Friday, August 28, 2009

MIRPURKHAS Aug 27. Scores of tail end growers of Girhorjo distry , fed by Thar canal have held protest demonstration here on Thursday outside local press club to protest against the shortage of water in tail of the Girhorjo distri. Protesters led by Ali Bux Mari, Sammon Khan Samejo, and Lal Mohammad Mari, raised slogans against the irrigation officials of Khipro sub division. They carried banners and placards demanding the authorities to ensure supply of irrigation water till tail end abadgars in Girhorjo distry. Talking to newsmen, they accused that there was no rotation programme in Khipro canal but unfortunately rotation is being implemented in Girhorjo distry. They regretted that XEN Thar canal Saeed Jageerani had been suspended the irrigation official (Darogah) Nawaz Gaho of their distry without any cause as result they were deprived of their share irrigation water. They lamented that due to none reaching of water till their land since a month,cultivated their Khareef crop including cotton had been destroyed. They expressed that they were deprived even drinking water and bringing drinking water from far flung areas. They demanded the minister for irrigation, secretary irrigation and director Nara canal to take immediate notice into this matter, ensure availability of irrigation water till tail end abadgars in their distry and punish the landlords involved in irrigation water theft.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 27. Deputy district officer DDO revenue taluka Mirpurkhas Ammara Aamir Khattak has paid surprise visit of the city to check the prices of the general commodities here on Thursday and reached at utility store Satellite town after receiving the complaints where people complained her of selling the commodities including sugar at high rate. DDO revenue and special magistrate ordered to arrest the incharge of utility store and sent him behind bar at Satellite town police station and closed the utility store. She also inspected the utility store of Bhansinghabad and gets information from people regarding the prices of commodities. She fined RS 1000 at a meat seller at Bhansinghabad for selling meat at high rate. She also fined at the fruit sellers of market chowk and Shahi Bazaar for not keeping the price list and selling fruits at high rate. Special magistrate also directed the shopkeepers and push cart owners to sale fruits and daily essentialcommodities at their fixed official prices and display the price list at their shops and push carts otherwise stern action will be taken against them.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

MIRPURKHAS Aug 26. Additional sessions Judge Mirpurkhas ii has recorded the statements of released peasants and ordered to free them here on Wednesday following being produced by SHO Kot Ghulam Mohammad in the court. Report said that Madhio Bheel had submitted an application in the district and sessions court Mirpurkhas in which he complained that his 27 relatives are living in illegal confinements at the agriculture land of landlord Shehzad Kaim Khani at village Jhugian, taluka Kot Ghulam Mohammad while forced labor work was being taken from them in the confinement. He requested the court to issue the order for surprise raid to recover the confined bonded labours. Court ordered to SHO KGM police station to carry out raid for releasing of the bonded labours and produced them in the court. Tufail Mari, SHO KGM conducted the raid on Tuesday at the above agriculture land and recovered 16 peasants including women and children as Gomi, Mean Bai, Gori, Pamro,Partab, Wishno, Parkash, Mansingh, Suresh, Mangal, Radha, Pemraj, Shremti Lali, Mangaldas, Shremti Samina and Shremti Kanwal. Landlord Shehzad Kaim Khani told the newsmen that over RS 2 lakhs were debit on above released peasants and said that they were working with their willing at his agriculture land and denied of keeping them in illegal confinement.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 26. A woman Bai Begum, 65, wife of Abdul Majeed, resident of Shah Lateef town was fell conscious after the several hours wait to get the flour bag from flour stall at Hameed Pura colony here on Wednesday. She was rushed to emergency ward of civil hospital where doctors told that her blood pressure was very low however her condition was restored after some hours. A big rush of thousands of people including women was seen at the flour stalls in the city as people were waited of very short supply of flour bags at the subsidized flour stalls for hours but mostly are returning without flour bags. People demanded the government to increase the quantity of flour bags on daily basis to meet the requirements of the poor people. They deplored that they were being insulted in such manner as despite waiting the hours they were deprived of their flour bags while they added that they were coming daily at the flour stalls.