February 18, 2006	Saturday	Muharram 19, 1427

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CHAKWAL, Feb 17: Bird flu has so far not been found in any area of the country and people should not pay heed to any rumours in this regard. This was stated by Poultry Research Institute, Rawalpindi region, Director Dr Shamsul Hassan, while talking to poultry farmers one the eve of Framers’ Day here on Friday.

Mr Shams said a laboratory would be set up in Chakwal to diagnose poultry-related diseases. He, however, advised poultry farmers to get their birds vaccinated in time and use germicides.

He said the climate of the area was suitable for poultry industry and farmers should keep a regular contact with veterinary assistants. The farmers urged the director to chalk out a strategy to ensure effective monitoring of poultry farms.

DISTRICT COUNCIL: The district council will meet on February 24 at the district council hall for its opening session. Naib District Nazim Srdar Amjad Ilyas will preside over the session.

The house will discuss issues related to district monitoring committees, panel of presiding officers, and execution of cooperative farming projects through Citizen Community Board.

The ruling group will seek the approval of one-hour extension in the office timings besides allocation of time for prayers.

BODY FOUND: The decomposed body of a 60-year-old person, who had gone missing some six month ago, was found from a jungle, police said.

A resident of village Sarkalan in the jurisdiction of Kalar Kahar Police Station informed the police checkpost Bauchal Kalan on Thursday that a body was laying in the jungle around the village.

The police later identified the body, which had almost reduced to a mere skeleton, as that of Mohammad Maqbool’s, a resident of Chak No-1, Sargodha Tehsil.

The relatives of the deceased had lodged a report with Bauchal police when he went missing while on his way to Kandwal from Sarkalan.

Police identified the body from the leather sandal, hospital sources said while quoting the police.

Doctors, however, could not ascertain the cause of death and said it would come to light after laboratory tests. There were, however, speculations that Maqbool might have been shot in the head or was killed after falling from height.