Capital Development Authority (CDA) former deputy director (Land) Zahid Bhatti, one of the main accused in Rs 7 billion corruption case, had been involved in allotting 1600 plots to the fake affectees of sector I-11 and I-12, It has learnt.
.Bhatti has been appointed deputy director of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti Corruption Wing, despite the fact that an inquiry is still on against him in FIA. According to the reliable sources, Bhatti had been involved in allotment of 1600 plots to the fake affectees of sector I-11 and sector I-12 and Supreme Court (SC) had taken a Suo Moto notice over this embezzlement. SC had instructed the CDA to once again survey the sectors and to exclude the fake entries.Bhatti was also one of the main persons who had prepared award of the sector I-17 and H-16. It was the most expensive award of the CDA since the authority had to pay Rs 832,000 for each Kanal of land and there were over one dozen nullahs in that land. The main reason behind the award was a property Tycoon as he had 1000 Kanals of land in those sectors. It seems that the award decisions were taken in the better interests of the influential personalities rather than keeping in view the interest of CDA.CDA did a joint venture with a construction company in sector E-11 and later, once again, SC had taken a Suo Moto notice over the agreement. Zahid Bhatti was one of those officers who played affective role in that agreement.An officer of the CDA, on condition of anonymity, told that Zahid Bhatti wanted to be posted in FIA because, while he was DD Land in CDA, he used to collect the copies of important documents for his own record and he used to say that one day he would use those documents to blackmail the authority.Sources claimed that Bhatti knew he could close the files and cases against him once he was in FIA and succeeded in getting appointed as Deputy Director Investigation and Monitoring (I&M) Department. They added that he was struggling to clear the cases against him.(PROBE)CDA spokesman Ramzan Sajid said that he had instructed the relevant department to find out if there was any case or inquiry against Zahid Bhatti in CDA and that it would take time to compile record against him as over a year had passed (DENIAL)Zahid Bhatti, while talking to Daily Times, denied his involvement in any corruption case. He claimed it was wrong that he went to England after the inquiry was announced rather he had tried thrice to obtain the visa but applications were rejected. He claimed that he remained OSD for one and a half year and wants to serve the country.
Governor Punjab Latif Khosa has said that the car used in the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti has been recovered and few suspects have also been arrested. Talking to media in Fatima Jinnah University, the governor said that the court issued the arrest warrant of former president Pervez Musharraf and action would be taken as per law. Khosa said that Punjab government had taken stern action against mismanagement in the educational board.
Various parts of the provincial capital remained tense as 10 people, including five MQM workers, were killed during the last 24 hours.
Unidentified gunmen shot dead an MQM activist and injured two other people near Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in the limts of Shamim Shaheed police checkpost, said police.
MQM activist Saleem (28) along with his friend Zubair came under attack near railway crossing when assailants fired shots at them, killing Saleem on the spot, and injuring Zubair and a passer-by Muhammad Masood. Police shifted the body and the injured to ASH for medico legal formalities.
Gunman killed Syed Hassan Asif killed near Lal Flats, Gulistan Jauhar in the jurisdiction of Shahrah-e-Faisal police.
SHO Shahzad Solehri said the deceased was former activist of MQM unit-108 Shah Faisal Colony and an employee of Karachi Water Board. The body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for postmortem.
Jaferia Alliance leader termed the incident target killing, demanding immediate arrest of the culprits. His funeral offered at Khairul Ammal Imambargah Ancholi and, later, he was buried in Wadi Hussain graveyard. Tension engulfs in surrounding area of Gulberg at the time of funeral of Hassan Asif. No case was registered till filing the report.
In another incident of target killing, an MQM worker was gunned down near Sindhi Hotel in Liaquatabad police precincts. The victim, 30-year-old Kashif, was sitting with his friends at Umar PCO Street Liaquatabad when armed men open indiscriminate firing at him, injuring him critically who died on the way to hospital. The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for postmortem. DSP Taufeeq Khan said victim was the activist of MQM Unit-162 and was the resident of sector 5 Liaquatabad. Tension engulfs Liaquatabad and surrounding areas after the incident.
