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GUJRANWALA, Feb 23: A district administration team on Thursday raided a cement manufacturing factory at Sabzi Mandi area and seized over 350 bags of fake cement, besides taking its owner into custody.
According to reports, the administration received information that a fake cement manufacturing factory on the Madni Road was supplying crushed stone to the market after filling it in bags of known cement companies.
The team conducted raid and arrested owner Muhammad Sharif of Ladhewala Warraich. Several workers, however, escaped.
EXHIBITION: An exhibition of Made-in-Gujranwala products will be held at Gulshan Iqbal park on the GT Road on Friday (today) after issuance of the NOC.
According to reports, the City District Government Gujranwala was reluctant to issue the NOC for displaying the products in the park owing to reservations of religious parties during protests against the publication of blasphemous cartoons.
But as the local religious leaders and other circles pledged support to the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry in connection with the exhibition, District Nazim Fayyaz Chattha gave permission.
ENCROACHMENTS: An anti-encroachment squad of Wazirabad Town razed all shops and kiosks on the Ahmadnagar Road and got evacuated eight kanals of an agricultural state land during an operation clean up on Thursday.
