MIRPURKHAS, Oct 24: The president, Fertilizers and Pesticides Dealers Association, Mirpurkhas division, Inamuddin Pirzada, and its general secretary, Jafar Shah, have expressed concern over the registration of cases against the dealers of fertilizers and pesticides while nothing was being done against the companies which made them.

They said that all such companies should be brought to book.

In a press statement issued here on Friday, they said that the police were registering cases under the 1997 ordinance against the dealers which needed amendments.

DACOIT HELD: A dacoit, Gul Mohammad, alias Gullo Machi, was arrested by the investigation police near Sindhri on Friday. He is a member of Mumtaz Mari’s gang and was carrying a head money of Rs500,000.

The DPO, Investigation, Mirpurkhas, Manzoor Ali Khatian, stated this while briefing newsmen on Friday.

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