Category: District

Rawalpindi: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) while conducting five operations across the country arrested three accused including a woman and recovered over 287 kg drugs worth Rs 209 million, said an ANF Headquarters spokesman here on Thursday.

He informed that 231 kg morphine was recovered from an uninhabited area of Hazarganji, Quetta.

In second operation, 35 kg opium, 12 kg ice and 6 kg heroin were recovered from Goth Lakha Othal area of Lasbela.

3 kg ice concealed in secret cavities of a vehicle was recovered near M-1 Motorway, Islamabad.

740 grams ice was recovered from the possession of two accused including a woman arrested in two operations near Iqbal Shaheed Toll Plaza Attock.

Separate cases have been registered against the arrested accused under the Narcotics Control Act and further investigations are under process.

Peshawar: Standing Committee of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Health chaired by Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani here Thursday took notice of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine that was reportedly missing from Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH).

Chairman of the committee expressed displeasure over the irresponsibility of concerned officials and said that the missing of MRI machine is unacceptable.

Members of the committee also showed their annoyance over the absence of Secretary and Director General Health and said that it reflects the indifferent attitude of officials.

It was decided that action would be taken against officials involved in the incident.

The meeting also decided that absence of official without any reason would not be tolerated.

Faisalabad: The police have arrested 40 people on charge of gambling from different parts of the area of D-Type Colony police station.

Police spokesman said here on Thursday that on special directive of City Police Officer (CPO) Kamran Adil a vigorous campaign was launched against gambling and the police conducted raids at various gambling dens and nabbed 40 people including Zain, Javaid, Babar, etc. in one-day red handed while gambling.

The police recovered bet money of Rs.179,500, mobile phones, LCDs, Laptops, Calculators, registers, receipt books, and other items from their possession while further investigation was under progress, he added.

Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Police on Thursday arrested 21 lawbreakers involved in different criminal activities from across the district.

A police spokesman, in a statement, said a total of seven accused were nabbed in a crackdown against drug peddlers with more than 8.5 kilograms of hashish.

The Taxila Police recovered 2.2 kg hashish from accused Babar and 1.65 kg hashish from Shahzad while the Gujar Khan Police held Imran with 1.46 kg hashish and the Civil Lines Police nabbed Uzair with 1.4 kg hashish.

Similarly, the Race Course Police recovered 1.15 kg hashish from accused Inzamam, while the Kallar Syedan and RA Bazaar Police arrested accused Usama and Ijaz on the recovery of 550 grams and 520 grams hashish respectively.

Likewise, 10 accused were arrested with 38 litres and four bottles of liquor throughout the district. The Sadiqabad Police recovered 10 litres of liquor from accused Danish, while the Ratta Amral Police nabbed Rashid with 8 litres of liquor. The Bani Police recovered 5 litres of liquor from accused Qamar and 5 litres of liquor from Shahzad, while the Waris Khan Police arrested Wasif with 5 liters of liquor and the Race Course Police arrested Bilal with 5 liters of liquor.

The Airport Police recovered 4 bottles of liquor from accused Noman, Suleman, Tashfeen and Waqas.

Meanwhile, four accused Umar, Matar Syed, Kafeel and Jawad were arrested during search operations for violation of the Tenancy Act.

Peshawar: The negotiations between the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and local government (LG) representatives concluded successfully on Thursday after which the latter called off their protest.

Chairman of the LG Action Council, Himayatullah Mayar, here formally announced an end to the protest. He stated that a 20-day timeframe has been set for resolving the issues, failing which the representatives may decide to protest again.

Provincial Minister for Local Government, Arshad Ayub, assured the protesters that a meeting with the Chief Minister would be held next week to address their concerns.

Mayor of Peshawar, Zubair Ali, expressed satisfaction over the outcome, stating that discussions covered rules of business, funds, and authority. He emphasized that the provincial government has been given a 20-day deadline to resolve the issues, after which further action would be considered.

Speaking to the media on the occasion, Minister Arshad Ayub mentioned that work on the Local Government Act has been ongoing for ten months but delays occurred due to the system's complexity.

He assured that funding and other demands were legitimate and would be fulfilled, with final approvals to be sought from the provincial cabinet. Additionally, the minister pledged to amend the act in consultation with local representatives and condemned the police's use of tear gas during the protests.