ISLAMABAD, Sept 29 (DNA): Islamabad police have arrested 226 outlaws during last week and recovered looted items worth millions of rupees from them including gold ornaments, cars and bikes, a police spokesman said.

Following directions of Inspector General of Police Islamabad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, he said that Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) Waqar Ud din directed all police officials to accelerate efforts against anti-social elements and ensure their arrests.

As per orders of Islamabad police chief Aamir Zulfiqar khan, renewed efforts were made and police achieved remarkable success.

Owing these efforts, 34 dacoity/robbery cases were traced and 41 persons were arrested.  Police also arrested 23 absconders during the same period.

Moreover, Police held 19 accused for involvement in bootlegging and drug peddling activities while 3.025 kilogram hashish, 1.225 kilogram heroin,180 bottle wines were recovered from them. Police also arrested 22 persons for having illegal weapons and recovered 21 pistols, 03 Guns and 92 rounds from them.

While 06 gamblers were arrested and recovered gambling money as well as gambling tools were recovered from their possession. Moreover, Police nabbed   other accused for their alleged involvement  in crime cases of various natures.

DIG (Operations) Waqar Ud din has said that criminal elements would not to be spared and those involved in such acts would have to face action as per law.

He has also appealed the citizens to cooperate with Islamabad in curbing activities of such elements.=DNA

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Sindh govt to take action against garbage throwers: Murtaza Baloch

KARACHI, Sept 29 (DNA): Provincial Minister for Human Settlements Ghulam Murtaza Baloch has said that the Clean Karachi campaign is a major success of the Sindh government and till now millions of tonnes of waste have been transferred from Karachi to landfill sites and this work will continue on a permanent basis.

He said this while visiting various areas of Malir under the Clean Karachi campaign. On the occasion, Assistant Commissioner Bin Qasim Zahid Junejo, Director Sanitation District Council Mushtaq Mutto informed the Minister for Human Settlements Ghulam Murtaza Baloch about the ongoing cleanup campaign.

Provincial Minister for Human Settlements Ghulam Murtaza Baloch  directed the Assistant Commissioner to take action against those who had thrown garbage outside despite Katchra Kundi was there.

On the complaint of residents of  Bin Qasim Railway Quarters that the cattle pens’ owners threw dung there,  he directed to take action against them and asked that the trash be transferred to the Direct Landfill Side.

Sindh  Minister Ghulam Murtaza Baloch also directed the district administration to audit the crores of rupees received from the citizens of the Pakistan Steel Mills Limited Trust in Gulshan-e-Hadid.

He further said that thousands of tonnes of garbage had been shifted from Malir district only in the Clean Karachi campaign under the direction of Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah.

He was of the opinion that Buffaloes enclosures in residential areas played a role in disrupting the sewerage system and spreading garbage in the area and action was being taken against them.=DNA

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