Separately, 19-year-old MQM worker Babar was shot dead in Ranchore Line, Chand Bibi Road as unknown attackers fired shot at him when he was sitting with his friends in a rickshaw.His friends, who sustained injuries, were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK). SHO Nawaz Gondal confirmed the dead was associated with MQM. Police registered a case and started investigation.
Similarly, the younger brother of MQM activist, Shoaib, fell prey to target killing near his house in New Karachi in the precincts of Khawaja Ajmair Nagri police. Police said it was an incident of targeted killing and victim was also the affiliated with MQM. No case was registered till filing the report.
Meanwhile, a man was gun down near Clifton Bridge in the Frere police precincts. The identity of victim is yet to be ascertained, said the police, adding that he was crossing the road near Clifton Bridge when armed men on a motorcycle targeted him.
Police shifted the body Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC).
The Baghdadi police found a bullets-riddle body from Mohammad Khan Road Lyari who was identified as Younus Memon, 32, son of Yousuf Memon.
The victim went missing from Sunday and police believed that unidentified culprits killed him after kidnapping.
Separately, the Orangi Town police found a body from a bag in a garbage drum at Baloch Goth. The identity of victim is yet to be ascertained.
The body was handed over to Edhi Foundation.
In another incident, a woman was killed while her son injured near Kali Pahari Main Bazaar in the jurisdiction of Orangi Town police when near Main Bazaar Orangi Town Kati Pahari where armed men reached and opened indiscriminate firing at them injuring her and her son. The women died later. Rizwan son of Sadiq and his mother Ameer Jahan, 54, wife of Sadiq, sustained injures while mother died on the way to hospital and her son admitted with critical wounds.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Fozia Wahab’s son narrow escaped a kidnapping attempt late on Sunday night, it is reported.According to the sources, unidentified armed man abducted Barrister Murtaza Akram, son of Fozia Wahab, from D A Scheme 1. On the way the kidnappers left Murtaza on Super Highway after looting him when the car stopped owing to end of fuel.Talking to this scribe, Fauzia Wahab said that unidentified kidnappers attempted to abduct his son. Karachi Police has been reported about the incident, she added.
MULTAN,Feb 12th:Multan Police have arrested eight alleged terrorists belonging to a banned extremist outfit" Lashkar-e-Jhangvi"from Jalalpur pirwala who had planned to attack Mid-Country Oil refinery, to hit the Cobra helicopters,installations of army and Government offices.
CPO Dilawar Abbas said,"We have arrested eight activists of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Tehrik Taliban and foiled their plot to bring a destruction in Southern Punjab by hitting oil refinery,cobra choppers and installations of armed forces," They are identified as Muhammad Ibrahim, Umer Ahmed, Abid Ali alias Mufti, Shabbir Ahmed, Abdul Latif, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Shafiq and Muhammad Naseer.Addressing a press conference CPO Dilawar Abbas said that Multan narrowly escaped devastation as important personalities,sensitive installations like Army aviation base, Shershah Oil-depot and Mid country oil-refinery were on their hit list. Out of eight ,three accused were sent to prison on judicial remand while five others are in police custody on physical remand.Giving details of ammnunition seized from their possession ,the CPO told that three rockets missiles, five 7-RPG rockets,six hand grenades, six chargers,12 fuses,two pistols, two klashinkovs SSP operation Malik Muhammad Yousaf said that they had buried the ammunition at the brink of river Sutlej, and they were engaged in dumping the ammunition for the last two months.CPO said that credit went to Malik Yousaf and Sp Karamat Malik who had monitored the suspicious activities of Ibrahim, Umair and Abid at the eastern bank of the river in Jalalpur pirwala.Then they were taken into custody.Later their five accomplices were also held.
