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CCPO for adopting zero tolerance policy against electricity theft

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LAHORE, Sep 27 (APP):Capital City Police Officer Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana has said that prevention regarding electricity theft is the first priority of the federal government while there are clear instructions of the IG Punjab that zero tolerance policy should be adopted to ensure prevention of electricity theft.
He stated this while presiding over a meeting regarding the prevention of electricity theft in his office on Wednesday.
Lahore Police Chief ordered an intensification of the crackdown against electricity thieves and said that a coordinated strategy should be implemented with LESCO to prevent electricity theft. He further said that those who have damaged the country’s exchequer by stealing electricity would be dealt with an iron hand. The CCPO Lahore said that the people involved in electricity theft do not deserve any sympathy. He directed that the electricity thieves should be brought under the law. He also directed the city division to improve its performance.
SSP (Operations) Sohaib Ashraf, SSP (Investigation) Chaudhry Anush Masood and relevant Divisional SPs attended the meeting.

DC visits routes of Eid Milad-un-Nabi processions to review arrangements

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RAWALPINDI, Sep 27 (APP):Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Hassan Waqar Cheema along with members of Seerat Milad Committee here on Wednesday visited the routes of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him) processions and reviewed the arrangements.
During the visit, security of the processions and other administrative matters were reviewed in detail.
On this occasion, Additional Deputy Commissioner General, Mujahid Abbas, Managing Director, Solid Waste Management Company Rana Sajid Safdar, Municipal Officer, Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi Rafaqat Gondal and other officers of the department concerned were also present.
The patch work of the routes and street lights should be completed immediately and encroachments should also be removed, he directed.
No compromise would be made on cleaning of the routes of the processions, he warned.
He ordered the district administration officers to ensure implementation of the SOPs, routes and time restrictions of the processions.
A ban has been imposed on the use of loudspeakers during Friday prayers from 1 am to 3 pm, he said adding, the members of the Milad Committees should ensure its implementation.

PHC summons official for response against hydel taxes in Hazara

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ABBOTTABAD, Sep 27 (APP):Peshawar High Court (PHC) Abbottabad bench Wednesday summoned a response from the Deputy Attorney General within 14 days, pertaining to the imposition of extra charges on electricity bills, the collection of hydel taxes in the Hazara region, grant of stay on electricity bills and the discontinuation of free electricity units.
The court after serving notices to the deputy attorney general KPK adjourned the hearing till the second week of October.
The PHC Abbottabad bench started hearing the joint writ petition of former Presidents of the High Court Bar Associations Abbottabad (HCBA) Sabir Tanoli advocate, District Bar Club (DBC) Abbottabad, Haripur, and Mansehra.
While talking to the media the former President of the HCBA Haji Sabir Tanoli Advocate said that after a huge increase in the taxes on the recommendations of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) another additional burden of 3.28 rupees per unit on electricity consumers has also been imposed.
He said that this additional charge is set to be borne by the public from April to October. Haji Sabir Tanoli Advocate also shed light on the substantial profits generated from the electricity sector, amounting to 37 billion rupees. Out of this, a staggering 22 billion rupees are paid monthly to Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Furthermore, public representatives have a stake in these profits.
The plea presented to the Peshawar High Court Abbottabad Bench calls for the termination of agreements between the government and IPPs. Additionally, it requests the court’s intervention in discontinuing the free electricity unit, which is causing a monthly loss of 8 billion and 50 crores.
He said that the government has disbursed 160 billion rupees in dues to IPPs, while a sum of 90 billion dollars was supposed to be allocated for the Kala Bagh Dam. Haji Sabir revealed that consumers in the Hazara region are not subject to fuel tax on electricity, in accordance with Article 161 Sub-Clause 2, as decided in 1993 under the Constitution.
The plea suggests that the implementation of this tax should be entrusted to the provinces, potentially offering relief to the people of Hazara from additional taxation.

