KHANEWAL/ KASUR - Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Revenue Omar Iftikhar Shirazi said the district administration has completed all precautionary measures to deal with possible urban flooding in the area.
Chairing a meeting here on Friday ADC Omar Iftikhar Shirazi directed all departments to leave no stone unturned for complying given task to avert untoward situation arising out of expected flood in various parts of the district.
Officials from rescue 1122, local government, education and other relevant departments attended the meeting. The ADC asked officials concerned to remove encroachments from flood areas.
Flood relief camps should also be pre-arranged at sensitive locations, Omar Iftikhar Shirazi said. He asked Municipal Committees (MCs) to make complete arrangements for prevention of urban flooding. He instructed the subordinate authority to make available the requisite machinery functional.
Two arrested on denying petrol to citizens
The district administration sprang into action last Thursday night arresting two and imposing Rs 195,000 fine on several petrol pumps in Khanewal district after some petrol pumps stopped sale hours before enforcement of the new price.
Sensing that the petrol pump owners might stop sale hours before 12pm Wednesday-Thursday midnight to take undue advantage of the new petrol price, assistant commissioners visited different petrol pumps in the Khanewal, Jahanian, Kabirwala and Mianchannu and ensured smooth operations of petrol pumps, says an official release issued here Friday.
During visits ordered by deputy commissioner Shahid Fareed, AC Iqra Mustafa got a man arrested on stopping petrol sale and imposed Rs 20,000 fine. AC Mianchannu also got a man arrested from a petrol pump and imposed Rs 10,000 fine. AC Jahanian imposed Rs 40,000 fine on two petrol pumps. Overall a sum of Rs 195,000 was imposed as penalty on petrol pumps on hoarding charges including Rs 75000 imposed by AC Kavirwala, Rs 55000 each by ACs of Khanewal and Mianchannu and Rs 10,000 by AC Jahanian. Their operation continued till 12 pm Wednesday-Thursday midnight when the new price became effective.
5-year jail in attempted rape case
Additional District & Sessions Judge Kasur Sajawal Khan on Friday awarded 5-year imprisonment to an accused involved in attempt to rape case. According to prosecution, accused Muhammad Shaban s/o Farzand Ali attempted to rape Ms Zoha Muzaffar r/o Dholan Hathar back in 2020. Khudian police registered case against the accused and presented challan in the court.
After completion of the arguments the learned judge awarded 5-year jail to the culprit along with Rs 50,000 fine as compensation money.