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 26. People are facing bravely the load shedding for 8 to 10 hours even in Ramzan month as result water supply is disrupted from water supply schemes to the Mirpurkhas and other cities and towns of the district. Frequent power outages have caused of unrest and resentment among the masses as even hesco officials are suspending the power supply even at the time of Iftar, Sehri and Taravi prayer. Water supply is adversely affecting as at the time of power off, heavy machinery of water supply scheme remained close as result there are complaints of shortage of water in some parts of the city. Indoor patients of government hospitals including civil hospital Mirpurkhas are also disturbed owing to frequent power failure. Small industries including chaki, Ice factories and oil spellers are also closed during outages. Vice president Sindh abadgar board SAB Mirpurkhas chapter , talking to newsmen accused that there was approved officially loadshedding time for 6 hours daily in the city Mirpurkhas and for 8 hours in rural areas of the district Mirpurkhas but unfortunately 8 to 10 hours daily power outages were being made by the hesco officials to cover their line losses . He demanded the chairman Wapda and hesco chief to take immediate notice, reduce the load shedding time and fixed the appropriate time for load shedding sothat people could not be disturbed.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

MIRPURKHAS Aug 25. On the call of Pakistan Wapda Hydro electric central labor union Mirpurkhas division, pen and tool down strike was observed here on Tuesday in the hesco offices to protest against the attack on hesco complaint center in police presence, manhandling the staff and burning the office furniture and record by the miscreants. Employees, workers of the union and office bearers have held protest demonstration and staged sit in, in front of XEN hesco Mirpurkhas office. On this occasion, addressing at the protesters, leaders demanded the authorities to provide protection to the hesco employees. They deplored that police and hesco administration had completely been failed to provide protection to the employees as lawlessness have become common and in such condition they said that employees could not pay their duties and facing hardships as suffering attacks and insulting. They said that load shedding is being made under the decided policy ofpresent rulers and it has been making in past also. They said that we are along with the masses to face the hardships due to load shedding however , they said that it is unbearable for the employees the attacks of some miscreants at the complaint centers mostly , ransacking and burning the furniture and record and manhandling of the employees. They regretted that despite lodging the various complaints of this kind but no measure was yet taken by the police. They said that their complaint center will remained close till assurance of police, district government and hesco administration to provide complete protection to the employees of hesco Mirpurkhas division. They urged the administration to take immediate notice of FIRs had been lodged by hesco employees against the miscreants in past and provide safety to the employees. Those spoke the protest demonstration including Akbar Khan Leghari, divisional chairman, Secretary Mohammad Yousuf Soomro and vicechairman Malik Abdul Kareem.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 25. Insufficient quantity of flour bags are being distributed among the people including women despite disturbance at the flour stalls of the city while mostly people are returning with empty hands due to very less supply of flour bags that irked the masses. Exchanging hot words are common between revenue staff and masses at the stalls . While police security arrangements are also insufficient at the flour stalls. Thousands of people including women were gathered at the stalls before arrival of the flour bags and revenue staff. Mostly people at Pak colony stall are creating daily disturbance as more than women were reached there and tried to get forcibly the flour bags even they entered into the stall premises while a lady constable was failed to control the unruly women. DCO Mirpurkhas told that government has been reduced the flour bags quota of the district Mirpurkhas as now 7200 flour bags instead of 8800 four bags would be distributeddaily from flour stalls in the district. He said that he is making efforts to get previous flour quota of the district. He said that he is making efforts to provide safety to the revenue staff at the flour stalls. Meanwhile, DCO has paid surprise visits of Khan Road, Lalchandabad and other areas of the city to check the prices of daily essential commodities. He directed the DDO revenue Mirpurkhas Ammara Aamir Khattak to ensure strict checking of the prices sothat no shopkeepers could get illegal profit. Later he visited also fruit and vegetable market and known the prices from the people.