to ACE officials, a jail official named Rana Latif had submitted a complaint with ACE Lahore Region alleging that an ASI named Nasrullah had demanded Rs10,000 for excluding the name of his brother from an FIR. According to Rana, the police officer was also demanding more money for the favor after collecting Rs 10,000. ACE Lahore officials, conducted a trap raid and arrested the accused ASI from outside Sarwar Road police station when he was accepting Rs 10,000 in bribe on Friday. After registering an FIR against the ASI, further investigations were underway.
Muslim world lacks sincere leaders: JI
By our correspondent
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Naib Ameer Hafiz Muhammad Idrees Friday said satanic forces are getting stronger owing to unavailability of sincere leadership in the Muslim world. Delivering Friday sermon at Mansoora mosque, Idrees said Muslims’ blood was being shed across the world and the Jews and the Christians were occupying the Muslim areas and were turning them slaves. He said due to disunity in Muslims the issues such as Kashmir and Palestine were not being resolved. He also said the issue of Myanmar Muslims would only be resolved after the unity of the Ummah.
No casaulty in Peshawar blast
By our correspondent
PESHAWAR: No casualty was reported as a bomb went off near a plaza on Grand Trunk Road early Friday. Police said unidentified attackers had planted explosives near Haleem Centre on GT Road close to the Gulbahar Police Station that went off early in the day. The blast partially damaged the entrance and smashed all the windowpanes of the plaza and nearby houses. No casualty, however, was reported in the blast.
Two alleged kidnappers held
By our correspondent
PESHAWAR: Police during an action in Chamkani arrested a woman and her accomplice for allegedly kidnapping a student. Police said the woman and her male accomplice were arrested during the raid. They were wanted to police for kidnapping a student from Chamkani in May. Police have already recovered the student from Pabbi.