MULTAN,Feb 4th: A local landlord Faiz Bakhsh let loose his dog at a seven year old girl, Naseebo Qasim when she was going to
her school on Friday morning in village Beer-Bund (Shehr Sultan) in Muzaffargarh district some 120 km south-west of Multan.Dr. Sajid Saeed of Rural Hospital Shehr Sultan said,” Dog bit the leg and foot of the seven year old girl however her condition is not serious.She will be relieved after two or three days,”A police officer Haji Muhammad Iqbal said,”we have instituted a case No.45/2011 under section 289 PPC against the culprit Faiz Bakhsh however he could not be arrested,” Eye witnesses Kalsoom bibi and Mehvish(students of same school) told that Faiz Bakhsh had forbidden Naseebo for passing through his field but today she,again, did not care and passed through his field to save the time.Then Faiz Bakhsh let loose his dog on the student of class-2.
MULTAN,Feb 3rd:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called upon the Punjab government to ensure an early and transparent investigation of an alleged incident of honour killing of a young woman of Bahawalpur.
Saima left her parents house in November and went to Karachi with a man named Dilawar, who she wanted to marry, but her family wanted her to marry someone else. Saima’s family had took Dilawar’s father to Karachi with them and brought her back to Bahawalpur three days later and assured her that she would be married to Dilawar. However, she was confined to her house for the next two months, where she died on January 22. In a letter to the Punjab government, HRCP said, “The family claims that Saima had committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance. No report is yet available to determine the cause of death but the doctor who had conducted the post mortem says that there were visible marks of torture on her body and that the cause of death could be determined only from findings of a chemical laboratory test report.”HRCP expressed concern over reports that the police were not taking interest in the investigation. “HRCP apprehends that crucial evidence in the case may be destroyed unless prompt action is taken to investigate the matter properly. We also fear for the safety of the people who have highlighted the case.
MULTAN, Jan 31th:Parliamentarians of Multan asked the higher authorities to take a serious notice of the Lahore incident, in which an American diplomat shot two youths dead. Senator Syed Javed Ali Shah of PML-Q, Rana Mehmood-ul-Hassan MNA,PML-N, Jamshed Khan Dasti of PPP strongly condemned the Lahore incident and demanded of the government a transparent probe into the issue.They were of the view that the law should take its own course and the culprit be punished under the law of the land, adding that that a thorough investigation be conducted into the incident to ascertain whether the accused was associated with any spy agency.Makhdoom Javed Hashmi condemned the incident and urged the government to punish the acused according to the law of land.Zafar Ali Shah said it would be unacceptable to the nation if the person involved in the crime was set free without any trial.Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmed Khan Chief of Pakistan Democratic Party (PDP) demanded a fair trial of the accused, saying that the US authorities had detained Dr Aafia Siddqui without any charge and convicted her without any evidence.
MULTAN, June 19th:Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has planned to seal unauthorised mobile phone system towers in city areas of the country because these were adding to the pollution and creating troubles for the residents of the area. It is officially learnt here on Thursday. Sources said that Mobile phones companies were using power generators during the load-shedding to keep their transmission system intact. Sources said that notices were being issued to the o City District Government ,Town Municipal Administration and Municipalities for issuing no- objection certificates to Mobile Phone companies. Sources said that EPA has sealed 250 mobile phone system towers in the city over the last few days.The Lahore city has nearly 5000 mobile phone towers out of which 400 are without NOC from Environment Protection Agency. So far 250 have been sealed. Similar number of towers are in Karachi and Metropolitan corporation had issued licences without consulting the EPA and without getting its NOC. District Officer Environment Multan, Zafar Iqbal said the campaign against illegally installed mobile phone towers is ongoing in the public interest."We want to prevent public loss that can be caused by these towers if they fall. Our teams intend to check each and every tower in the city", the official explained.However, he maintained that MDA should also check all these towers and thus share the burden on Environment Protection Agency in this regard.
