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| November 1, 2002 | Friday | Sha’aban 25,1423 |
No-trust planned against Nazim
FAISALABAD, Oct 31: The members of opposition in the district assembly have announced that they plan to move a no-confidence motion against District Nazim Zahid Nazir.
The announcement was made at a meeting attended by MPAs Raja Riaz Ahmed, Asghar Ali Qaiser, Jehanzaib Imtiaz Gill and Dr Asad Moazzam as well as hundreds of members of the district assembly. The meeting was presided over by Punjab PPP secretary-general MPA-elect Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan.
The members of opposition alleged that the district Nazim was trying to convert the assembly into a money-minting machine by awarding contracts to his favourites.
The meeting claimed that the district Nazim had allocated millions of rupees for areas where his brother, Asim Nazir, contested the elections on a PML-QA ticket and totally ignored the rest of the district.
Meanwhile, a district assembly session was called off due to incomplete quorum here on Thursday.
The three-day session was to be held from October 29 to 31 for approving minutes of the previous session and passing the proposed rate of toll on Sargodha Road, Millat Road, Narwala Road, Jhang Road and Canal Road.
Only a few members of the district assembly visited the Jinnah Hall for attending the session during the last three days despite the frantic efforts of the district Nazim and his associates. The convener announced to end the session without beginning it formally for want of quorum.
Inside sources told this correspondent that a majority of the members had refused to attend the session as a mark of protest against the imposition of toll-tax, which they described as a cruel step of the ruling group.
It was for the first time that a district assembly session called for deciding an important policy issue failed to start.
SHOT DEAD: Unidentified bandits shot dead a trader during a dacoity attempt and looted thousands of rupees in cash, ornaments and snatched three motorcycles and a car in nine different strikes in the city and its rural areas.
Muhammad Arshad was intercepted by robbers in Chak 76-GB in the area of Saddar police station. They snatched thousands of rupees in cash and shot him dead for putting up resistance.
Seven masked bandits looted ornaments and other valuables worth thousands of rupees by taking into hostage the family members of Muhammad Nazir at gunpoint in Chak 204 in the limits of Saddar police station.
Three dacoits made away with ornaments worth Rs300,000 and other articles from the house of commission agent Muhammad Ramzan in Harchanpura in the jurisdiction of Jhang Bazaar police station.
Armed dacoits barged into Naeemullah’s house in Chak 203-RB of Nishatabad and fled after looting thousands of rupees in cash, ornaments, electric appliances and wristwatches.
Four bandits snatched ornaments and thousands of rupees in cash from the family members of Nasir Hussain at gunpoint in Chak 130-RB.
Thieves took away a car (IDH-8889) of Dr Tahir Habib from the local DHQ Hospital in the area of Civil Lines police station.
Two masked highwaymen snatched a two-wheeler (FDS-1692) from shopkeeper Rizwan Bashir in Chak 207-RB.
Vehicle-lifters hijacked a motorcycle of Naseer Ahmed in Chak 66-JB and another two-wheeler of Muneer Ahmed in Aminpur Bazaar.
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