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TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 16: The price of bricks has twice been raised within a week from Rs1,400 per 1,000 bricks to Rs1,600.
Some builders told Dawn that kiln owners had raised at least Rs600 in bricks’ prices during the last four months, but the district administration did not take any action in this regard.
They said that bricks were available at Rs950 per 1,000 some four months back.
A spokesman of the Brick Kiln Owners Association claimed that the coal which was used as fuel in the kiln was available from Rs700 to Rs1,000 per ton.
But over a period of four months, he said its price had gradually been raised which had now gone up to Rs2,600 per ton, forcing the kiln owners to raise the brick rates.
He said the kiln owners using firewood as fuel were also facing the price hike of firewood. The firewood which was available a few weeks ago at Rs60 per maund was now being sold at Rs80 per maund, he added.
RECOVERED: A Lahore High Court bailiff on Saturday night raided Gojra City police station and recovered two persons detained unlawfully.
The family of the arrested persons had filed a petition before the LHC, blaming for the illegal arrest of Azhar and Nawaz in a case.
On the other hand, the police claimed that both were never arrested and they entered the police station under a conspiracy before the raid of the bailiff and were sitting in the room of the investigation officer.
However, the LHC summoned the City police SHO on Monday (today).
AFFILIATION: The Punjab University has permitted the local Government Commercial Training Institute to fulfil the requirement for getting affiliation with the university for the B.Com classes.
Principal Sardar Ahmad Farooqi said here on Sunday that his institute would recruit three lecturers for the subjects of commerce and information technology to fulfil the requirements.
BANNED OUTFITS: The district administration and agencies concerned failed to find office of the three banned militant organizations in any town of the district on Sunday.
Till the filing of this report not a single office of these three organizations could be sealed in the district.
RAIN: The district headquarters and surrounding areas received light shower on Saturday night.
The lowering of mercury as to the result of rain forced the people to wear warm clothes.