MULTAN,June 9th:Two alleged terrorists who wanted to blow up the NATO supply centre in Rajanpur were arrested by the law Enforcement Agencies.They were identified as Abdul Rauf Qureshi of Kotla Naseer(Rajanpur) and Hafiz Irfan Ahmed of Bahawalpur.A Police officer Bakht Ali khan said,' Both the militants have confessed that they wanted to blow up the NATO supply centre and such attack on NATO forces would continue till the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui," He said that we had nabbed two motor cyclists during routine checking in RajanPur and also recovered a Klashinkov, a wireless set, two hand grenades from their custody of the detained militants. They were produced before the anti terrorist court and granted 14 days physical remand for interrogation. DPO Rajanpur Suhail Zafar Chattha said," It was a great success because militants had planned to blow up the NATO supply centres in different cities of the country simultaneously but we had foiled their attempt and saved the NATO supply centre of Rajanpur,"Police also produced both the militants before the media where they confessed their plot," According to details police security in South Punjab has been put on high alert after reports that militants in south Punjab have been making their influence, so police pickets and checking points have been constituted in the area to keep vigil on the activities of suspected activities and on Tuesday police during routine checking arrested two alleged militants from Layya Rajanpur road. Police also recovered cache of Hand grenades and illegal arms from the custody of the detained alleged militants and shifted them to some unidentified location for preliminary investigations. Police sources further disclosed that some more detentions are expected as police have been making strategy to raid at the places on the indication of the detained militants.
MULTAN,June 1st:Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa, Senior Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister and central leader of the PML (N)Punjab Government has ruled out any operation against terrorism in Southern Punjab or anywhere else in the province, declaring such step as unjustified and illogical at all. "Operation becomes imperative at the place where writ of the government is challenged and the govt offices and officials become non-functional, as happened in Swat and Waziristan." Talking to newsmen here on Tuesday He said that the Punjab govt writ is fully functional in Southern Punjab, Central Punjab and everywhere in the province while the law enforcing institutions are fully active to eradicate terrorism. "Acts of terror are being committed in Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and even in Islamabad. Such acts cannot be made reason for any operation. Operations are made in places like Swat, Malakand and Waziristan where govt writ was paralysed. Thank God there no such situation prevails anywhere in Punjab. Rehman Malik, therefore, cannot be authorised to declare an operation in Punjab on the basis of terror acts in the province," Khosa said. He said that a new department to break the terrorists network, has been set up which will work in coordination with the elite forces and other such institutions. He alleged the govt for being responsible for boosting the trend of terror all over the country due to its wrong policies.He alleged that Government machinery was being utilised in Jalapurpirwala's PP-206 constituency to get elect Prime Minister's younger brother. He asked the Government officials and officers to be impartial in the election otherwise stern action would be taken against them.
MULTAN,May 31st:The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is not the sole terrorist group threatening the country and the region, as Punjabi groups are deepening their ties with the Taliban, representing a growing threat for the country.
This was highlighted by the twin attacks in Lahore on Friday in which around 80 members of the Ahmedi sect were killed. Initial investigations suggested a possible link to the Taliban operating from Waziristan.
Security officials in the region say while there are no “militant strongholds” in the province for them to enable them to operate independently - as is the case in the Tribal Areas - their presence in the area, especially in southern Punjab, cannot be denied.
These terrorists are overwhelmingly members of banned organisations like the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Sipah-e-Sahaba, long tolerated or even sponsored by the military and intelligence establishment. But now they are starting to turn on the country, thanks to the growing influence of the TTP and its ally al Qaeda.
“Those militants who were hiding in southern Punjab are now surfacing,” Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Sunday in Lahore as he visited one of the attacked worship places. “We have information they could attack the shia community.”
There are more than 20,000 madrassas in the country, he said, and 44 percent are in Punjab. The government has also banned 29 organisations and put 1,764 people on its wanted lists. Of them, 729 are from southern Punjab.All these outfits traditionally have roots in Punjab and underscore the risk terrorists pose to the country’s economically most important province and its traditional seat of power.“These are the people who took part in the Afghan war and got training there,” said Mohsin Leghari, an opposition member of the Punjab Assembly.“This is the only thing they know, so it is no surprise if they develop links with the Taliban in the northwest,” said Leghari, whose constituency includes the tribal belt of Dera Ghazi Khan in southern Punjab.However, Leghari as well as security officials in the region denied that southern Punjab was a hub of terror activities.“This is all rumour-based information. It’s exaggerated,” said Ahmad Mubarik, the police chief of Dera Ghazi Khan. “This is not the hub of militants. I don’t think that is true.”But the recent surrender by Hanif Gabol, an alleged commander of the Taliban hailing from Dera Ghazi Khan, has once again highlighted the terrorists operational network in the region.
