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SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 27: Three people, including a Hafiz-i-Quran, were killed and four others injured in three road accidents here on Wednesday.
Two friends, Irfan and Tehsin, were killed when their motorcycle struck against a wall near Gulistan Chowk.
A Hafiz-i-Quran was crushed to death by a bus near Ferozwatwan on Faisalabad Road, some 25km from here.
Umer Farooq was crossing the road when he was knocked down by a speeding bus.
In another incident which took place on Lahore Road, four people were injured when a motorcycle-rickshaw overturned due to overspeeding. The injured Latif, Zafar, Pervaiz and Imtiaz were taken to the DHQ Hospital.
CRITICIZED: People from every walk of life have criticized the recent increase in power tariff.
Kissan Board president Nasrullah Wattoo said the increase in power tariff would add to the miseries of the farmers who used electricity to run their tubewells.
PML-N MPA Afzal Sultan Dogar said the government should realize the problems being faced by the general public. He said power rates were already very high, and this increase would not only result in a decline in farm production, but also cause an increase in the prices of industrial products.
Former MNA Chaudhry Nisar Ahmad said increase in power tariff was the first gift of the new government. He demanded early withdrawal of this raise.
PML-QA MNA Saeed Virk said he would raise voice against high power tariff in the coming session of parliament.