LESCO detects 442 power pilferers on 21st day of anti-power theft campaign

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LAHORE, Sep 27 (APP):Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) detected a total of 442 connections from where the customers were pilfering electricity in all its circles of five districts (Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara) on the 21st day of the grand anti-power theft campaign.
The LESCO spokesman told media here Wednesday that the company has also so far submitted FIR applications against 439 electricity thieves, out of which 269 FIRs have been registered in respective police stations, while 57 accused have been arrested.
Grand anti-power theft operations against electricity thieves are being conducted on the directives of the Federal Power Division and the LESCO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engineer Shahid Haider is supervising these operations.
The LESCO chief vowed that the operations would continue without discrimination until the complete end of electricity theft. The electricity pilferers as well as the LESCO officers and employees who facilitate them are also being brought to justice.
On the 21st consecutive day (Sept. 27) of anti-power theft campaign, the spokesman added, large agricultural and commercial consumers were also found involved in electricity theft and all of them were also disconnected and charged with detection units. Among the seized connections were 01 industrial, 12 commercial, and 429 domestic, and all these connections were disconnected and charged with a total of  727,091 units as detection bill amounting to Rs  Rs 37.283 million.
He explained that LESCO charged Rs 1.2 million as detection bill to an electricity pilferer in Ferozwala area; Rs 500,000 fine in the form of detection bill to another customer stealing electricity in Aziz Colony on Wandala Road;  Rs 500,000 fine to Baba Bakery on Wandala Road; and Rs 480,298 as detection bill to an electricity thief at Jambar Mor Multan Road.
During the 21 days of grand anti-theft campaign, the spokesman mentioned, the LESCO detected pilferage on 8,832 power connections and submitted 8,727 FIR applications against electricity thieves in the relevant police stations out of which 7,417 FIRs have been registered, while 1,240 accused have so far been arrested by the police. The LESCO has so far charged a total of 19,351,136 detection units worth Rs 864,445 million to all the power pilferers.

Endowment fund to save individuals from social injustice: Mayor Karachi

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KARACHI, Sep 27 (APP): Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday said that an endowment fund has been established for the rehabilitation and support of individuals so that they can be saved from social injustice and given opportunities to lead a dignified life.

He said this while addressing the Fast Track Cities Conference organized by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care and the United Nations AIDS Program in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.

The Mayor of Amsterdam Famke Helsingna and mayors and representatives of other cities were also present on this occasion.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that appropriate legislation with a legal background is necessary to make any big decision or concept sustainable. There has been considerable progress in Pakistan regarding the rights of citizens, Sindh province has taken the initiative to protect HIV-AIDS-affected people, he said.

The Mayor said Karachi is the sixth largest city in the world with a population of 20 million. Like other cities in the world, Karachi is also facing many challenges, including the challenge of immigrants, for which many measures are being taken to deal with.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that for the first time in Pakistan, transgenders have been given a 0.5% quota in jobs with the facility of ID cards and passports, and for the first time in history, seats have been allocated for transgenders in the city council of Karachi, every possible effort is being made so these people should be protected from biased behavior by other members of the society.

He said that we are playing our role in the development of Karachi and we are trying hard to solve the basic problems of the citizens on a priority basis. The participants appreciated the speech of Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab, while the mayors and local government representatives of other cities of the world also expressed their views, he added.