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 25. Hundreds of residents of Bhansinghabad, Satellite town have held protest demonstration here on Monday night at Mirwah road near Chandni chowk to protest against the frequent power outages even at the time of Iftar and Sehri. Protesters have blocked the main Mirwah road and burnt the old tyres as result traffic was suspended for an hour. They raised slogans against the hesco officials and warned that if the frequent outages were not stopped then they would surround the houses of the hesco Mirpurkhas division offices. Power supply was closed at the time of protest demonstration. They complained the newsmen that they were facing bravely the 8 to 10 hours load shedding day night for long time but even in Ramzan month power failure occurring at the time of Iftar and Sehri that is unbearable for the masses. They deplored that during Taravi also power is being disrupted. They demanded the chairman Hesco to take immediate notice of injusticeand atrocities with the masses of Mirpurkhas and reduce the time of load shedding for few hours daily. They urged the authorities to avoid the power suspension during the Iftar and Sehri time.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

MIRPURKHAS Aug 24. Hundreds of angry citizens of different localities have held protest demonstration here on Sunday night at Market chowk to protest against the frequent power load shedding. Angry protesters belong to Shahi Bazaar, Toorabad, Dholanabad, Gharibabad, Lalchandabad, Sir Syed road, New town etc have gathered at the market chowk. They burnt the old tyres and manhandled also the SHO town as result traffic was suspended for an hour . They also beated the officials of Hesco complaint center city sub division Mirpurkhas and placed the office furniture at the Mirwah road and set on fire it. They raised slogans against the officials of Hesco Mirpurkhas division and demanded the authorities to end the load shedding especially in Ramzan month. Talking to newsmen, protesters told that power load shedding is continued for 8 to 10 hours daily even in Ramzan month as result they were facing hardships. They urged the hesco higher authorities to end theload shedding in Ramzan month. Meanwhile, Pakistan wapda hydro electric central labour union CBA Mirpurkhas division has issued press release here on Monday in which divisional office bearers accused that protesters on August 23 night attacked the hesco city complaint center in the presence of police and manhandled Line superintendent ii Mohammad Iqbal and line staff and used abusive languages and burnt all the record and furniture. They said that administration has been failed to provide protection to the hesco officials as result we have decided to stage protest demonstration on August 25th in front of XEN operation division office Mirpurkhas and requested the all hesco employees and worker of the union to participate in the protest demonstration.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 24. Thousands of people including women were reached at the flour fair price outlets set up in the city at different places including ground no 2, Satellite town , Pak colony and Mohajir colony ground before starting the flour bags distribution as result disturbance was created and few police officials at each outlets along with a lady police constable were unable to control the people including women. Short quantity of flour bags for distribution has caused unrest and anguish among the people including women who came there to get the subsidized flour. Among turmoil, revenue officials have distributed the subsidized flour bags to the people while majority of the people were returned without flour bag. At Pak colony outlets, due to forcible entry of women in the counter, revenue officials stopped three times the distribution of the flour bags later DDO revenue taluka Mirpurkhas Ammara Aamer Khattak reached the spot and started thedistribution of flour bags. On this occasion, talking to newsmen people including women complained that they had come to obtain the flour bags as announced by the Sindh government but government measures in this regard are insufficient and the 400 bags daily at a outlet are very less and government should increase their quantity till 1000 bags daily. They deplored that in such manner of distribution insulting of the people especially of women are being made while gathered people are disputing with each other to acquire the flour bags. Officials of market committee Mirpurkhas were absent at the above outlets and the price lists of fruits, vegetables and groceries were not issued by market committee Mirpurkhas on Sunday as result DCO Mirpurkhas has also taken notice and warned the assistant director market committee that if the assigned duties and responsibilities were not fulfilled by officials of market committee then he will report to concernedsecretary against the market committee Mirpurkhas. DCO Mirpurkhas talking to Dawn said that 8800 flour bags on subsidized rate RS 10 per kilogramme have been distributed among the masses on Monday without any discrimination from established outlets in the district. He said that he is making efforts to distribute the flour bags smoothly without any hindrance and in manner and for this pose he added that directives have been issued to the all DDO revenue and other officials .

