Bar chief among 100 lawyers join PTI

SADIQABAD - As many as 100 lawyers including the District Bar Association Rahim Yar Khan president have joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Sardar Hassan Nawaz Khan Niazi accompanied by Advocate Manzoor Ahmad Waraich was warmly welcomed when he came in the bar room after announcing his affiliation with Imran Khans party. The district lawyers also threw petals of beautiful flowers on them and distributed sweets in jubilation among the participants. On the occasion, the bar president said that Imran Khan is the ray of hope for the crisis-weary Pakistani nation, adding that the latter would steer the country out of crises. Addressing the lawyers, Advocate Waraich said that the people are suffering skyrocketing price hike which what he said has made the life hard. He believed that Imran was the only leadership who could steer the people from the whirlpool of crises. He argued that a number of peoples inclusion in his party was a solid proof that the nation love Imran, and wanted to see the PTI chairman as prime minister of Pakistan. DLO accused of siding with kiln owners: District Labour Officer (DLO) is protecting kiln owners instead of workers, said labour leaders during a press conference here on Friday. Society for Human Development Deputy Director Saloomi Ashfaq, former district council member Ayub Anjum, Klement Kamay, Yaqub Yousaf and others said that in July this year Punjab Wage Board had fixed Rs517 wage for 1000 bricks but due to inability of district labour officer, kiln owners were giving much less than fixed.

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