Gabol has reportedly told police that he trained in Waziristan and led a group of about 25 men associated with the TTP, and was involved in dozens of terrorist activities.More ominous for Pakistan, these attacks in Lahore on Friday show that ties between Punjabi organisations and the TTP are not just increasing the southern groups’ capabilities, but also providing cover for the TTP to operate outside their traditional tribal strongholds on the border with Afghanistan.A security official in Bahawalpur, considered the headquarters of Jaish-e-Muhammad, said there was no doubt that some of the dozens of madrassas there were involved in recruiting volunteers for the Taliban.But said the presence of terrorists was not new, and not directly linked to the rise of the Taliban.
“There is a presence of militants in that area for sure. But it is a long-standing presence, and they were there even before the Taliban became the Taliban,” security analyst Ikram Sehgal said
MULTAN, May 30th:Leadership of mainstream political and religious parties and human rights organisations have strongly denounced the deadly attacks on the worship places of Ahmedis, terming it an assault on liberty and religious freedom of the people.PPP, PML-Q, Jama’at-e-Islami, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, MQM,Labour Party of Pakistan, Seraiki Inqilabi Council and Ittehad Bain-ul-Muslimeen Committee have condemned the incident and expressed solidarity with the bereaved families.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan condemned the attack and said police was busy in giving protocol to the leaders and their families, while there was no security for the masses. He said attack on the innocent people were the live examples of the so-called good governance.JI Ameer Rao Muhammad Zafar and Provincial Naib Amir Rao Zafar Iqbal condemned the deadly attacks terming it a conspiracy to trigger civil war in the country and justify continued US interference. They said Islam did not permit attack on minorities’ worship places. They said the minorities in Pakistan had always been secure and Islam made it state responsibility to protect them.They said since long the JI had been saying that an excuse and justification was being created for military operation in South Punjab. A new term of Punjabi Taliban had been coined and it was made a terror. Therefore, it could not be ruled out that these attacks were a conspiracy to pave way for military operation in South Punjab for which the US had been pressing for quite some time. This was a plot to pit the people and the armed forces against each other in Punjab as well. They urged the masses to forge unity in their ranks to foil this conspiracy. Makhdoom Javed Hashmi,MNA and Senior Vice President of PML-N expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in the attacks and offered his condolences with the bereaved families. OML-Q Leader and former Federal MInister for Food and Agriculture Alhaj Sikandar Bosan said the deadly attack could be halted if the Punjab government showed seriousness towards the security of the people. He said provincial intelligence agencies were busy in political activities instead of keeping eye on law and order situation. He demanded of the Punjab government to support the families of the dead and injured generously. Peoples Party leaders Begum Nasim Chaudhry MNA, Senator Malik Salahuddin Dogar, Dr.Akhtar Malik, Malik Ahmed Hussain Dehar,Malik Aamer Dogar MPAs said terrorists were planning to destabilise the country but their mission would not be succeeded. They said their party stood with the grieved families and determined to defeat the terrorists. MQM Multan division leader Karamat Ali Shaikh strongly condemned the militant attacks on the worship places of Ahmadi community and called upon the government to take adequate measures to protect the minorities.He said the MQM had been warning the Punjab government about the threats being given to the Ahmadi community centre in Model Town, Lahore, for more than a year.