MIRPURKHAS Aug 24. Atta chaki association Mirpurkhas has decided to sale the flour at RS 32 per kilogramme from chaki while chakies owners would not sale the flour at RS 10 per kilogramme. Meeting was held presided by its chairman Liaqat Ali Qureshi that was attended also Abdul Rasheed Abbasi, Abdul Waheed Khan, Malik Nadeem, Mohammad Rafi, Mohammad Rafique and others. In a press release issued here on Monday, Meeting deplored that this time Sindh government has not provided the special quota of wheat for Ramzan month to Chakies as result chaki owners are unable to sale the flour at RS 10 per kilogramme, while, it said that in past government was provided the special Ramzan quota of wheat for sale of flour on subsidized rate as result in localities flour was available for the masses. Meeting regretted that poor people are disturbed as people even in fast condition were standed in the ground to get the flour at subsidized rate while mostly people arereturning to their houses without flour. It termed the insulting of the masses on the pretext of distribution of flour at subsidized rate. Meeting expressed that this government policy is in the benefit of black seller. Meeting demanded the government to impose immediately Rashan depot system for providing equal and genuine subsidy on flour to the masses as wheat is in the control of the government and masses is purchasing the flour at reasonable rate.

Monday, August 24, 2009

MIRPURKHAS Aug 23. Subsidized Flour has been started to distribute the masses through 22 flour fair price outlets in the district here on Sunday from first Ramzan following the directives of Sindh chief minister. DCO Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon has visited the different flour pair price outlets setup in Digri and Mirpurkhas taluka and examined the process of sale of the subsidized flour. DCO told the newsmen after his visit that 22 flour fair price outlets have been setup in the district and each outlet is being provided 400 flour bags per bag 10 kilogrammes. He said that separate lines (queries) of male and female have been setup there to distribute the flour without any disturbance from 12 PM to 4 PM such 8800 flour bags would be provided to the masses on subsidized rates daily without any discrimination in the district. He said that DDO revenue, Mukhtiarkar and officials of food department are checking the quality of flour at flour mills andensuring the quality of the flour. He said that on the pointation regarding the hoarders and profiteers legal action will be taken against the them . He said that food department is providing the special quota of wheat to six flour mills of the district to grind the flour and sale the flour at subsidized rates to the masses through flour fair price outlets. In Mirpurkhas taluka Noor Shah flour mills will provide the flour bags at outlets including Pak colony government school and training center Mirpurkhas, Mohajir colony Mirpurkhas, Scheme no 2 stadium, main Baloch Para satellite town and Mirwah city. In Hussain Bux Mari taluka, Memon flour mills will supply the flour bags to outlets including Mohammad Ali hotel near government primary school, Mirpur Old Near police station and village Muhammad Hassan Mari near Government primary school. In taluka Sindhri, Siddique flour mills will provide the flour bags to outlets 12 Mile TMA office, Government highschool Hingorno, Rural Health center Phuladyyoon, Government primary school Girhore Sharif and union council office at 78 Mori. In Kot Ghulam Mohammad taluka, Al Saeed flour mills KGM will supply the flour bags to outlets Mukhtiarkar office kot Ghulam Mohammad and Government high school Kot Mirus. In Digri taluka, Sindhri flour mill will provide the flour bags to the outlets including Mukhtiarkar office Digri, government primary school Digri, Dai road Tando Jan Mohammad and Government high school Tando Jan Mohammad. In Jhuddo taluka, Chandija flour mill will supply the flour bags to the outlets set up at Main Shahi bazaar chowk near NBP Jhuddo, Bus stop near Abdul Rauf Atta chaki Jhuddo, Old Sabzi Mandi Near MCB Naukot and near Bus stop Naukot.