ICCI for enhancing role of pharmacists for economic growth

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ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (APP):The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Wednesday stressed the need to enhance the role of pharmacists in the economic growth and development of the country.
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with the Pakistan Pharmacists Association (PPA) organized a ceremony to celebrate World Pharmacist Day.
Kamran Rehman Khan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Islamabad was the chief guest. The event was attended by the members of PPA, ICCI and other dignitaries, said a press release issued here.
Speaking on the occasion, Kamran Rehman Khan said that pharmacists were playing a key role in the manufacturing of quality medicines and Pakistan can earn billions of dollars by enhancing the exports of pharmaceutical products to the world, especially to African countries.
He stressed that all healthcare professionals should focus on their skills development as by enhancing their skills and knowledge, they can contribute more effectively towards strengthening the healthcare system and developing the economy.
He said that the government was determined to take measures for further strengthening the pharmacy profession to produce high-quality pharmaceutical products and provide better health services to society.
Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, ICCI said that this day reminds us to recognize the useful contributions of pharmacists in our healthcare system.
He said that pharmacists are an integral part of the health industry and they should realize their important role in enhancing the exports of pharmaceutical products by manufacturing high-quality medicines that would help revive the economy.
He said that the Philippines is a major exporter of health professionals to the Middle East and other countries and Pakistan has great potential to export health professionals by focusing on this sector that would benefit the economy.
Sardar Shabbir Ahmed, President, Pakistan Pharmacists Association highlighted the role of pharmacists in the healthcare system. He pointed out that medication errors were causing around 7000 to 9000 deaths in the United States and adding a liability of around US$ 40 billion each year to the national exchequer of the USA.
In these circumstances, there is a great need to introduce clinical pharmacy services and pharmacovigilance centers in public and private health facilities to prevent deaths and disabilities due to medication errors.
Zafar Bakhtawari Former President ICCI and Secretary General UBG said that pharmacists are now becoming entrepreneurs by opening pharmacies and creating jobs for others.
He said that the government should create a conducive environment for youth to stop the brain drain and promote young entrepreneurs so that they could play a more effective role in the economic development of the country.
Prof. Shehzad Ali Khan Vice Chancellor Health Services Academy, Islamabad and Fakharuddin Aamir Director Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan also spoke on the occasion and recognized the contributions of pharmacists.

37 more dengue cases reported in 24 hours

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RAWALPINDI, Sep 27 (APP): As many as 37 more dengue cases were reported in Rawalpindi during the last 24 hours, raising the tally of confirmed cases to 1,093 in the district.

District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood, Wednesday said that, among the new cases, 21 cases had arrived from Potohar town urban, 11 from Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi, four from Chaklala Cantonment and one from Gujar Khan.

He said 135 patients were admitted to district hospitals of which 109 were confirmed cases while 984 were discharged after treatment.

Dr Sajjad informed that the district administration had registered 49 FIRs, issued tickets to five, sealed two premises, and a fine of Rs 49,250 was imposed against the violations of dengue SOPs during the last 24 hours.

During indoor surveillance, in the last 24 hours, the teams checked 17,664 houses and larvae were found in 1,076 homes.
Similarly, he added that while checking 6,628 places, the teams found larvae at 121 sites during outdoor surveillance.

Awareness raising drawing competition among students

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Sep 27 (APP):A drawing competition was held among the students here on Wednesday to raise awareness about dangers and remedial measures to be adopted upon encountering explosive material.
The activity was held under the auspices of the Pakistan Red Crescent at Government Higher Secondary School No. 2 Islamia, where students of different classes participated and drew pictures within the allotted time, featuring awareness of hazards and safety measures against the impact of explosives.
DSP Headquarters Syed Asghar Ali Shah and Inayatullah Tiger participated as judges took critical and technical reviews of the drawings and announced the students who got first, second and swim positions while other students were awarded certificates for their encouragement.
They appreciated the hard work and dedication of the children for making beautiful pictures on an important and sensitive subject like explosives in such a short time.
Speaking on the occasion, DSP Headquarters Syed Asghar Ali Shah said students were an asset to the nation and such positive activities would explore their latent potential.
Inayatullah Tiger, in charge of the bomb disposal unit, said that the young generation had to shoulder responsibilities in future and they would be equipped with quality education to evolve into a prosperous society where there was no room for terrorism and other social evils.
He said explosives and their destruction could not be denied, but we all have to play a role in the development of the country in a positive manner.
By today’s activity, the students proved that they had immense potential for the development of the country.
On this occasion, Pakistan Red Crescent District Secretary Malik Zahid Jameel and highlighted the role of the organization in helping people during emergency situations like floods.
He said in Tank district 660 flood-affected families were given non-food items, 500 families were given financial assistance of Rs 20,000 per family and 100 families were given ration packages.
 During the flood in Dera Ismail Khan district, 12500 affected families were provided with non-food items and ration packages were provided to 1500 families.
Qari Muhammad Usman Awan, principal of Government Higher Secondary School No. 2 Islamia appreciated the Pakistan Red Crescent for promoting such positive activities.
He said today’s activity had significantly increased the efficiency and constructive thinking of children. He also appreciated the Pakistan Army and Police for rendering supreme sacrifices to ensure durable peace in the country.
At the end of the ceremony, on behalf of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Dera Ismail Khan honorary shields were also presented to the chief guest of DSP Headquarters Syed Asghar Ali Shah, Chief Guest charge Bomb Disposal Unit Inayatullah Tiger and Principal of Islamia School in recognition of their services.

