No relief given to common man during PTI regime: Siraj

FAISALABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Senator Sirajul Haq has expressed concern over high prices of flour and sugar in the country.

He said this while talking to media on the Walima ceremony of JI district ameer Azeem Randhawa’s son here on Monday. JI general secretary Ameerul Azeem and provincial ameer Javed Qasuri were also present. Sirajul Haq said that the current crises in these two essential foodstuffs had erupted all of a sudden in the country due to wrong policies of the government. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had himself announced that the nation would listen a good news soon and declared that 2020 would be the ‘Year of Good News’. Senator Sirajul Haq said that this good news of the premier was increasing prices of flour which jumped from Rs 35 to Rs 70 per kg and the rate of sugar was increased from Rs 50 to Rs 80 per kg in markets. He said that there was no check on the exorbitantly increase in the prices of these two essentials and other daily use items.

He said that during the rule of PTI government, no visible and positive relief was given to the common man. He said that sacking of three ministers of the KPK government would not satisfy the people but the government should take stringent measures to bring increased prices of essential goods within the reach of the people.

Fesco electrifies 336 villages: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) has electrified 336 villages in Faisalabad region with an estimated cost of Rs 360.35 million during the current fiscal year.

According to Fesco Project Director (Construction) Ejaz Ahmad, villages in Faisalabad, Jhang, Sargodha, Khushab, Mianwali, Toba Tek Singh and Bhakkar were provided electricity supply.

He said 114 villages in Faisalabad were electrified with the cost of Rs 108.233 million, 121 villages in Jhang with the cost of Rs 135.057 million, 76 villages in Sargodha with the cost of Rs 82.859 million and 25 villages in Mianwalai with the cost of Rs 34.201 million. He said the Fesco is striving to improve its distribution system, provision of electricity to new colonies and villages, up-gradation of feeders and grid stations.

He added the Fesco was making efforts to ensure uninterrupted power supply to consumers during upcoming summer season.

Six killed in road accidents: Six people were killed in different road accidents here.

Reportedly, a car collided with another vehicle at Aminpur Interchange. As a result, three people, including a woman, were killed. The bodies were shifted to a hospital.Meanwhile, Nasir Ahmad, Rizwan and rickshaw driver Iftikhar Hussain were killed in different road accidents. Their bodies were shifted to Allied Hospital for autopsy.

COMMITS SUICIDE: A married woman committed suicide here on Monday.

Safia Bibi, a mother of three minor children, ended her life by consuming poisonous over a domestic issue. Meanwhile, body of Manzooran Bibi, a resident of 383/GB was found from a canal.