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Smuggling attempt foiled, 15,000 wheat bags
seized
GUJRANWALA, April 24:
A joint raiding team of police and food officials
seized over 15,000 wheat bags laden on 75 trucks
which were being smuggled to tribal areas on GT
Road here on Friday.
The raiding team also arrested a truck driver,
Muhammad Bilal, and its cleaner Nisar Ahmed when
they were fleeing after smashing the barrier on
the GT Road in the limits of Kamoke Sadar.
The district government has imposed a ban on the
wheat movement from one district to another.
Around half a dozen check posts have been set up
at Wazirabad, Sadhoki, Baigpur, Bhri Shah Rehman,
Head Qadirabad and Kali Soba (Wahando) to combat
the wheat movement under Section 144.
At these check points, the raiding team recovered
the smuggled wheat and shifted it to the godowns
of the Food department. The district food
controller warned that smuggling of wheat would be
checked strictly, while the target of wheat buying
would be completed at all cost.
SHORTAGE:
The local chamber of commerce and industry on
Friday gave went to its disquiet over an acute
shortage of raw material of bricks and apprehended
closure of scores of industrial units.
Speaking at a meeting, GCCI president Shaukat
Javed said the alumina clay was the main raw
material for manufacturing the firebricks which
were being used for the last 40 years. But its
supply had been stopped since long from Kala
Chitta area, Attock district.
Therefore, he said manufacturers were facing
problems in getting the raw material for
manufacturing firebricks, ceramics, glass and
other products. About 10 million tons of
firebricks were being produced annually in the
country while this industry was contributing Rs150
million share to the national exchequer.
He revealed that several firebricks units had been
closed in Gujranwala due to non-availability of
raw material. He demanded that the supply of raw
material should be ensured to save this industry
from total collapse.
STONED TO DEATH:
A woman was stoned to death by her husband
over some domestic dispute in Rahwali on Friday.
Deceased Azra Bibi was present in her house when
Nazir Ahmad quarrelled with her. In rage, he
killed her wife after throwing stones on her.
Cantonment police have registered a case against
the absconding accused.
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