Shahbaz-led govt all set to rig Gujrat by-polls’

LAHORE: The Punjab government, at the behest of the chief minister, has set the stage for ‘massive rigging’ in the Gujrat by-elections and the Election Commission (EC) of Pakistan is also partially involved in the manipulation, Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Zaheeruddin said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference, Zaheer – who is also the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid general secretary – said the EC at one hand had imposed restrictions on transfers and postings, while it had kept its’ ‘eyes closed’ to the planned rigging at the other. He said the Punjab government had taken over the powers of the Gujrat district administration where local police had been ordered ‘not to perform’ its duties. Zaheer said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had ordered the Sialkot and Gujranwala police to be deputed in Gujrat in order to facilitate the government in rigging the by-polls. staff report


Pervaiz terms Sharifs hypocrites

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Senior Central Leader Ch Pervaiz Elahi has said that the Sharif brothers habitually retract from their statements and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s contradiction of his statement about supporting Taliban was a clear proof of his hypocritical politics.

Addressing a gathering here on Tuesday, he claimed that they used to praise Zardari when in need and afterwards they started finding faults with him. He said they were silent these days because they wanted to grab PPP vote in Gujrat bye-polls.

He alleged that the incumbent rulers in Punjab did not think beyond Jati Umra and immediately after assuming power, they had withheld the entire development projects. He claimed that Shahbaz Sharif had diverted the development from remote areas of Punjab towards Lahore.

He alleged that Shahbaz Sharif had earlier expressed his loyalty to Taliban leadership but now he was denying his statement, which was clearly shown by news channels. The gathering was also addressed by PML-Q candidate Mian Imran Masud

NPIW workers end protest as govt accepts demands

FIR against Marvi lodged over leading NPIW protest
LAHORE: The National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses (NPIW) workers – led by Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Marvi Memon – ended their seven-day long protest and sit-in in front of Karachi Press Club after the Sindh government assured the protesters that it will regularise 1,547 temporary NPIW employees, a private news channel reported on Thursday.

The PML-Q leader said that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had assured her that the NPIW employees would be confirmed.

A case had been registered against Marvi for leading the protest and sit-in on a complaint filed by the Artillery Medaan Police station house officer (SHO).

Earlier, she told the channel that she had
been informed about
the registration of the first information report (FIR) against her, but she would only call-off the protest once the workers’ demands had been fulfilled, the PML-Q leader had said.


Opp asks CM to resign
OPPOSITION Leader in Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Zaheer on Friday demanded resignation from Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, alleging that the CM had lost the mandate due to his inefficiency.

Addressing a press conference along with female parliamentarian Amina Ulfat, he expressed his dissatisfaction over the technical committee report on Punjab Law Minister Rana Sana’s plaza. He said the directions should be issued to the official committee for immediately presenting its report on the legal or illegal status of the plaza.

Zaheer said police stations were the nurseries for criminals while the province was the centre of human rights violations. He asked the CM that what kind of action had been initiated against the MPA who supervised torture of his opponents.

He demanded the Punjab government ensure the recovery of the kidnapped child from Jhelum within 24 hours while arresting the kidnappers.






Police brutality in Punjab: Opp leader demands CM’s resignation

LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Zaheeruddin on Friday demanded Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif to resign from office over the ‘brutal’ police torture of citizens across the province.

Zaheer, while addressing a press conference at the Opposition Leader’s Chamber at Punjab Assembly premises, demanded Shahbaz to apologise to the people of Punjab for his ‘negligence and bad governance’. He also demanded that the Punjab Assembly be called into session over the law and order situation of the province.

Zaheer said police stations in Punjab had become the “nursery of crimes” and the province had become a hub of “inhumane activities” under the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led government. He said human right violations had increased manifold in the province due to the government’s ‘loose grip’ over administrative matters. The opposition leader also urged the CM to take action against PML-N Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Shahid Bhatti who was present at the scene when police officers tortured some citizens in Chiniot.

Zaheer also alleged that all PML-N members were involved in different crimes and some of them had already been exposed in electricity and credit card scams. Shahbaz should “recheck” his party members’ political-cum-ethical credibility, he added.

Talking about Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s illegal plaza, he said he was not satisfied with the report of the technical committee constituted by the government on the matter. Zaheer said he had also issued written orders to the committee to find out the facts and directed it to report to him without further delay. staff report

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