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 23. Additional session Judge Mirpurkhas ii has been cancelled the pre arrest bail of the 8th policemen involved in the murder case of Hayat Kolachi of town police station after the cancellation of police case summary of this case submitted by investigation officer to the civil Judge and judicial magistrate Mirpurkhas 1, Ahmed Nawaz Domki who also ordered to submit the challan of the murder case. Those policemen whose pre arrest bail was cancelled including ex SHO town Ghulam Fareed Jatt, inspector Abid, sub inspector Ameen Mari, ASI Moor Unar, ASI Naseem Pervez, Head constable Zulfikar Bhatti , police constables Liaqat son of Abdul Ghafoor and Liaqat son of Mohammad Siddique. After cancellation of their pre arrest bail, they escaped away from the court premises. Hayat Kolachi was killed in police custody at town police station on May 11, 2009 night while murder case under section 302, 147, 149, 220, 337A (i), 337F (i) and 342 PPC waslodged with town police station on May 29, 2009 on the complaint of Mohammad Ayub Kolachi, brother of the deceased resident of Tando Mohammad Khan district against the above accused 8th policemen after the order of sessions court Mirpurkhas. Additional session Judge Mirpurkhas ii had been granted pre arrest bail to the above accused policemen. Investigation officer of this case ex SPO Satellite town Malik Usman had been made investigation of this case and disposed it in cancel class (C class). While with all documents including medical certificates etc the case summary of this case was submitted to the civil Judge and Judicial magistrate Mirpurkhas I, which on the ground of unsatisfactory report of the police investigation rejected the C class and ordered the police to submit its challan in the court . It may be recalled that Hayat Kolachi and his unknown accomplice on May 11, were trying to steal the bike parked in the civil hospital Mirpurkhas where bike owner intercepted them on which Hayat Kolachi escaping from the spot opened fires as result a head constable Abdul Razzaq, who was giving duty in civil hospital injured and sustained bullet injuries . While the citizens and police went back to the escaped Hayat Kolachi and surrounded a house in new town where he took shelter after negotiation SPO Mohammad Ayub Dars arrested him and recovered from him a unlicensed pistol. He was shifted to the town police station. During interrogation he was died and police shifted him to civil hospital emergency where doctors pronounced him dead. His post mortem was made in the civil hospital and later his body was handed over to his brother Mohammad Ayub Kolachi. On behalf of state, town police lodged the case of keeping unlicensed arms against the deceased accusedHayat Kolachi. While Nadir Ali Lodho has lodged the case with town police station under section 17/1 PHO, 324, 353 and 34 PPC ,accusing that accused Hayat Kolachi and his unknown accomplice trying to theft his bike and attempted to murder him by strait firing. Area magistrate and DDO revenue Mirpurkhas Ammara Aamer Khattak had also been conducted the inquiry of this incident and recorded the statements of related officers and officials but she also told the newsmen that no torture mark was found at the body of the deceased Hayat Kolachi and medical report is also denied his murder .

