Young man shot dead

TAXILA, July 14: A young man was shot dead while his friend was critically injured over eve-teasing in village Pind Mehri in limits of Hassanabdal police station on Thursday.

Police sources said that Ali Zaman along with his sons Ahmed Zaman and Yameen Zaman shot dead Rukan Deen when he was coming home with his friend Arif Fareed who received serious injuries. According to investigation officer SI Ameer Khan, the deceased was involved in teasing the sister of Ahmed Zaman and Yameen Zaman.

The injured was taken to THQ hospital Hassanabdal from where he was shifted to POF hospital Wah Cantt due to his critical condition. The police registered a case against the accused and started further investigation.— Correspondent

Water purification

RAWALPINDI, July 14: Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) will install Reverse Osmosis (RO) system at water purification plants with the cost of Rs10 million in different parts of the cantonment by the end of this month.

“We will install RO system initially at 16 water purification plants to provide germs and bacteria free clean drinking water to the residents,” said Cantonment Executive Officer Rana Manzoor Ahmed Khan while talking to Dawn on Thursday.

The water purification plants at Qasimabad, Bhahdar Khan Road, Akbar Lane Gowalmandi, Ashiana Chowk Allahabad, Kanak Mandi Saddar, Race Course Park, Children Park Gowalmandi, Siham, British Homes, Military Accounts Office Saddar, Naseerabad, Cantonment Offices, Misrial Road, Shalley Valley, Ahmedabad and Quaid-i-Azam Colony will have the RO system.— A Reporter

Crime rate falls

ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Inspector General of Police, Bani Amin on Thursday said that the door to door survey by the Islamabad Police in order to acquire the information of all citizens had helped in reducing the crime rate in city.

The survey is being conducted by the Community Policing Centre- an affiliated group of the Islamabad police.

The IGP speaking at a reception organised by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) asked for more cooperation from the business community and the residents of the capital to make the security system more efficient. — A Reporter

3 killed in Chakwal

CHAKWAL, July 14: Three persons were killed while three others sustained serious injuries in separate incidents, police said on Thursday.

Saqib Hussain was going on a motorbike to Choa Syedan Shah along with his two friends, when his bike collided with another motorcycle and both of them fell in a ravine killing him on the spot.

In second incident a man died after falling into a well. Muneer Hussain was landing in the well to fix some problem when the supporting rope broke and he fell into the water.

Riaz Hussain was going to his village when his bike fell into a ravine near Jhatala village. He was rushed to the hospital where he died of injuries. —Correspondent

Murree a hub of troubles

MURREE, July 14: Once soothing and picturesque tourist spot has become a hub of numerous problems as eve-teasing, unannounced loadshedding, shortage of water, supply of contaminated water, illegal coffee and ice-cream kiosks have caused troubles to the tourists.

Previously, the hill station remained exempted from loadshedding but this year unannounced power outages for hours had been irking the tourists. Thousands of people including women and children came to the Mall Road in the evening but they had to undergo torturing situation as the youngsters teased the families particularly during power outages. The residents and tourists severely criticised the unscheduled loadshedding despite that there was no industrial use of the electricity and no air conditioners.

Moreover, a large number of hand carts, illegal coffee and ice cream cabins were also causing severe problems for the tourists.

The situation becomes all the more worst due to the acute shortage of water while the contaminated water is being supplied. It is learnt that artificial water shortage has been created and the big hotels are being provided water after taking bribe. — Correspondent

Cleanliness drive

MURREE, July 14: The students of the Federal Government Girls College F-7/2 Islamabad launched a cleanliness campaign in various areas of the tourist resort on Thursday.

The City District Government Rawalpindi (CDGR) provided them machinery and labour force for the campaign.

The students cleaned sewerage lines, picked up garbage and other waste from various roads of the hill station to create awareness about the cleanliness among the tourists coming in large number to the resort these days. Anjuman Tajeran also supported the students in their campaign. — Correspondent