RAHIM YAR KHAN: The members of the district bar association (DBA) observed a strike and held a protest outside the bar room against the authorities for refusing to nominate the district administration officials in the case of negligence that resulted in an accident and death of13 passengers.
At least 13 passengers had died and five others were injured when a sugar-loaded truck fell over a coaster in Feroza Town of tehsil Liaqatpur in district Rahim Yar Khan on Aug 13.
DBA President Basharat Hundal, Punjab Bar Council member AkhtarJhoor and former general secretary Mirza Amin said the people were killed due to criminal negligence of of ficials of district administration and highways department.
They said that the DBA decided to observe a strike and wear black armbands on Monday. They said the road of Feroza Town was in dilapidated condition for the last 30 years and there was stagnant sewage on it but the administration did not bother to take any steps to improve the situation.
The lawyers criticised the local parliamentarians also who did not take necessary steps for the construction of this ShahiRoad despite approval of funds. They demanded compensation for the families of the deceased in the Feroza road and Machka boat accidents. They said the names of officials involved in negligence should be added to the FIR.
FARMERS: Dozens of farmers, under the banner of Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP), Rahim Yar Khan chapter, protested against the additional taxes and inflated electricity bills for f armers.
The farmers from all tehsils gathered at GPO Chowk and chanted slogans against the Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco).Holding banners and placards, the farmers held a sit-in at GPO Chowk and kept the traffic on Shahi Road suspended for two hours.
They said due to continuous rains in the area the tube wells were non-functional but bills of millions were dispatched to them. The farmers threatened that if their bills were not decreased, they would not pay their bills. They also said they would move the courts to get their rights.
The protesters warned of a large sit-in at Iqbalabad on the National Highway if their demands regarding bills were not fulfilled.
