salomi said that inter-district network for peasant women had been established to empower them to struggle for their rights. She added that peasant women were struggling for equal wages and social security and advocacy training workshop had been organised to impart concepts and skills to further strengthen the rights movement for peasant women. A trainer from Islamabad Falk Ali stated that the key to the success of the peasant women was in their unity and the women needed to involve other groups to put pressure on the government to take steps to improve peasant women’s condition. The DCO hailed the NGO for working to educate weaker groups of the society and assured that local administration would support the NGO in its struggle for peace, harmony and development. Later, Additional Deputy Commissioner Haroonur Rashid, Christian Rev Fr Simon Khurshid and other notables handed over training certificates among peasant women trainees.

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:Speakers at a conference have condemned the government for failing to control the hike in the tariffs of gas, electricity and petroleum products. Addressing the conference at Kamalia on Thursday night, Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) leader Farooq Tariq said that the country was facing worst economic crisis and factories had been closed due to wrong policies of politicians and military rulers, leaving millions of labourers jobless.
He claimed that 13 LPP activists were in jail for the last several months in Faisalabad and Gilgit-Baltistan for struggling for their rights and it was happening during the government of the PPP, which claimed itself the party of the masses. He demanded that tariffs of gas, electricity and petroleum products should be reduced. Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union secretary Mehmood Ahmad Butt, Kamalia Bar Association secretary general Sardar Siddique Akbar Khatana, Punjab National Students Federation organiser Mian Naveed, LPP secretary Tariq Mahmood, Kamalia Press Club president Rana Amjad, Rana Murtaza, Amanat Ali, Qari Ahmad Bilal, Qadir Ansari, Rana Saeed and Sardar Gujjar also spoke. Earlier, Farooq Tariq and other leaders were accorded a warm welcome from Bypass Road to the venue of the conference.

Toba Tek Singh.(www.apnapirmahal.com)28-01-2012:Cash and valuables were taken away in three incidents here on Thursday night. In the first incident, four dacoits broke into the house of Zaheer Ahmad at Muhammadpura, locked his sister Farhana in a bathroom and made off with cash and gold ornaments. In the second incident, four dacoits intercepted motorcyclist Allah Rakha near the Government High School at Rajana and robbed him of Rs 55,000. In the third incident, 10 robbers broke into the outhouse of Abdul Aziz at Chak 361/JB, Gojra, and took away valuables.

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