MULTAN, Jan 31th:Parliamentarians of Multan asked the higher authorities to take a serious notice of the Lahore incident, in which an American diplomat
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
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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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.
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.
MULTAN,March 18th:One Abdullah, ex-president of banned sipah-i-sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was burnt alive in Police station when a violent mob of shiite entered the police station in Choti Zireen, a native village of ex-President of Pakistan Sardar Farooq Khan Leghari some 105 km west of Multan on thursday.DPO Dera Ghazi Khan Kashif Kanju said," we have instituted a case against SSP man for killing a shia leader Nasim Abbas President of Anjuman Abul-Fazal Abbas and another instituted against the people who attacked the police station and killed Abdullah Chandia by burning him," DSP Iqbal Chandia told that Abdullah Chandia attacked Nasim Abbaswhen he was sitting on his shop and shot him dead and he also injured a postman Matloob Hussain. Then People of the area chased him and he kept them away by shooting fire in the air. However Police overpowred him and took him to Police station. As the news reached to the shiites and relatives of Nasim Abbas they gathered there and then they attacked the Police station and took Abdullah Chandia out of police station where they put petrol on him and set him on fire. THey also injured his father Maulana Ghulam Rasul who was hospitalised in Nishtar hospital in critical condition.
MULTAN, March 18th: A hindu Mehru Ram has got registered a murder case in Police station Head Rajkan (Bahawalpur) for torturing his younger brother Shero Ram (who embraced Islam last month) to death. Police have registered a murder case against two feudal lords who are also activists of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Ch.Kamran Sidhu ,Shah Nawaz and Seven Policemen including SHO/Inspector Hamid Shah Sub inspector Muhammad Aslam,ASI Zul-Qarnain and four constables Khalid, Shahid, Saeed and Muneer.It may be recalled that a hindu youth Sher Ram( Rickshaw driver by profession) who embraced Islam to marry a Muslim girl Aqsa Aslam,was tortured to death by Police for the pleasure of his fiance's parents.DPO Bahawalpur Hamayun Bashir Tarar said," I have suspended the services of SHO Police station Rajkan,Hamid Shah, Sub Inspector,Clerk and four constable on the charge of torturing a youth to death . Police said that a hindu youth ,who was a rickshaw driver fell into the love of Aqsa daughter of local landlord but religion was main hurdle in their marriage. He embraced Islam on February 18 and he was renamed as Sher Muhammad. He eloped with his fiance Aqsa and married on March 7. Rajkan Police tortured his family which consequently migrated to other place. Police arrested the couple on March 7 and tortured the youth whole night. Resultantly he died. Next day SHO Hamid Shah took his body to Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur and pretended that he had committed suicide. During autopsy, scars of torture were found on his body,however no sign of hanging was found.Then Medical officer informed the DPO Bahawalpur .
MULTAN, March 17th:More than 2000 people block the national highway on Wednesday afternoon in Mian Chunnu by burning tyres and observing sit-in on the road as a protest against the police atrocity and excession which caused the death of an innocent aged person Muhammad Yaquob. Police resorted to baton charge and shot aerial firing to disperse the violent mob. When contacted the DPO Khanewal Kamran Khan said," situation in Mian Chunnu is well under control and we would take action against those police officials who were responsible for the killing of an aged person Muhammad Yaquob," Protestors told newsmen that Police have raided to arrest Muhammad Saleem who was wanted by Police in a criminal case but he was not at home. Then Police arrested his father Muhammad Yaquob and subjected him to torture.Resultantly he died. As the news spread in the area, hundreds of people gathered on the national highway and they blocked the road, shouted slogans against the police.
MULTAN,Feb 19th:Mastermind of Islamabad and Lahore blasts along with one other terrorists were killed in a police encounter near State Bank in Faisalabad on friday. According to the details, mastermind of Islamabad and Lahore blasts, identified as Dr Mullah Kundi killed in a police encounter along with his companion near State Bank. Dead bodies of the terrorists were taken to the hospital for postmortem.When contacted the RPO Faisalabad Muhammad Tahir said," Two mastermind of Islamabad & Lahore were killed in an encounter today and one of them is identified as Dr.Mullah Kundi,"
MULTAN, Feb 11th: One Muhammad Saleem shot his father Muhammad Amin dead when he slapped on her face for favouring his mother Nasreen in Gujerat (Muzaffargarh district) on Wednesday. Police said that Muhammad Amin quarrelled with his wife Nasreen on domestic feud and other relatives were trying for reconciliation between the couple. All of sudden their son Muhammad Saleem reached there and he interrupted the reconciliatory efforts. Upon this Amin slapped on his son's face. He went into the room and took a revolver and opened the fire, Amin died on the spot then he managed to run away. Police have registered a case against the culprit
MULTAN,Feb 9th:Taliban confirmed that their chieftain Hakeemullah has died on Tuesday on way to Karachi for medicalk treatment Taliban sources as saying Tuesday.According to the militant source, the Taliban leader was critically injured and being taken to Karachi from South Waziristan Agency via Bhakkar, Muzaffargarh ; however, he succumbed to injuries near Muzaffargarh some 50 km from Multan. However DPO Muzaffargarh Mehboob Rasheed and Intelligence agencies did not confirm Hakeem-ullah Mehsud's death in Muzaffargarh or Multan area.Taliban sources said that Hakeem-ullah sustained injuries a day before and he was in critical condition but he refused to br shifted to another place for treatment.