GUJRANWALA: Saddar police on Monday registered a case against the son of an Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) member legislative assembly (MLA) and daughter-in-law on charges of involvement in murder of a housemaid in Wapda Town.

Salamat Masih, a resident of Kotli Ananta, told the police that his daughter, Kainat, was a maid in the house of Asif Ismail, the son of MLA Ismail Gujjar. On Sunday, when he went to see his daughter, he heard her cries. When he entered the house, he saw Asif, his wife, Lubna, Kashif Ismail, Muhammad Tariq Ismail and an unidentified person manhandling Kainat. Later, Kashif and Tariq strangled her. A murder case has been registered against the suspects.

Meanwhile, Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs Khalil Tariq visited the house of Salamat and assured him of provision of justice.

A memorial was held for the deceased at the Civil Lines church where the Christian leaders demanded the chief minister take notice of the incident.

BUS STAND: The general bus stand remained closed for three hours due to a fight between the municipal corporation and district administration over its control, causing inconvenience to the passengers.

The municipal corporation members, led by Atif Masood Butt, Malik Mateen and Amir Akram Butt, reached the general bus stand, broke open the locks of office and occupied it. They claimed that the bus stand was owned by the municipal corporation but district administration was illegally controlling it and using its income.

Meanwhile, City Assistant Commissioner Rao Suhail Akhtar reached there with the police and took control of the place. Mr Akhtar claimed that the control of the bus stand was jurisdiction of the district administration and not the municipal corporation. Deputy Commissioner Dr Umar Jahangir took notice of the incident and gave two days to both the parties to produce documents regarding the control of the bus stand.

Published in Dawn, May 8th, 2018