April 7, 2002	Sunday	Muharram 23, 1423

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OKARA, April 6: Hundreds of teachers in the district have not been given salaries for the last three months.

At a press conference here on Saturday, various teachers’ organizations in the district announced protest strike against the Education department from April 13.

English teachers union president Muhammad Farooq and joint action committee chairman Sarfraz Ali Sarfraz said teachers would stage rallies across the district if teachers were not given salaries by April 13.

They said they would also set up hunger strike camps from April 18 to 20 to press for the acceptance of their demand.

HOUSE LOOTED: Two unidentified dacoits looted the house of a patwari in Javed Town here on Saturday.

Armed men barged into the house of Muhammad Iqbal, held the inmates hostage and collected five tolas of gold and a motorbike (OKA-5750). The intruders injured the patwari’s wife for putting up resistance and escaped.

A-Division police have registered a case and are investigating.

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