May 252013
 
Judicial Commission recommends extension in judges’ services

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Sources said that a Judicial Commi…

May 252013
 
Nawaz, Shahbaz condole school van accident
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May 25, 2013 – Updated 1411 PKT

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OKARA City News

Saturday, May 25, 2013
From Print Edition

One killed, 7 injured in tenants’ clash

 

From Our Correspondent

 

OKARA: A man was killed while seven others, including a woman, were severely injured in a shootout between two groups of the Kulyana Estate tenants.

 

A few days ago, Rai Muhammad Amin of 31/2R village had occupied a piece of vacant land reserved for school and had cultivated fodder there.

 

Anjuman-e-Mazareen Punjab Kulyana Estate (AMPKS) president Saleem Jhakhar and his armed men reached the disputed field and asked Rai Amin to vacate the land. After an exchange of hot words, supporters of Saleem Jhakhar and Rai Amin groups opened fire at each other. As a result, Ashiq Masih of Saleem Jhakhar Group died while Mukhtaran, Sajjad, Bashir, Abdur Rashid, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Sharif and Muhammad Akram were injured and taken to DHQ Hospital. The Satghara police have registered a case and started investigations.

 

INJURED MAN DIES: A man who was injured in a shootout died in a hospital in Lahore.

 

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May 242013
 
Deal with IMF  now will be  self-defeating: Sartaj

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