October 1, 2007	Monday	Ramazan 18, 1428

MIRPURKHAS, Sept 30: Despite protests by consumers, power outages continue in Mirpurkhas district.
Reports received from different parts of the district say that power failure occurs for three to five hours each day, severely affecting different towns. Besides, business activities have also been adversely affected by unannounced loadshedding.

Protest demonstrations have been recently held by the consumers in Mirpurkhas, Mirwah Gorchani, Samaro, Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Jhuddo and Sindhri.

Mirpurkhas District Naib Nazim Zafar Ahmed Kamali condemned power outage and said that loadshedding during Ramzan was creating hardships for the people. Talking to Dawn, he said that the district council at its recent meeting had taken notice of power failure and demanded of the Sindh government to ensure regular supply of power.

Mirwah Gorchani union council nazim Chaudhry Ehsanul Haq also deplored unannounced loadshedding and demanded an end to it.

MINISTER: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Shabbir Ahmed Kaimkhani has expressed dissatisfaction over the efficiency of officials of the excise and taxation department, Mirpurkhas, and asked them to improve their working.
Speaking at a ceremony of tricycle distribution among the disabled persons here on Saturday, the minister said that the people knew where narcotics were being openly sold in defunct Mirpurkhas division but the officials were not taking any action against drug pushers. He directed the officers to immediately take action against drug trade.

He said that his party’s government had established the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mirpurkhas, and soon foundation stones of Mirpurkhas medical college and Sindh university campus in Mirpurkhas would be laid.

He announced the grant of a motorcycle rickshaw for the Mirpurkhas Special Sports Association and Rs5,000 cash prize each for two disabled persons.

District Naib Nazim Zafar Ahmed Kamali announced that an electronic water cooler would be provided to the Gulistan-i-Mazooreen centre.