Man shot dead

ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: A clerk of National Police Foundation allegedly gunned down his neighbour in the rural area of the capital city on Saturday.

Police said Tahir Hussain and Wazir Zada lived in Dhoke Osmania locality of Tarnol and had old rivalry. On Saturday, Wazir picked some stones lying in front of Hussain’s house but the latter asked him to put them back there. When Hussain refused, a scuffle broke out between the two.

Later, Hussain brought a weapon and shot his neighbour dead. The local residents reached the spot and found Wazir, 40, lying in a pool of blood and Hussain standing beside with the weapon.

The villagers informed the police and shifted the injured to hospital where he was pronounced dead. The police have arrested the accused. — Staff Reporter

Water tanker service reduced

RAWALPINDI, Nov 12: As part of austerity measure, Wasa would reduce tanker service in the city following a considerable decline in the water shortage complaints with the beginning of the winter season.

While presiding over a meeting to review the austerity measures taken by the civic agency, Managing Director Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Raja Shaukat Mehmood on Saturday directed to park five water tankers at Wasa premises to save the diesel as the water shortage complaints had reduced considerably.

He was informed by water management staff the that the complaints of water shortage had reduced at Khyaban-e-Sir Syed, Liaquat Bagh, Commercial Market and Shamsabad complaint centers.

He directed to depute the drivers and other staff of the five tankers at tube wells. He said that these water tankers would be utilised during next summer season to provide water to the residents.

He also directed the staff to improve the supply lines to ensure smooth water supply to the people.— A Reporter

New provinces urged

TAXILA, Nov 12: The solution to the multifarious problems being faced by the people of Punjab particularly those living in the southern part lies in the creation of a new province.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) central leader and former federal law minister Senator Babar Awan said this while talking to media persons at the residence of local lawyer, Mirza Waqas Rauf, on Saturday.

He said that the creation of new provinces had become necessary to run the affairs of the state. He said for thirty-five years the princes of Takht-i-Lahore did nothing for the development of Punjab and now the people wanted change in the provincial government because they had lost confidence in the present setup.

Responding to a question, he said that PPP did not want to derail democracy in the country but political change in Punjab was a demand of the people.

He said the PPP would not allow anyone to undermine democracy and the party would defend it from the attackers. He expressed his hope that the PPP would win the 2013 elections. — Correspondent

Man commits suicide

TAXILA, Nov 12: A young man commits suicide over some domestic dispute by shooting himself in Akbarabad in the limits of Taxila police station on Saturday.

Police sources said that 18-year-old Abdul Wahab locked himself in a room of his house and fired at his heart with a pistol and died on the spot. Police registered a case and started investigation.— Correspondent

Nadra mobile team’s schedule

FATEHJANG Nov 12: Nadra mobile team is going to visit villages of various union councils of Fatehjang tehsil as per the following schedule to facilitate people in getting Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs).

Village Jangal on November 14, Kot Chaudhry on 15th, Dhoke Dhullo on 16, Thatti Gujran on 17, Kasan on 18, Kanyal on 21, Dhurnal on 22, Quliar on 23, Marri on 24, Lund on 25, Sadhrial on 28, Jhang on 29, and Dhoke Ahmad Khan on November 30, says a press release. — Correspondent

Private doctors concerned

FATEHJANG Nov 12: A meeting of Pakistan Medical Association Fatehjang was held here on Friday.

The meeting, which was presided over by Dr Eid Khattak, expressed concern over the kidnapping of Col (retired) Dr Hayat from Jand.

Dr Safeer Shah from Fatehjang, Dr Junaid from Talagang and Dr Saeed from Taxila, who were also kidnapped and later recovered, said their kidnappers were yet to be arrested.

The doctors appealed to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to look into the matter and ensure their security. — Correspondent