LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Senator Sirajul Haq has criticised MQM head Altaf Husain’s recent statement and advised him to play role in restoration of peace in the port city.
Altaf Hussain recently stated that there would be bloodshed in Karachi if he was removed from leading the party.
“On one hand, Altaf Husain claims of his patriotism while on the other hand, he is talking like the Mukti Bahini,” Sirajul Haq said while addressing the JI women conference at Mansoora on Wednesday.
He deplored that there were separate laws for the poor and the elite in the country. “Big politicians can easily leave for Dubai, US or London after committing major crimes but the poor man is held and put in Adyala jail for minor crimes”, he said.
“We want to end this dual system and introduce a system in which all are equal,” he added.–Staff Reporter

Customs exceeds target

LAHORE: Lahore Customs Preventive Collectorate exceeded its annual target of customs duty by Rs1.07billion, said spokesman for customs on Wednesday.
He said that it also exceeded its target of combined duties and taxes by Rs4.66billion. He said that its total target including all taxes was Rs25.07billion but customs authorities collected Rs29.73billion. During the month of June, extra efforts were made for revenue collection and more than Rs110million was collected from confiscated gold, more than Rs70million from foreign currency and more than Rs100 million from audit related recovery, the spokesman concluded.–Staff Reporter

2 arrested over hundi

LAHORE: FIA Wednesday claimed to have arrested two accused allegedly involved in illegal business of Hundi Hawala, said spokesman for FIA.
He said that FIA received secret information that some people were involved in Hundi Hawala business in Misri Shah area. On which director FIA formed a team headed by inspector Nasir, the team raided at a premises and recovered Rs849,000 along with registers, receipts regarding hundi hawala business, cheque books, deposit slips and visiting cards etc from the premises. Two accused Naveed and Vicky Masih were arrested from the spot and a case had been registered against them.–Staff Reporter

Obituary

LAHORE: Father of Zulfqar Ali, Production Manager Nawa-i-Waqt Ads section, passed away on Wednesday. The funeral prayer of the deceased will be offered today (Thursday) at his native village Chontrian, Pir Phalai district Chakwal at 10am.–Staff Reporter