March 25, 2006	Saturday	Safar 24, 1427

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GUJRANWALA, March 24: Work on illegal housing colonies and commercial plazas have been stopped by the district administration across the district. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting presided over by DCO Manzar Hayat here on Friday.

The meeting noticed that owners of scores of unlawful commercial and residential colonies were fleecing the people on the pretext of providing better facilities through advertisements in print and electronic media.

It suggested that the construction work on all such projects should be halted till the completion of the scrutiny process.

For this purpose, all town nazims and municipal officers of Aroop, Nandipur, Khiali, Qila Dedar Singh, Kamoki, Naushera Virkan and Wazirabad had been given directions by the district administration.

The DCO ordered that offices of all such construction firms should be sealed and registered criminal cases against their owners.

He urged the people to avoid making any investment in housing colonies and plazas without seeking information from the district government. All town nazims and senior officers of various government departments attended the meeting.

CAUGHT: Villagers caught two bandits after an exchange of fire when they were fleeing while looting a man and his sister in Aimanabad on Friday.

Reports said that Imran was on his way to Mirzajan village along with his sister on foot when two motorcyclists stopped them. At pistol point, criminals snatched cash and jewellery from them and fled. On their hue and cry, villagers chased criminals who took refuge in a field. Later, they opened fire on villagers which was returned. Later, villagers overpowered outlaws and handed them over to the police.

A case has been registered against accused Amir and Fakhar.

THEFT CASE: A seminary teacher shaved the head, eyebrows and beard of his colleague on the suspicion of stealing his money while police booked both of them in Tetley on Friday.

Reports said that teachers Hafiz Arshad and Hafiz Mazher Majid of the Ghumanwala village seminary were residing in a room. The latter reportedly confessed to have stolen Rs10,000 in cash and a mobile phone of the former in his absence.

Police have registered a case against both the teachers and arrested them.