502 cases registered against traffic rule violators in Islamabad

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ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (APP):Islamabad Capital Police have taken proactive measures to address serious traffic violations by registering cases against offenders and also cancelled multiple driving licenses.
A police spokesman said that a total of 502 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been filed across various police stations under the jurisdiction of the Islamabad Capital Police against individuals involved in diverse traffic violations. Additionally, the driving licenses of 649 drivers have been revoked as a consequence.
In addition to these actions, 106 permits have been temporarily suspended, and 43 individuals have been served with notices for their involvement in traffic infractions.
To ensure the enforcement of traffic rules and regulations, specialized teams from the Islamabad Capital Police have been deployed strategically at key boulevards throughout the city.
Furthermore, Islamabad Capital Police FM radio 92.4 is currently broadcasting a dedicated program on traffic rules to educate and inform the public. Citizens are earnestly urged to fulfill their civic responsibilities in this regard, with the ultimate aim of safeguarding the lives of our valued residents.

CM reviews progress of flood rehabilitation projects

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KARACHI, Sep 27 (APP):Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (R) Maqbool Baqar while reviewing the progress of Sindh Flood Rehabilitation Projects has directed the P&D dept to expedite the ongoing works so that not only the restoration of damaged infrastructure could be restored but it would generate economic activities at a local level.
The meeting was attended by Chairman P&D Shakeel Mangnejo, PSCM Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Finance Kazim Jatoi, and Secretary Planning Asghar Memon.
Chairman P&D Shakil Mangnejo through a presentation told the CM that the floods-2022 had submerged 70 percent of the province with water, therefore 24 districts out of 30 were declared calamity-hit areas. The floods killed 1090, injured 8,422, washed away standing crops over 3,777,272 acres, displaced 12.36 million people, damaged 2.1 million houses, perished 436,435 livestock, and damaged 8,463 km of roads.
An amount of $1.5 billion was required for the rehabilitation of affected people, crops, and infrastructure, for which $773 million was arranged, including $500 million from the World Bank, and the provincial government shared $227 million.
The World Bank has been approached for $2.5 million so that requirement could be met. At this, the CM directed the P&D department to prepare a comprehensive case of the flood-affected people and present it to the World Bank so that it could be approved at the earliest.
The CM was told that the progress of the projects launched for flood-affected people includes the launching of multi-hazard resilient housing structures, community engagement and empowerment, environment sustainability, and capacity building and knowledge transfer.
The projects also include rehabilitating damaged irrigation infrastructure, rehabilitation of damaged roads and water supply infrastructure, livelihood restoration, and expansion of Rescue 1122 Service to the District level.
He directed the P&D dept to ensure quality work and keep their inspections through technical experts so that the funds utilized on the projects could be weather-resilient.
The CM reviewed the progress of the rehabilitation of MC Bund, Danister Tail Regulator, Aral head Regulator, Regulator at 44rth Mile Desert Canal, and others.
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