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FAISALABAD, Nov 18: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (city) has rejected all developmental projects which were announced during the last two months and invited new tenders worth Rs220 million.
The TMA had earlier invited tenders for hundreds of approved schemes, including the sewerage system, construction of roads, setting up parks, upgradation of greenbelts, installation of streetlights, construction of walls of schools and graveyards, in different parts of the city.
These development projects were approved for Naseerabad, Mughalpura, Manzoor Park, Ashrafpura, Sanat Singwala, Anob Singwala, Dhuddiwala, Rachna Town, Rasool Nagar, Noorpur, Mansoorabad, Saeed Colony, Naamat Colony, Kohinoor Nagar, Madina Town, Hasanpura, Yousafabad, Himatpura, Kehkashan Colony, Iqbal Nagar, Al-Najaf Colony, People’s Colony, Dogar Basti, Satiana Road, Muhammadi Colony, Fatehabad, Jailanipura, Sharifpura, Ganda Singwala, Sohailabad, Batala Colony, Muhammadabad, Gul Bahar Colony, Haseen Shaheed Colony, Garden Colony, Maqbool Road, Sarfraz Colony and Dogranwan Road falling in NA-83 from where Mushtaq Ali Cheema, the brother of city Nazim Mumtaz Ali Cheema, has won elections on the PML-ticket.
Earlier, the TMA had not only approved tenders for a number of projects but also inaugurated dozens of schemes by holding corner meetings in connection with the elections of Mushtaq Cheema. But now the city Nazim has rejected all the tenders and invited new ones without giving any reason.
TMA insiders said rejection of all the tenders and schemes was a pre-planned move of the city Nazim as the same were announced just to befool the citizens to get votes for Mushtaq Cheema in the general elections. They further alleged the ‘commission mafia’ in the TMA had started a bargaining with the contractors to get accepted their tenders with a 15 to 20 per cent share of profit.
A TMA spokesman said new tenders would be invited within a couple of days.
Citizens have urged the governor to take action against the city Nazim for this ‘blunder’ and hold a probe to find the reason for the rejection of these tenders.
DACOITIES: Dacoits shot dead a boy and made off with cash, gold ornaments and five motorcycles in 10 strikes during the last 24 hours.
Two highwaymen intercepted two motorcyclists, Ramzan and Abdul Shakoor, in Chak 36-GB in the limits of Satiana police and shot dead Ramzan on resistance.
A gang of dacoits forced its entry into the house of Sajid Farooq in Chak 199-GB, Saddar, and fled after looting cash and gold ornaments worth Rs1 million.
Eight armed men looted cash, gold and valuables from the house of Ghulam Rasool in Ghulam Muhammadabad.
Some highwaymen snatched jewellery from women passengers of a rickshaw in Panj Peer Mohallah.
Adil Mukhtar was deprived of motorcycle by three masked men in Madina Town and Khwaja Suleman in People’s Colony.
Two maid servants — Kausar and Safia — fled after looting gold ornaments from the house of Dr Mukhtar Ahmad in People’s Colony.
Motorcycles of Naeem of Bhawana Bazaar, Ahmad of Sargodha Road and Inayat Ali of People’s Colony were stolen by some thieves.
SHOT DEAD: A trader was shot dead allegedly by his business partners in Ayub Colony here on Monday.
Sajid developed an altercation with Pervaiz and Ali over some business dispute. Both the partners opened fire on Sajid when he was sitting outside his house. He sustained serious injuries and died on the spot.
Jhang Bazaar police have registered a case against the accused and are investigating.