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MULTAN,May 26th: Muzaffargarh City Police have instituted a case against newly re-elected MNA Jamshed Khan Dasti and 19 his followers under sections337-A-ii, 324, 342, 379,380,148, 149 PPC for attacking the doctors and leaving three doctors and seven nurses iunjured.The case was registered on the complaint of Medical Superintendent of DHQ Hospital Muzaffargarh Dr. Ashiq Hussain. Severe tense prevailed in the area. Doctors of DHQ Hoispital are on strike which caused death of two patients.People of Muzaffargarh on Tuesday tookout a big procession in favour of MNA Jamshed Dasti and against the high handedness and misbehaviour of the staff of local hospital and demanded immerdiate withdrawal of case against 20 persons including Jamshyed Khan Dasti. It may be recalled that A photo-Journalist Khalid Majid suffered a severe heart attack on Sunday, he was immediately taken to emergency ward of DQH Hospital but Dr.Hameed Ghauri did not provide him any medical assistance and asked to call Dr. Aamer when contacted to him ,he refused to attend the patient making lame excuses. In the meantime the photo-Journalist Khalid Majid expired. As the news reached to the citizens and relatives of the victim they attacked the hospital. Then a murder case was instituted against the both doctors under section 302/ 34 PPC .However no arrest was made. On Monday, Funeral prayer of the photographer was offered in the Fayyaz Park where thousands of people attended it. Later they took out a procession against the doctors and broke the window panes of the hospital besides manhandling the staff. When MNA Jamshed Dasti went to Hospital for reconciliation between the relatives of Khalid Majid and Doctors but Doctors and Para Medical staff attacked him resultantly his two security guards injured. Jamshed Khan Dasti vehemently condemned the role of PMA which was supporting the doctors at the cost of patients lives. He said that Three persons have died due to negligence of doctors in two days who is responsible for that.He said that Medical Superintendent of DHQ hospital was a criminal person who believed in minting money even through unfair means.He demanded immediate transfer of entire staff of DHQ Hospital and said that this issue would be raised in the National assembly. DPO Muzaffargarh Manzoor Sarwar said," we have registered a case against the doctors on the complaint of Rashid Majid brother ofd the victim photo-Journalist Khalid Manzoor under section 302/34," and another case was instituted against the 20 persons including MNA Jamshed dasti for attacking the Hospital.On the other hand, doctors complained that protestors subjected them to torture on order of PPP MNA Jamshed Dasti.
MULTAN,May 25th: Muzaffargarh City Police have instituted a case against newly re-elected MNA Jamshed Khan Dasti and 19 his followers under sections337-A-ii, 324, 342, 379,380,148, 149 PPC for attacking the doctors and leaving three doctors and seven nurses iunjured.The case was registered on the complaint of Medical Superintendent of DHQ Hospital Muzaffargarh Dr. Ashiq Hussain. Severe tense prevailed in the area. Doctors of DHQ Hoispital are on strike which caused death of two patients.People of Muzaffargarh on Tuesday tookout a big procession in favour of MNA Jamshed Dasti and against the high handedness and misbehaviour of the staff of local hospital and demanded immerdiate withdrawal of case against 20 persons including Jamshyed Khan Dasti. It may be recalled that A photo-Journalist Khalid Majid suffered a severe heart attack on Sunday, he was immediately taken to emergency ward of DQH Hospital but Dr.Hameed Ghauri did not provide him any medical assistance and asked to call Dr. Aamer when contacted to him ,he refused to attend the patient making lame excuses. In the meantime the photo-Journalist Khalid Majid expired. As the news reached to the citizens and relatives of the victim they attacked the hospital. Then a murder case was instituted against the both doctors under section 302/ 34 PPC .However no arrest was made. On Monday, Funeral prayer of the photographer was offered in the Fayyaz Park where thousands of people attended it. Later they took out a procession against the doctors and broke the window panes of the hospital besides manhandling the staff. When MNA Jamshed Dasti went to Hospital for reconciliation between the relatives of Khalid Majid and Doctors but Doctors and Para Medical staff attacked him resultantly his two security guards injured. Jamshed Khan Dasti vehemently condemned the role of PMA which was supporting the doctors at the cost of patients lives. He said that Three persons have died due to negligence of doctors in two days who is responsible for that.He said that Medical Superintendent of DHQ hospital was a criminal person who believed in minting money even through unfair means.He demanded immediate transfer of entire staff of DHQ Hospital and said that this issue would be raised in the National assembly. DPO Muzaffargarh Manzoor Sarwar said," we have registered a case against the doctors on the complaint of Rashid Majid brother ofd the victim photo-Journalist Khalid Manzoor under section 302/34," and another case was instituted against the 20 persons including MNA Jamshed dasti for attacking the Hospital.On the other hand, doctors complained that protestors subjected them to torture on order of PPP MNA Jamshed Dasti.
