MULTAN City News

Govt urged to seek army help

in operation against criminals in Katcha area

From Our Correspondent

MULTAN: The Seraikistan Qaumi Ittehad has demanded the government provide financial compensation to the families of those policemen, who were martyred during an operation against the Chottu gang.

Talking to The News from Kot Mithan Sharif on Thursday, SQI chairman Khawaja Ghulam Farid Koreja also demanded the government bear health and educational expenses of the families and children of the martyred policemen, besides providing jobs to one each of their families. He demanded the Sindh-like operation in the Punjab. Khawaja Farid criticised the government for spending billions of rupees on mega projects instead of equipping police with modern weapons and equipments. He urged the Punjab government provide gunship helicopters to police, fighting against the well-equipped criminals. He also urged the government to seek the army help in the operation against the criminals in the Katcha area. He demanded an indiscriminate operation against the tribal chiefs, who were allegedly backing the Chottu gang.

 

CEC urged not to register Kamal’s party

From Our Correspondent

MULTAN: The National Labour Alliance (NLA) has urged the chief election commissioner not to register the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) because it has adopted the country’s flag as the party’s flag in violation of the Political Parties Order 2002.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, NLA chairman Ghazi Ahmad Hassan Khokhar said that the national flag was hoisted at all state buildings and offices, and its adoption by the PSP would kill the key objective of nationalism. He alleged that Mustafa Kamal, a former MQM leader, and his followers had played in the hands of the RAW, an India secret agency, in the past.