Monday, April 21, 2003

Hot News (20th April)

CHAKWLA APRIL 20.  Nila Police nabbed a gang of dacoits who looted more than 129000 rupees from the chicken traders at gunpoint in between Village Dhoke Budha and Khanwal last night.  The dacoits blocked the road after throwing a tree on it and on gunpoint the snatched rupees 129000 from the traders who after recovering the amount was on their way back to Chakwal.  The matter was immediately informed to Nila Police and the SHO Ch: Zahoor Ahmad cardoned of the whole area and arrested Muhammad Nawaz resident of Village Dhoke Budha and Muhammad Khan resident of Village Jamalwal.  The accused admitted the dacoity and pointed out the other co-accused and Police are after them to arrest the culprits.  This area was in the grip of dacoity incident from the past two months and there was a panic among the people while travelling this area especially at night time.  In the meantime Lillah Police busted a gang of dacoits and arrested seven accused including a school master Rashid Asmi Joya who was stationed at Primary School Matton Khurd.  Police has also recovered a Honda Motorcycle from the school master that was snatched on gunpoint.  The gang admitted various dacoities that were committed by them while Kallar Kahar Police is also looking forward for these dacoits as there are certain dacoities which was committed in the area of Kallar Kahar Police Station some times ago and they were not traced out yet. 
CHAKWAL APRIL 20.  District Education Tax was withdrawn immediately and DCO Chakwal have issued the notification on the direction of Punjab Government.  District Government Chakwal had levied this tax from Primary to Post Graduate level and rupees ten to thirty were received from every student and this tax was imposed to promote education and other facilities in the far-flung areas o the District.  More than rupees 10 million were collected from the poor students of the school and colleges during the past one year and the parent of the students were feeling uncomfortable after the imposition of this tax.  The parents also demanded that some other taxes like Faroog-e-Tahleem should also be withdrawn and the arrangements is to be made to provide free education up to matric level as announced by the Punjab Government. 
CHAKWAL APRIL 20.  All the arrangements for the procession of Chehlum of Imam Hussain on Sunday have been finalized and the services of Punjab Constabulary and special Police force have been  hired from the Rawalpindi Range Police.  Army Battalion is also expected to reach District Chakwal on Saturday night.  A control room in the office of District Police Officer Chakwal have been formed and from here the monitoring of the procession will be made.  The procession will start from Imam Bargah Mahajreen Saadat and it will go to Sar Park and then in the evening it will return back to Imam Bargah Mahajreen Saadat. 


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