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Police arrest motorcycle snatching gang, recover stolen vehicles
MIRPURKHAS, Aug 21 (APP):The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) personnel on Wednesday arrested three members of a motorcycle snatching gang after an exchange of fire in Mirpurkhas.
According to SSP Mirpurkhas Captain (Retired) Asad Ali Chowdhury, the operation was conducted under the leadership of CIA in-charge Inayat Ali Zardari and SHO Mehmoodabad.
The three arrested suspects are Larib from Al Para, Atif alias Musa from Shahi Bazar and Abdul Sattar Lashari Baloch from Walkurt, Mirpurkhas.
During the operation, the police recovered two pistols with five rounds from the arrested individuals.
One of the motorcycles recovered was reported stolen from a showroom in the A section police station of Tando Allahyar district on August 14.
In addition to the motorcycle snatching case, the SSP revealed that the arrested suspects are also involved in other theft and encounter cases with the police. Further investigation is ongoing.
The SSP commended the CIA in-charge, SHO and the entire team involved in the operation for their tireless efforts to apprehend the suspects and recover the stolen motorcycles.
In a separate statement, the SSP shared that the Mirpurkhas police have arrested 1,137 suspects in recent operations including 16 robbery suspects.
The police have recovered 2 cars, 35 motorcycles, 17 mobile phones, and Rs. 4,438,250 in cash from the suspects.
Furthermore, the police have seized significant quantities of narcotics including 31 kg of hashish, 1 kg 471 grams of opium, 228 bottles of whiskey, 97,658 liters of country liquor and various gutka and other drug-related materials.
The police have also busted 15 gangs and recovered 1 revolver, 10 pistols, and 51 bullets.
Syedaal Khan grieves over sad demise of Raza Rabbani’s sister
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (APP):Deputy Chairman Senate Sardar Syedaal Khan Nasar, on Wednesday, expressed deep grief over the sad demise of the sister of former Chairman Senate, Mian Raza Rabbani.
In a message, he said, “The sudden death of the deceased is a great shock to Former Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani and is an irreparable loss for the family.”
The Deputy Chairman prayed to Allah Almighty to grant the deceased high ranks in Jannah and to bestow patience upon the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
5 dead, 1,233 injured in Punjab road accidents
LAHORE, Aug 21 (APP):Five people were killed and 1,233 others injured in 1,165 road accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours.
As many as 502 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 731 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by rescue medical teams.
The data analysis showed that 721 drivers, 47 underage drivers, 124 pedestrians and 393 passengers were among the victims of road crashes. The statistics showed that 246 accidents were reported in Lahore, which affected 278 people, placing the provincial capital at top of the list, followed by Multan with 77 accidents and 76 victims, and at third Faisalabad with 69 accidents and 72 victims.
According to the data, 1,080 motorbikes, 75 auto-rickshaws, 111 motorcars, 17 vans, 14 passenger buses, 19 truck and 90 other types of vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in the road accidents.
PTI founder meddles in military affairs with demand for Faiz Hameed’s open trial: Tarar
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Culture and National Heritage Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said PTI founder had meddled in the affairs of Pakistan Army by demanding an open trial for ex-Spy Chief.
The minister, in a news statement, regretted that the PTI founder had made multiple attempts to make the matter related to Faiz Hameed controversial.
Instead of giving statements in defense of Faiz Hameed, the PTI founder should better made his position clear in the 190 million pounds case, Tarar said, adding his controversial statements showed that he was suffering from “serious anxiety and uncertainty”.
The minister said the PTI founder was reluctant to accept that the issue of Faiz Hameed was internal matter of the Army, which proved that the ex-spy chief was his “asset”.
He said it seemed that the PTI chief was in mental disarray as sometime he called Faiz Hameed an “asset or a hero”, while on some occasion took completely an otherwise stance.
In the Faiz Hameed case, he said it appeared that the PTI founder had no qualms about using people for his own personal interests.
The minister said the PTI founder was expert in ditching his own well wishers.
Court dismisses bail pleas of accused in APPC’s corruption scam
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (APP): A special court on Wednesday dismissed the bail petitions of three accused involved in a multimillion rupees corruption scam of Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation (APPC), the state run news agency.
Special Judge Central heard the post-arrest bail petitions of three accused including Project Director Muhammad Ghawas Khan, former Deputy Director Musawar Imran and Ex-Chief Computer Engineer Saad Mudassar.
During the hearing, APP’s Legal Advisor Sardar Yaqoob Mastoi argued that all the accused were members of the procurement committee and they submitted 60 cheques to Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) through forged signatures. The lawyer said that 124 million rupees of the tax-payers were looted by the accused through corrupt practices in government institution.
The advocate argued that the lower court had terminated the bails of the accused but they managed to escape. The three accused have caused millions of rupees in losses to the national news organization through corruption, he maintained.
After hearing the arguments, the court rejected the bail petitions of the three accused.
It should be noted that the FIA Anti-Corruption Cell has registered a corruption case against the accused including Ghawas Khan, Saad Mudassar and Musawar Imran, Bilal Zafar (Deputy Director Cyber Wing Ministry of Information), Arshad Majeed Chaudhry (Manager Accounts), Ziaullah Bhutto (Director Admin & P&D), officials of M/s Tejari Pakistan Private Limited, M/s New Horizon, M/s Artech System, M/s Media Links under Sections 34.409, 420, 468, 471, PPC r/w 5(2) 47 PCA.
16 shops sealed for decanting
FAISALABAD, Aug 21 (APP):The civil defence department sealed 16 shops over illegal decanting in various parts of the city on Wednesday.
According to official sources, cases were also registered against six shopkeepers for running gas decanting business.
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Election Tribunal dismisses Sarfraz Bugti’s competence plea
QUETTA, Aug 21 (APP):The Election Tribunal of Balochistan on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed against the competence of Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti.
The Election Tribunal consisting of Justice Rozi Khan had reserved the decision on the completion of the hearing last day.
On behalf of the government, Advocate General Balochistan Asif Ali pursued the case in the Election Tribunal.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti’s eligibility for PB-10 was challenged by Nawabzada Ghoram Bugti.