AJK chief justice named

MUZAFFARABAD, June 22: Acting chief justice of the AJK Supreme Court, Justice Mohammad Azam Khan, was appointed as permanent chief justice on Wednesday by AJK President Raja Zulqarnain Khan on the advice of AJK Council, a notification issued by the AJK law, justice and parliamentary affairs department said.

He is most likely to be administered oath on Friday.

Justice Khan was appointed as apex court’s permanent judge on June 30, 2010. Earlier, he had also served as ad-hoc judge of the apex court from June 2008 to April 2010. On May 16, he was sworn in as acting CJ after the retirement of Justice Khawaja Shahad Ahmed.— Staff Correspondent

Electronic crimes bill opposed

ISLAMABAD, June 22: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology on Wednesday termed the Law of Electronic Crimes Bill against the spirit of the constitution.

The committee members observed that the Law of Electronic Crimes Bill 2010 framed by the previous regime was based on draconian laws and not tailored in accordance with the constitution of the country. The law would cover all electronic crimes.

However, the committee recommended constitution of a technical committee comprising technical experts such as IT, telecom and legal experts which should review the bill and suggest proposals.

The committee members were unanimous when they pointed out that the investigating agencies should not be given unfettered powers to misuse the authority.

In fact they argued that the investigating agencies may be imparted training on electronic crimes involving the technicalities of electronic devices. —Staff Reporter

Suspicious bag

ISLAMABAD, June 22: A suspicious bag spotted in the bustling F-10 Markaz kept the capital police on their toes on Wednesday.

The police were informed that a bag was thrown out of a yellow jeep in front of a restaurant in F-10 Markaz. The police rushed to the spot and got the area vacated after cordoning it off to avoid any untoward situation. The bomb disposal squad was also called there to examine the bag.

The police also requested the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to send its mobile forensic laboratory for the examination of the bag. However, FIA did not respond positively to the police call.

As the officials of the bomb disposal squad opened the bag, they found a small steel safe with some papers used for making US dollars along with ink and chemical. The police seized and shifted the recovered items to the Shalimar police station.

The police suspected that the bag had fallen from the jeep accidentally as it was not thrown out. They further said that some foreigners hailing from an African country were allegedly involved in printing fake currency notes.

Some foreigners were also arrested for their alleged involvement in printing fake US dollars and defrauding the people, the police said. —Staff Reporter

Two bodies found

ISLAMABAD, June 22: Two bodies were found from different areas of the capital on Wednesday, police said.

In the first incident, the body of a young man was found hanging with a tree from the area near to Shakarparin. Some passersby spotted the body and informed the police which reached the spot and untied the body and later shifted to the hospital for legal process. Later, the victim was identified as Junaid Khalid, 25, a resident of Gujranwala.

The police succeeded in contacting his brother Omar Khalid who said that Junaid Khalid had gone missing 15 days ago. He said his brother was mentally disturbed and tried to commit suicide some month ago by jumping down from his house in Gujranwala.

In another incident, a body was found floating in a nullah in Bhara Kahu.

The incident came to light when some passersby spotted it and informed the police. The police retrieved the body from the water and shifted it to hospital for legal process.

The victim, said to be in mid 30s, was yet to be identified. A cell phone was also recovered from him but water had damaged it.

The police said that the body seemed to be two days old. The circumstantial evidences suggested that it came to Bhara Kahu area floating on the water from somewhere else.—Staff Reporter

Injured woman dies

TALAGANG, June 22: A newly-married woman, who had been attacked and injured by her relatives, died at the hospital after struggling for life for three days, the sources said.

The sources said that Amna Bibi, resident of Lawah village had a court marriage with a village fellow Mohammad Asim. Her parents got infuriated at the marriage and they attacked her and her husband who died on the spot while she received multiple injuries.

She was shifted to the THQ hospital but she could not survive.

The police had already registered a case of murder and attempted murder against her father, Lal Khan and two brothers, Mohammad Khan and Mohammad Imran. — Correspondent