Sunday, August 23, 2009

MIRPURKHAS Aug 22. Ittihad Panel (Haji Shafi Mohammad Group) has won the election of Sarafa association Mirpurkhas here on Friday as there was competition between Ittihad Panel (Haji Mohammad Shafi group) and Ham Khayal panel (Habib Shah Group) but Ittihad panel won the election that was held for two years. Total 140 votes were registered for casting in the election. Vote casting remained continue from morning to evening at 5 PM and in night result was announced. Following are the newly elected office bearers as President Mohammad Haneef Memon, general secretary Chand Shaikh, vice president Abdul Haq, Treasurer Mohammad Hussain Memon, joint secretary Munna and office secretary Jameel Ahmed. Sweets were distributed while in happiness a rally was also taken out in the city. On this occasion President Mohammad Haneef Memon and general secretary Chand sheikh have thanked of the all members and said that we would work for welfare of the Sarafas without anydiscrimination.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 22. Civil judge and Judicial Magistrate Mirprukhas 1, Ahmed Nawaz Domki as raid commissioner has conducted raid at CIA police center Mirpurkhas and recovered from the illegal detention of one Javed Hussain, resident of Digri town and directed the incharge CIA center Mirpurkhas to be appeared in the district and sessions court Mirpurkhas along with relevant record on Monday August 24 morning. Report said that Mohammad Haseeb, resident of Digri town had submitted the application under section 491 in the court of district and sessions Judge Mirpurkhas in which stated that his brother Javed Hussain came to local court Mirpurkhas on hearing of his case on Saturday morning that outside the court premises CIA police Mirpurkhas picked up him and detained him illegally in the lock up without any case. He requested the court to appoint the raid commissioner and get released his illegal detained brother from illegal confinement of the CIA PoliceMirpurkhas.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 22. Chairperson Human rights commission of Pakistan HRCP Asma Jahangir has taken notice of implication of innocent senior journalist of Mirpurkhas Afaq Ahmed Khan in the case of terrorism act and addressed a letter to provincial police officer Sindh to order the high level impartial inquiry into this case and provide justice to the journalist . Local journalists have welcomed the chairperson of HRCP for taking notice and writing the letter to PPO. In separate press release issued here on Saturday, president of Gulistan e Mazoreen center Mirpurkhas Javed Malik, general secretary Qamaruddin Malik and President Ayub Maher of Anjuman e Akhbar Faroshan Mirpurkhas have lauded the chairman HRCP for taking notice of injustice and atrocities being made with senior journalist. They demanded the chief justice Sindh high court to take notice also into this matter, remove the name of above journalist from the case and punish exemplary to the complainant for implicating the journalist without any evidence.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 22. Town police have rounded up a travel agent from Gulshan e Memaar Karachi and locked him in the town police station here on Friday night. Report said that about 10 days back, Ms Nasreen Magsi had lodged the case with town police station accusing that accused Azeem Magsi had committed fraud with her as he received her RS 4 lakhs for sending her to Abu Dhabi but he did not make arrangements in this regard even when she asked her to return his money on which he issued her threats of dire consequences. On a tip off, town police party carried out raid at Gulshan Memaar Karachi and apprehended him and locked him in the town police station. As the news of his arresting spread in the city various people including women came to town police station where they told the newsmen that above accused had also been looted them by cheating. Police were interrogating with him to ascertain his accomplices.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

MIRPURKHAS Aug 21. Scores of office bearers and workers of Jeay Sindh Quami Mahaz JSQM district Mirpurkhas took out protest procession here on Friday from railway station chowk to local press club to protest against the police failure to arrest the culprits involved in murderous attack on Basheer Khan Qureshi, chairman JSQM. Led by cultural secretary Najaf Leghari, they marched through main roads and raised slogans against the police and government and demanding the immediate arrest of killers of Mushtaque Khaskheli. They , carried banners and placards, reached at local press club where speaking at the protesters Najaf Leghari, Manzoor Memon, Arjan Kumar and Asghar Narejo said that Basheer Khan Qureshi was struggling for the prosperity of Sindh land and Sindhi nation and carrying the programme of Sain G.M.Syed, while the socalled state is against him and his colleagues and get murderous attacked upon him to press the real voice of Sindh. They said thatin the murderous attack, one attacker was killed and another attacker was injured, however, they accused that due to unrespectable attitude of government the real attackers were not yet unmasked. They demanded the government to immediately clarify the real culprits involved in murderous attack upon Basheer Khan Qureshi and punish them exemplary. Those also spoke Abbas Leghari, Ameer Ali Mari, Ameer Haider Shar and Ali Gohar Leghari.