Robber’s body found

RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: Robbers left the body of one of their accomplices near the shops they looted in Hilal Market in the jurisdiction of Banni police on Wednesday.

Hafiz Saeed, who left the mosque after Fajr prayer, noticed locks of two shops broken. He informed the shop owners and the police who found the body of an unknown person in front of a shop. The police officials also recovered two plastic bags containing some cash lying near the body.

The deceased was identified by the police as Nazeer Hussain, a resident of Sialkot. “The deceased seems to be one of the accomplices of the robbers who was possibly killed in a scuffle among the culprits,” a senior police official said.— Staff Reporter

Three outlaws arrested

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Golra police arrested three outlaws after a brief encounter in sector G-13 area on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

Fortunately no person received bullet injuries in the encounter. However, three policemen suffered bruises as they tumbled while chasing the outlaws in the dark.

Golra police spotted six persons sitting at the railway track in G-13. When they saw the policemen coming towards them, they ran away while firing at the police team. Later the police cordoned off the area and arrested three outlaws while the other three managed to escape.

An officer close to the investigation told Dawn that they were involved in scores of robberies in which they looted explosives and other material used by cement factories.

They sold the explosives and other material, including web-code and detonators to militants and the factories that do not have permits to purchase the explosives. —Staff Reporter

Security neighbourhood system

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The capital police are introducing ‘Security Neighbourhood System’ in two sectors of the city as pilot project with an aim to curb robbery and theft cases.

In the initial phase the system will be installed in the houses of sectors G-10 and G-11and it will be extended to other residential areas and sectors.

In a meeting Inspector General of Police Bani Amin Khan directed SHOs of all police stations to make citizens aware of the new system’s advantages.

Special bells will be installed in houses of neighbours and a ‘common button’, resembling an electric button, will be placed on the wall or any other accessible position of a house.

In case of any emergency the button will be pushed by the inmates to intimate their neighbours who would then inform the police.—Staff Reporter

AfPak friendship association

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: An Afghan-Pakistan Friendship Association has been founded to expand the process of peace and conflict resolution in the region by engaging civil society in the process.

The decision was taken at the end of two-day conference titled ‘AfPak Civil Society Forum’, held on Wednesday in the backdrop of the Bonn-II Conference.

It was decided that increased role of non-government agencies was to be enhanced in Afghanistan to bring stability in the country.

Around 15 proposals were identified in the conference and major funding was expected from the German government for these projects. The conference was attended by civil society members belonging to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Germany, and it was noted that the decision made at the conference would be put to practice for a long-term social stability in Afghanistan. — A Reporter