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MMA to incorporate election campaign in anti-govt drive

LAHORE: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has decided to incorporate its mass contact campaign for the upcoming elections in an anti-government movement. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad said that the movement would not be launched in hurry, and leaders would mobilise workers after making plans, according to sources. The sources said that a meeting of the MMA supreme council, previously scheduled to be held on November 9, had been postponed till Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s return to the country, so that he could be taken into confidence as well over plans for the campaign. They said that publicly the MMA would create the impression that all its public meetings and rallies were against the government, but the actual purpose of these gatherings would be work for the religious alliance’s election campaign. The sources said that the final schedule for public meetings and demonstrations would probably be announced next month. The agenda of these activities would be anti-government policies, but during their speeches, leaders would try their best to persuade people to cast their votes in favour of religious parties’ candidates. A central leader of the JI said, “We are tired of raising our voices against the government in and outside parliament, and now we have decided to incorporate our anti-government drive into our mass contact and election campaign.” The JI has also set up a Rs 15 million fund for the upcoming mass contact campaign. qamar jabbar

Haq calls SCBA executive
committee meeting tomorrow

LAHORE: Raja Haq Nawaz, who has become the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president by an interim order of the Lahore High Court, has called the executive committee meeting of the bar tomorrow (Saturday). Nawaz made this announcement when the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court suspended the Pakistan Bar Council’s notification wherein his rival candidate Munir A Malik was declared president. It is yet to be settled who would be the SCBA president; Munir A Malik or Raja Haq Nawaz. Such is the situation with the vice-president slot and it is not final who will hold this office; Sahibzada Anwar Hameed or Nawab Saeed Ullah Khan. Earlier, Nawaz was declared president by outgoing president Malik Mohammad Qayyum, who was also the returning officer for this election. The Rawalpindi Bench also sent Nawaz’s petition to chief justice with a note to form a larger bench at the principal seat in Lahore to hold further proceedings. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, taking up a petition by vice president candidate Nawab Khan at the principal seat, directed the attorney general of Pakistan to take entire election record in his custody and issued pre admission notice to the respondents for November 13. Nawab Saeedullah Khan could celebrate his victory as the SCBA vice president only for two days and then the Pakistan Bar Council declared Munir Malik president and Sahibzada Anwar Hameed vice president. Khan challenged PBC decision at the Lahore High Court. staff report

Malaria spreading in Green Town, say residents

LAHORE: Malaria has broken out in various localities of Green Town because of poor sanitary conditions, residents said. According to a press release by Qauid-e-Millat Welfare Society, the sanitary situation in union councils 139, 138 and 140 were deplorable and sewage water in the streets had become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The area had not been fumigated for the last 20 years, the residents said, asking Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool to take notice of the situation. staff report

Bar presidents told to issue final lists of members

LAHORE: The executive committee of the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) has directed the presidents of all bar associations in Punjab to issue final lists of their bar members by today (Friday) otherwise proceedings of misconduct would be initiated against them. The PbBC executive committee issued these directions in a meeting presided over by Hassan Raza Pashsa. The PBC committee had already sent reminders with regard to the preparation and publicising of the lists of members of the bar associations. Under the bar councils rules, bar association presidents are bound to prepare final lists of members and send them to the PbBC. staff report

28 Dengue cases detected
in city

LAHORE: At least 28 cases of Dengue fever have been detected in various city hospitals and the majority of the patients has recovered, said Executive District Officer (EDO) for Health Dr Inamul Haq on Thursday. Talking to Daily Times, he said that the district government tackled the fever successfully by fumigating the city. District Coordination Officer (DCO) Mian Ejaz said that the district government had launched an awareness campaign and the Basic Health Units (BHUs) had been directed to distribute awareness material among the people. The DCO claimed that no one died of Dengue fever in Pakistan. staff report

HRCP deplores Dargai deaths

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has deplored the death of 42 soldiers in the recent Dargai suicide attack. In a statement, HRCP also sympathised with the families of those who were killed in the Bajaur bombing, saying “extra-judicial killing” of 82 people had let loose a new cycle of violence in the area. The statement said that the latest act of terrorism exposed the limitations of an authoritarian regime and underscored the fact that problems could only be resolved by a democratic dispensation. staff report

Three-day ‘World of Brands’ begins today

LAHORE: The three-day “World of Brands” organised by Events and Conference International will be inaugurated at 3pm at the Expo Centre near Fortress Stadium today (Friday). Provincial Minister for Information Technology Abdul Aleem Khan will be the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony, on behalf of Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. A large number of buyers, manufacturers, exporters, retailers and business leaders are expected to attend the event, which the management says would provide government departments and organisations an opportunity to interact directly with consumers. The Commerce and Investment Department of the Punjab government will collaborate with Events and Conference International for the exhibition of products and services. staff report

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