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 21. DCO Mirpurkhas Ghulam Hussain Memon has said that four stalls would be setup in each taluka of the district for sale of flour at subsidize rate RS 10 per kilogramme for the masses and they would be establish at safe places sothat people could buy the flour easily . This said, while presiding over the meeting of food committee held here on Friday. He asked the concerned department to provide flour according to the quota of the district. He gave suggestion to set up stalls at Mukhtiarkar office, police station and high schools. DCO was told on this occasion that 1600 flour bags would be provided to each stall daily and a representative of magistrate will be present at each stall who will submit daily report to DCO office Mirpurkhas. DDOs revenue and office bearers of food committee participated. Besides, presiding another meeting of peace committee, DCO said that security arrangements would be make more strict and effective during Ramzan month sothat no any untoward inident might be occurred. Ulmae Karam of the district including Mufti Shareef Saeedi, Moulana Sadique Saeedi, Mushtaque Naqshbandi, Ziaul Hassan Naqvi, Moulana Abdul Hafeez Faiz and other Ulmas participated in the meeting. He further said that screen cameras would be installed at mosques, Imam Bargahs and other religious places during Ramzan month. He said that prices of daily essential commodities have been fixed and shopkeepers are being bound to sale commodities at their fixed prices and price list will be display at the shops otherwise legal action will be taken against them. In this connection, two complaint cell of Magistrate has been setup in the city, he added. He further said that government had fixed the sugar price RS 50 per kilogramme but we have decided to sale the sugar with cooperation of shopkeepers at RS 49 per kilogramme and added that illegal parking will be removed in the city. He directed the hesco officers to reduce the power load shedding time during Ramzan month. Ulmas have apprised the meeting about the problems of shortage of water supply, prices of daily essential commodities, parking, health and cleanliness.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 21. A family planning camp was setup at village Jodewal deh 301, taluka Kot Ghulam Mohammad by district population office Mirpurkhas with the cooperation of green star social marketing in which 51 operations were made while three injections were administered. According to a handout issued here on Friday, DR Samreen Mushtaque and Dr Robina Bhutto of Green star and Allah Bachao Rani of population welfare department have treated the women and provide them medicines free of cost. District officer population welfare department Mirpurkhas Mir Farman Ali Talpure briefed in detail regarding the procedure of family planning and facilities were being given on behalf of the department and directed the staff to go village to village to make common the family planning programme.

MIRPURKHAS Aug 21. Provincial minister for sports Surgeon Dr Mohammad Ali Shah has said that real democracy is in the local government system as councilors are elected the nazim and they are known the residents of their areas and aware of the problems of their areas as result they could work on grassroots level which main example of Karachi and Hyderabad as their condition have now been changed following completion of more than development schemes. He was talking to newsmen here on Friday night after ending of the conclusion ceremony of cricket training camp of A.O. cricket club at PCB sports ground Mirpurkhas. He said that Local government system has given more than development to the country and it should be impose in the country as well as other countries of the world as it is the successful municipal system to give representation to the people of grassroots level. In reply few questions, he said that government wanted to appoint administrators but weare demanding the government to appoint administrators for time limit and after completion of their time local body election be held sothat the progress system in the country might be run without any hasitation. He said that Quaid e Tehreek Altaf Hussain had also been demanded the government not to abolish this system and appoint the administrators for time limit and then hold the election of Local body department. He said that various people are supporting this system and also in Punjab province. He announced that any cricket player is selected for test match from interior Sindh will get RS 5 lakhs as reward. He said that we are making efforts to bring more than players to strengthen the Pakistan cricket team. He said that cricket players had yet been elected from Sindh for test matches belong to big cities instead of interior Sindh and we wanted to bring the talented cricket players from interior Sindh as there was more than talent among the youth. Onthis occasion test player Sadiq Mohammad was also present