Rs10m for Gujar Khan bar

GUJAR KHAN, Sept25: Raja Jawaid Ashraf, patron-in-chief of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Gujar Khan chapter, on Tuesday, handed over a cheque valuing Rs10 million to the Gujar Khan bar association  on behalf of prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, while a financial grant to the tune of Rs 10million  was also announced for the construction of a new hall.

Raja Jawaid Ashraf while addressing members of Gujar Khan bar association enumerated the sacrifices and services of the PPP for the restoration of democracy and independent judiciary in the country.

Raja Tariq Kiani MPA, Brig M. Hassan former MPA, Tahir Raheel Malik advocate, Iftikhar Hussain Qureshi veteran leader of People Lawyers forum were also present on the occasion. —Correspondent

CAD gets female secretary

ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Riffat Shaheen Qazi was on Tuesday appointed as the federal secretary Ministry of Capital Administration and Development (CAD). She will take charge on Wednesday, Dawn has learnt.

“There was an impression that women could not work as federal secretary but that psyche has now changed,” an officer of CAD said.

He said Secretary Cabinet Nargis Sethi was the first female secretary who not only became famous but even the former prime minister had to admit that when men left him a woman (Nargis Sethi) stood by him.

There are a few other female federal secretaries, including Federal Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice Yasmin Abbasi and Federal Secretary Ministry of Women Development Batool Iqbal Qureshi.

Israr Rauf, an employee of the Federal Board of Revenue who was working as secretary CAD on contract basis, has been transferred to FBR.

Mr Rauf came to the office on Tuesday but left as soon as he learnt about the new appointment.—A Reporter

Triple murder case solved ATTOCK, Sept 25:  The police have solved a kidnapping case of three teenagers of Nartupa village, who were killed by a gang of seven kidnappers, after kidnapping them from Hazro, some two weeks ago.

A body of a deceased boy was also recovered from the house of an accused on Tuesday evening.  The district police headquarters have informed newsmen on Tuesday evening that three young boys were kidnapped on September 9.

During the investigation, the police found some major clues, which led to disclosure that all the three boys were kidnapped.

The body of Sajjad was buried in the courtyard of the house of the accused Sabir, at Nartupa village, while they threw the two other bodies at the Ghazi Barotha channel.  The police have arrested all the kidnappers.—Correspondent

FIA HQ on terror hit list

RAWALPINDI, Sept 25: Law enforcement agencies have been directed to launch operations at Faizabad and Pirwadhai areas where suspected terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TPP) planning to hit the Federal Investigation Agency’s headquarters were believed to be hiding, it has been learnt.

Citing intelligence reports, the authorities intimated to the chiefs of the twin cities police and counter-terrorism department that TTP militants based in Charsadda had been planning to strike the FIA headquarters in Islamabad in the very near future.--Staff Reporter

Punjab accused of point scoring

ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Federal Minister for National Regulations and Services Firdous Ashiq Awan here on Tuesday said lack of coordination between the federal and Punjab governments was the biggest hurdle in relief activities in the flood-affected areas.

Speaking at a news conference, she alleged that the government of Punjab was busy in point scoring while members of the provincial assembly belonging to the PPP were deprived of development funds due to which problems of the people were increasing.

She said it was the third time that people had been affected by floods during the last five years. The federal government has devised a programme to help the flood-affected people all over the country, she claimed.

“Pak army, air force and civil society have been busy in providing food, medicines and shelter to the people who have lost their houses,” she said.

Because of stagnant water, various diseases are on the rise in the affected areas. “We held a meeting with pharmaceutical companies and they assured us that they would provide medicines to the people in the flood-affected areas,” she said.—A Reporter