Hot News (27th April)

CHAKWAL  APRIL, 27. Four major transporters deserted
from the Alliance Travel owned by the son of former
Federal Minister Lt. General 짰 Abdul Majeed Malik and
they pulled out all their vehicles back to General Bus
Stand owned by Tehsil Municipal Administration.  After
the shifting of all the vehicles from General Bus
Stand to the two wagon stands inside the city, General
Bus Stand was giving a deserted look as more then 600
traders directly while the thousands of other people
were effected indirectly from this act and even more
the Tehsil Municipal Administration Chakwal was also
deprived of earning of rupees 8 million from this
General Bus Stand.  The transporters Ch: Tanvir, Nisar
Jogi, Ch: Ghulam Shabbir and Raja Muhammad Salim on
Saturday inaugurated the General Bus Stand and started
transport from here to the different cities of
Pakistan.  On this occasion the traders and
transporters celebrated the occasion and hope that
after the re-induction of vehicle in General Bus Stand
will not only the help of Tehsil Municipal
Administration Chakwal but the economic activity in
this area will be improved.  The transporters later on
in a press conference alleged that the contractors of
Alliance Travel are minting money from the
transporters and the transporters are forced to pay
rupees 500 to 700 per trips which is unaffordable.
The said transporters also reduced the fairs from
twenty to fifty rupees as compared to be charged by
the Alliance Travels. 

CHAKWAL  APRIL, 27. Tehsil Council Chakwal on Saturday
rejected the resignation of Tehsil Naib Nazim Chakwal
Muhammad Altaf Dharukna and adopted a resolution in
which was demanded that Altaf Dharukna should with
draw his resignation.  The meeting of Tehsil
Councilors was held at Iqbal Library and it was
presided over by Tehsil Nazim Amir Bhatti.  The
councilors from Treasury and opposition who spoke on
this occasion are Arshad Butt, Naeem Amjid, Malik
Muhammad Sarwar, Haroon, Saadia Ikram and Malik
Muhammad Azhar and they paid rich tribute to Altaf
Dharukna and were of the view that Altaf Dharukna run
the house of Tehsil Council Chakwal by taking all the
councilors along with him.  All the councilors decided
that they would visit the house of Altaf Hussain on
Tuesday and compelled him to with draw his
resignation.