July 20, 2008	Sunday	Rajab 16, 1429

MIRPURKHAS, July 19: The session of the Umerkot district council convened on Friday for the third time to give approval to annual budget was again postponed till July 30 without opening debate on the budget, which was presented on June 30.

Members of Faqir Dost Panel Ali Bux Mangrio, Ghulam Mohammad Maher and Ilyas Rajar said that the committee for scrutiny and approval of budget needed more time to make the budget pro-people.

Shakeel Kaimkhani said that the law called for continuous debate on the budget before its approval and scrutiny. The council had met thrice since the budget was presented but failed to commence debate, he complained.

MNA of PML-F Faqir Jadam Mangrio and Umerkot District Nazim Faqir Maghan Mangrio said at a press conference that Sindh minister for low-cost housing was acting like an SHO. Members of Faqir Dost Panel were being threatened and harassed to pressurise them to change loyalty but their attempts had met failure, they said.

DIED: A man was killed when he was caught up in fire during pig-hunting in a farmland near Chhore on Friday.

Reports reaching here said that Beram Bheel, Mangal, Dayo, Kallan and Chetan were hunting pigs in a farmland when Beram was hit accidentally and died on the spot.

His body was brought to Umerkot Civil Hospital for autopsy. No case had been filed till the filing of this report.

CASE LODGED: Mansoor Pasha, in-charge of Nadra mobile van unit of Mirpurkhas lodged a case on Friday against 12 people accusing them of forcing into the van and threatening the staff.

Reports said that some people claiming to be activists of Pakistan People’s Party forced into a Nadra van on Thursday and demanded that they be issued token out of turn.

When the staff refused, they beat them up, ransacked the office and used abusive language, he alleged in the FIR.