Curfew clamped across occupied Kashmir to foil strike

SRINAGAR: A strict curfew in Srinagar and some other towns in the valley, coupled with restrictions on people”s movement in other places, has crippled life across Kashmir on Wednesday.

Hurriyat Conference has given a call for a march to Pampore today on the eve of the death anniversary of one of the Hurriyat leaders, Sheikh Abdul Aziz.

A strict curfew is in place in Srinagar and Pampore and its adjoining areas, including Khrew and Khanmoh. Latest reports said hundreds of people have come out on the streets in Pampore, Samboora and Khanmoh and are trying to defy curfew.

On this day in 2008, People”s League leader – one of the constituents of the Hurriyat Conference – was killed when police opened fire on marchers near north Kashmir garrison town of Varmul, who were marching towards the Line of Control (LoC).

Petrol reaches Rs.100/liter as Gwadar hit by food shortage

GWADAR: After cyclone and torrential rains, Gwadar is facing shortage of food items whereas petrol price has reached to Rs.100 per liter.

The land route between Gwadar, Jevani, Pasni, Pushkan and more than 50 other villages has been cut off and corps have been destroyed due to dams burst in adjoining areas of Gwadar. District administration provided tents to affectees shifted in the relief camps. The rain and cyclone affected areas facing shortage of foodstuff where as prices of petrol and LPG have reached to Rs.100 and Rs. 80 per liter and kg respectively.

Cyclone Phet floods 40 villages in Gwadar

GWADAR: Cyclone Phet inundated 40 villages of Gwadar, Minister for Fishery Balochistan told Geo News. Affected people have been shifted to the safer places, he added.

A total of 370-millimeter rain was recorded in Gwadar, Pasni and other adjoining areas, he said.

Gwadar and Pasni’s road link to other areas has been disconnected as the coastal highway has been submerged under water, he told media.

Gwadar has been partially flooded due to incessant torrential rains being caused by Cyclone Phet, he maintained.

Cyclone Phet flooded 40 villages in Gwadar

GWADAR: Cyclone Phet inundated 40 villages of Gwadar, Minister for Fishery Balochistan told Geo News. Affected people have been shifted to the safer places, he added.

A total of 370-millimeter rain was recorded in Gwadar, Pasni and other adjoining areas, he said.

Gwadar and Pasni’s road link to other areas has been disconnected as the coastal highway has been submerged under water, he told media.

Gwadar has been partially flooded due to incessant torrential rains being caused by Cyclone Phet, he maintained.

Case lodged for Lalji’s alleged kidnapping

KARACHI: Well-known businessman Riaz Lalji went missing in Karachi on Sunday hours after arriving in the city from Dubai, Geo News reported.

Lalji arrived in Karachi from Dubai in PIA’s flight no PK-214 and went missing along with his gunman and driver from outside a super market located near Karachi airport. His vehicle has been found abandoned from Sharea Faisal.

A case has been lodged in Airport Police Station for the alleged kidnapping of Riaz Lalji his gunman and driver Kishan on the request of Maj. (Retd.) Muhammad Tahir.

CCPO Karachi Wasim Ahmed has formed an investigation committee headed by DIG East Abdul Khaliq Sheikh which has initiated its work.

The mobile phones of the three missing people have been found turned off while so far no one has tried to make contact with their families.

According to sources, Riaz Lalji is one of close friends of President Asif Ali Zardari and controversy surrounds his name in the cases of Steel Mills besides those of Rice Export Corporation of Pakistan (1995-96).

Moderate earthquake rocks Quetta

QUETTA: A moderate earthquake hit Quetta city and adjoining areas after 9 pm on Sunday night.

The earthquake caused a panic amongst citizens and they came out of their houses. According to Met Office, the intensity of the earthquake was recorded at 2.2 on Richter Scale.

Ataabad lake water level continuously rising

Ataabad water level is continuously rising and it is feared the water will enter to spillway in two days. Water level has risen to 350 feet, bringing the distance between water and spillway down to six feet.
Experts say that water outflow is likely to begin from the landslide-hit lake anytime on May 27. People are being shifted to safe places through helicopters.
According to the Met office, dry weather in Hunza and its adjoining areas will intensify melting of ice. Hunza Deputy Commissioner said that commandos of Pak Navy have arrived in Hunza amid fears of possible flooding.
Meanwhile, water seeping from the lake into valley has submerged many other areas. On the other hand, the affected people have complained they have been provided with the similar kind of food for the past five months.

Dasti led protest demo against doctors after patient’s death

MUZAFFARGARH: Enraged relatives of a patient, who died today over alleged doctor’s negligence, staged a protest demonstration in front of the Muzaffargarh Hospital and pelted stones.

On the other hand, doctors complained that protestors subjected them to torture on order of PPP MNA Jamshed Dasti.

“Khalid Majid was brought to the emergency ward of the Muzaffargarh Hospital on Sunday. However, doctors on duty did not provide him any medical help, which led to his death,” the protestors said.

They accused the doctors of committing negligence.

According to sources, angry protestors pelted stones in the hospital and damaged its property. They blocked the road and thrashed the hospital’s medical superintendent and four other doctors.

However, police failed to control the protestors, forcing the doctors to escape the hospital from a backdoor.

Dasti also reached the scene and joined the protest.

Later, the hospital administration assured protestors that action would be taken against the doctors, after which they ended the protest.

However, doctors alleged that they were tortured by the protestors on Dasti’s order.

Ataabad lake water likely to enter spillway in 2 days

HUNZA: Ataabad water level has risen to 350 feet, bringing the distance between water and spillway down to six kilometer.

The National Disaster Management Authority says that water outflow is likely to begin from the landslide-hit lake anytime between Tuesday and Thursday.

The NDMA spokesman said that water outflow is 197 cusec against the inflow, which is about 2400 cusec.

According to the Met office, weather will remain dry in Hunza and its adjoining areas, due to which melting of ice will be intensified.

Hunza Deputy Commissioner said that commandos of Pak Navy have arrived in Hunza amid fears of possible flooding.

Meanwhile, water seeping from the lake into valley has submerged many other areas.

On the other hand, the affected people have complained they have been provided with the similar kind of food for the past five months. They are being served with ‘Dal Chawal’ only.

Quake Jolts Bandar Abbas, Hurt 209

TEHRAN: Quake Jolts Bandar Abbas, Hurt 209, A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has jolted Iranian city Bandar Abbas, leaving as many as 209 persons injured. According to sources, the quake jolts were felt in Iranian city Bandar Abbas and its adjoining areas early on Wednesday morning with intensity 4.9 recorded at Richter scale but no causality has been reported in the calamity as yet. The quake struck at 2:56 am (2326 GMT Tuesday) and also rocked the adjoining Qeshm highland

TEHRAN: Quake Jolts Bandar Abbas, Hurt 209, A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has jolted Iranian city Bandar Abbas, leaving as many as 209 persons injured.

According to sources, the quake jolts were felt in Iranian city Bandar Abbas and its adjoining areas early on Wednesday morning with intensity 4.9 recorded at Richter scale but no causality has been reported in the calamity as yet.

The quake struck at 2:56 am (2326 GMT Tuesday) and also rocked the adjoining Qeshm highland.

“As of 6:00 am today, we have 209 people wounded in the earthquake said Farshid Abedi, the head of the main medical university in Hormozgan province where Bandar Abbas is located.

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Quake Jolts Bandar Abbas, Hurt 209 was first posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 pm.