Friday, August 29, 2003

News (28th Aug)

CHAKWAL AUGUST, 28. More then 18 journalists
participated in a protest hunger strike camp on
Wednesday at Chakwal Press Club and hunger strike was
observed for two hours.  The journalists were
demanding the immediate arrest of the killer of Pind
Dadan Khan based journalist Raja Ejaz Ahmad.  The camp
was established by Divisional Union of Journalists
Rawalpindi and two hours daily hunger strike will be
observed by the journalist community till the arrest
of the killer of Raja Ejaz Ahmad.  Those who attended
the camp were president DUJ Khawaja Babar Salim,
Chairman press Club Fahim Akhter Butt, Muhammad Khan
Aqil, Arif Mehmood, Tahir Farooqi, Arshad Mehmood
Abbasi, Tariq Murtaza Hashmi, Ishaq Hasrat,
Safi-ud-Din Safi, Atif Rasheed, Hakeem Niaz, Mirza
Ahmad Noor, Zulfiqar Mir, Muhammad Jamil Mughal, Malik
Nasir Qamar Buchal Kalan, Dr. Zaheer Yousafi and Riaz
Butt from Dhudial.  Parliamentary Secretary Housing
Punjab Mr. Ejaz Hussain Farhat along with Nazim Union
Council Siral Ch: Nisar Abbas visited the camp and
make solidarity with the journalist community.  He
assured that he would talk to IG Punjab for the
immediate arrest of the killer of journalist.  The
camp will continue till the arrest of the killers and
two hours hunger strike will be observed daily. 

CHAKWAL AUGUST, 28. All the seven accused involved in
a famous CIA Chakwal Police gang rape case were
indicated by the Special Anti Corruption Court
Rawalpindi as their applications that they were
innocent there they should be discharged was
dismissed.  The counsel of the victim Nasreen Akhter,
Mr. Waqar-ul-Haq Sheikh Advocate pleaded that the
accused are using delaying tactics and this is the
reason that Nasreen Akhter and her daughter Rozina
Shaheen were deprived of justice from the last eight
years, as all the accused ASI Mukhtar Ahmad, Head-
constable Aziz-Ullah, Head constable Mumtaz Hussain,
Constable Wajid Hussain, ex-constable Ghulam Ahmad and
his wife Kubra Bibi along with local traders Sheikh
Hasnain Mehdi were booked by City Police Chakwal after
the allegations leveled against them were proved in
the judicial inquiry.  The learned judge Aslam Khan
after hearing the arguments from both side dismissed
the accused application and fixed 6th September for
trial against the accused. 

CHAKWAL AUGUST, 28. Two drunkard was apprehended by
City Police Chakwal and after registering separate
cases against them they were sent in the judicial
lockup.  The accused Israr Ahmad resident of Village
Chak Naurang and Muhammad Khan resident of Village
Pinwal were taking liquor in the local hotel, Police
raided and caught them red handed.  Both were examined
in District Headquarter Hospital Chakwal and after
medical examination the report was positive therefore
a case under 11-article of Hadood Ordinance were
separately registered against them. 



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