MULTAN, May Ist: Seven member of a family were slain by unidentified killers at Kotla Mughlan (Dajal) in Rajanpur district following the family feud.Their bodies were found in and agriculture farm. However two minor children were alive bus unconscious. DPO Rajanpur Suhail Zafar Bhutta said," It would be premature to say anything about this incident, however one of the member of Ahmadani family claimed that it was a consequence of "Rishta"," DPO said that one of the survivors a girl told police that her cousins had threatened for dire consequences if the hand of a girl was given against their wishes.He said that all the members were hatcheted to death and then their bodies were dragged to an agricultural farm, at the distance of 100meter.DPO further said that two minors were seriously injured and unconscious however they are alive.Those who were slain are identified as Ata Muhammad(Head of family) Sabir Hussain, Muhammad Qadar, Munawar, Wajid, Nasim Mai and Mehran Mai.
MULTAN,April 24th:Allah Ditta tortured his son's wife Muneeran Bibi, broke her leg with baton, chopped off her both ears, nose and cut her hair when she refused to meet his sexual lust in the absence of his son in Chak No.215/RB (Faisalabad) some 145 miles north-east of Multan on Friday. Her mother inlaw Shahjehan took her to hospital where her condition is stated to be critical.Police said ,"we have registered a case against the culprit on the report of Shah Jehan and recorded the statement of the victim.
MULTAN,April 24th:A german couple was taken into custody by the Police under foreign act when it entered the prohibited area of Dera Ghazi Khan district where a uranium enrichment plant was functioning. DPO Dera Ghazi Khan Kashif Kanju said," A German couple was coming from Iran to see India when it entered the jurisdiction of Sakhi Sarwar (Dera Ghazi Khan) we have taken them into our custody for interrogation,later they were shifted to Multan in Police custody,"Police neither allowed to make snaps of the couple nor disclose their names.
MULTAN,April 24th: At least four policemen including a sub inspector have died in an encounter between the police and the terrorists who set twelve oil tankers transporting fuel for NATO on fire in Mianwali district. These oil-tankers were parked at a petrol pump in Tala-gang town some 250 miles north-west of Multan on Saturday night.Regional Police Officer (RPO) Muhammad Aslam Khan Tareen said," some unidentified miscreants set a dozen oil takers on fire which transporting petrol for the NATO forces," He said unknown miscreants opened indiscriminate firing on tankers parked at a petrol pump at Mianwali Road in Tala Gang that triggered fire in the tankers and the pump.Police patrol reached the scene then miscreants also opened fires at police party. They killed a sub inspector and three constables. However, the miscreants escaped when police retaliated with fire.The RPO said the area has been cordoned off.
TWO teenage brothers, who had recently came from the United States to meet their relatives here, were found dead in their home in mysterious circumstances in the Sattukatla police area on Monday morning.
The victims were identified as Ahad Mustafa, 13 and Qasim Mustafa, 15, the sons of Ghulam Mustafa, a resident of Riverview Cooperative Housing Society, Katchi Kothi, Raiwind Road, Lahore. Police said that the victims were American nationals and they were living in New Jersey. On March 25, they came to Pakistan to meet their relatives. On March 28, they visited the food outlet in Garden Town to have food.
Ghulam Mustafa told the police that they returned home at around 10pm, watched TV and went to sleep at around 2am.
On Monday morning, Mustafa found Ahad dead at the stairs while Qasim was found dead from a bathroom. Mustafa informed police about the incident. Police collected evidence from the scene and removed the bodies to morgue for autopsy.
A case No 378/10 has been registered against unidentified person/s under sections 302 and 337-J of PPC on the complaint of victims’ father. The complainant has alleged that someone had given some poisonous food to his children which resulted in their death.
However, police said that the cause of death would be ascertained after autopsy. The autopsy was not carried till the filing of this report. A shift in charge of mortuary at Jinnah Hospital said that as the victim family had to take the bodies back to the US, they were making arrangements for it. To a question, he said that the body could not be kept in morgue after autopsy.
A senior police officer said that apparently the young boys died due to some poisonous food, however, police were investigating the incident keeping in view different aspects. He said motive behind the killings could not be ascertained yet.
