January 26, 2003	Sunday	Ziqa’ad 22,1423

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BAHAWALPUR, Jan 25: The railway saloon owned by the last ruler of the Bahawalpur state, late Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi, was burnt badly at the Dera Nawab Sahib railway station on Friday.

The saloon parked in the deserted railway garage abruptly caught fire at midday. Within moments, the flames engulfed the saloon and the old building where it had been parked for years. The tehsil council’s fire brigade was called out which brought the fire under control with the help of area people. The cause of the fire could not be known.

It was, however, learnt that the saloon building was a den of addicts where railway officials seldom paid the visit. Similarly, the railway police also did not take any security measure for the safety of the saloon and the building.

Dawn learnt that after the death of Bahawalpur amir in 1967 in England, the saloon was also used by former Punjab governor Brig Muhammad Abbas Abbasi (late) for some time during the Z.A Bhutto’s tenure.

STUDENT HELD: The third year LLB student of the Islamia University was arrested on Saturday from the Old Campus Chowk for keeping an illegal revolver.

Police claimed that accused Kashif was out to target some of his opponents.

It may be mentioned that an armed encounter had occurred between the two rival groups of students during the last week.

DEMANDED: The Punjab PML-Q media committee chairman, Syed Tabish Alwari, at a function here on Saturday demanded that Urdu should be enforced as an official language.

Welcoming the decision of declaring the 2003 as the year of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, he said the prime minister should also declare Urdu as an official language.

ARRESTED: A team of railway vigilance cell arrested four students on Saturday for travelling without tickets on the Sammasatta-bound train.

Their parents were informed about their arrest who rushed to the railway police post and paid Rs475 each, including fare and penalty, for the release of their sons.

SNATCHED: Unidentified armed men allegedly snatched a car from the wife of a police officer here on Saturday

The wife of inspector Maqbool Ahmed, posted in Bahawalnagar, was intercepted by armed robbers who ordered her to leave the vehicle. She was so terrified that she become unconscious. She was rushed to the BVH from where she left for her home after regaining consciousness.

RESULTS: The Islamia University on Saturday declared the results of B.Com (Part 11) second annual examinations, 2002.

Out of 154 candidates, 91 were declared successful showing a pass percentage of 59.9.