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Gujranwala: Federal Minister for defense Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan expressed his deep concern over poor performance of waste management company and irrigation department Gujranwala, while addressing a meeting here at the DC’s office in Gujranwala. He said the cleanliness situation in the city has gone from bad to worset due to the negligence and mismanagement of the waste management company, he warned the waste management officers that they have no option except dumping the garbage on a daily basis, minister said why have they not purchased the necessary machinery besides availability of funds, no more leniency would be accepted from the part of waste management officers, he warned. While discussing the performance of the irrigation department the minister was informed that due to non-cooperation of irrigation department, project of Qila Mian Singh Mines has not been completed so far. Minister directed the irrigation officers to be active and get the canal cleared up, I shall inspect the progress in the next days by visiting the same spot again. Deputy Commissioner Sohail Ahmed Tippu briefed the minister about cleanliness work and said that on the directions of the CM Punjab, a special campaign has been started to clean the city, work is carried on day and night.

Robbers have a field day in Gujranwala: Dacoits and thieves took away cash, gold ornaments, vehicles and other valuables in 28 hits. In Ali Pur Chatha police station limit armed men intercepted Javed and snatched Rs 73 thousand, gold locket set and cell phone, in cantt area bandits looted Rs 22 thousand, motorcycle and cell phone from Luqman, in Aroop area robbers took away Rs 32 thousand, gold chain and cell phone from Tufail, at Ahmed Nagar Javed was deprived of Rs 100 thousand and cell phone on gun point, in Sadar Wazirabad area dacoits took away Rs 20 thousands, two cell phones from Ashfaq, in civil lines area swindlers took away Rs 27 thousand, gold ornaments from a woman, in Tatleywali armed men intercepted Hashim and deprived him of Rs 60 thousand, gold ornaments and cell phones, in Kot Ladha bandits snatched Rs 43 thousand, two cell phones and gold locket set from Hakim, in Ferozwala dacoits took away Rs 37 thousand, cell phone from Abu Bakar, three armed men entered in the house of Naeem and looted Rs 60 thousand, gold ornaments, two lap tops and three cell phones, in Nowshera road swindlers took away Rs 22 thousand, gold chain from a woman, in cantt police station limit Tayyab was deprived of Rs 30 thousands, two cell phones on gun point, in Nowshera Virkan bandits snatched Rs 110 thousand, gold ring and cell phones from Furqan, swindlers took away Rs 36 thousand, cell phones and gold ornaments from a woman in Dogranwali, at Ladhewala Warriach Zaheer was deprived of Rs 52 thousand, gold locket set and two cell phones on gun point, in Aroop police station limit robbers looted Rs 18 thousand, gold ring and cell phones from Zubair, in Ali Pur Chatha dacoits took away Rs 40 thousand, cell phones and gold chain from Khuram, at Ahmed Nagar Sadam was deprived of Rs 17 thousand, motorcycle and cell phones, in Qila Didar Singh armed men intercepted Fawad and deprived him of Rs 44 thousand, two cell phones and gold locket set, in theft incidents unknown thieves swept the houses and shops of Awais, Arslan,Azhar, Abdullah, Zubair, Nasir and Usman while Motorcycles of Naveed and Irfan were stolen from different places.

Published in Daily Times, January 22^nd 2018.