Peshawar—The Federal Minister for Railways,
Ghulam Ahmed Bilour here Friday called for
declaring NWFP as affected province and waving
off taxes on traders after they suffered great
losses in war against militancy and terrorism.
Addressing a press conference here at Press
Club, Federal Minister said that traders
community especially shopkeepers have badly been
affected due to powerful bomb blasts and suicide
explosions in Peshawar and parts of NWFP and has
stressed the need for improvement in security
measures in Peshawar after four bomb blasts
rocked it during last one month.
Dera Ghazi Khan—Police have foiled a massive
plot of terrorism here on late Thursday night
and arrested four terrorists along with
explosive laden vehicle in which they were
traveling. Commandant Border Military Police
(BMP) Tariq Bukhari said that a vehicle going
from NWFP to Balochistan via via Tarman (Punjab)
was stopped in Bawata, the tribal area of DGK
situated on Punjab-NWFP border for checking.
Wah Cantt—All arrangements have been finalized
to provide foolproof security to the Sikh
pilgrims, Syed Asif Hashmi, Chairman Evacuee
Trust Property Board said on Friday. Syed Asif
Hashmi, Chairman of the body which looks after
the affairs of the minorities and their
religious places in Pakistan, was talking to
newsmen here at Gurdwara Punja Sahib Hassanabdal.
He said that the government would provide
three-tier security to the Sikh pilgrims during
their stay in Pakistan.
Sialkot—The shortage of the sugar in the open
markets was irking the people, as the government
still remain unable to ensure the balance in the
daily supply and demand of sugar in retail
markets in both neighbouring Sialkot and Narowal
districts.
Peshawar—Provincial Disaster Management
Authority (PDMA) has urged upon the internally
displaced persons from North Waziristan to avoid
duplication of registration as their duplication
attempt not only waste the time of officials but
also add miseries in the genuine persons
standing in the queue for registration.
