Day: October 21, 2023

Islamabad Capital Police’s (ICT) Anti Vehicle Lifting Unit’s (AVLU) efforts have reduced car theft in the federal capital.

This was revealed by Capital Police Officer (CPO) Operations Shakir Hussain Dawar in a press briefing at Police Lines Headquarters. He informed the media about the AVLU’s crackdown against car thieves.

According to Dawar, car theft incidents have declined by 10% compared to last year in Islamabad. He added that the AVLU has apprehended 125 members of two dozen notorious gangs so far.

During the crackdown, 178 stolen vehicles worth Rs. 462.5 million were recovered from their possession. Furthermore, CPO Operation stated that modern surveillance techniques and effective coordination led to the arrest of these criminals.

Additionally, surveillance cameras of the Safe City system were crucial in dismantling highly organized car theft groups, notably the notorious Bilal Sabit Gang. It has reduced car-snatching activities in the city.

During the crackdown, the police recovered vehicles that were stolen from different parts of the country, including KP, Punjab, Azad Kashmir, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan. CPO Operations informed the owners of stolen vehicles that had been recovered during raids and handed their cars to them.

Source: Pro Pakistani

The Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) four-day plots auction came to an end on Friday. During the auction, residential and commercial plots were sold.

At the end of the auction, CDA managed to sell 25 plots, earning a staggering amount of Rs. 12.90 billion.

“On the last day of the auction, plots of fruit, vegetable and meat shops measuring 16.67 square yards were auctioned in different sectors,” the civic authority stated in a press release.

According to details, plot#4 located in sector F-8/4 was auctioned for Rs. 43.52 million and plot#5 for Rs. 45.19 million.

Similarly, fruit, vegetable and meat shop plot#1, plot#2 and plot#3 attracted bids of Rs. 19.67 million, Rs. 20.34 million and Rs. 29.42 million, respectively.

The residential plots auctioned on the last day included, plot#1 sold for Rs.183 million and plot#6 was sold for Rs. 255 million. Furthermore, commercial plot#7 of the Blue Area, measuring 611.11 square yards, was auctioned for Rs. 1.033 billion.

The auction was supervised by a committee headed by the Member Estate. Chairman CDA lauded the committee for ensuring transparency during the entire process.

Now, the CDA Board will carry out the complete scrutiny of all the bids received. It is the ‘competent forum to accept or reject the bids.’

Source: Pro Pakistani

WhatsApp now offers the convenience of using two distinct accounts on a single Android smartphone, in addition to its existing capability of using one account on multiple smartphones.

This long-awaited feature, reminiscent of Telegram’s offering, has been accessible to WhatsApp’s beta testers for a while, but it is currently being gradually introduced to the stable channel.

This novel capacity to simultaneously run two separate WhatsApp accounts on one device eliminates the necessity to keep around two smartphones or employ app cloning features. This should allow you to keep your personal and work accounts on the same device, for instance.

In order to establish the second WhatsApp account, it’s essential to have an additional phone number and SIM card, or a phone equipped with multi-SIM or eSIM functionality. Nevertheless, even if your second SIM card resides in a different device, you should be able to create a second WhatsApp account, provided that you can receive the security code required for login.

Once you’ve addressed this requirement, navigate to the WhatsApp settings, select the arrow adjacent to your name, click on “Add account,” and then proceed in accordance with the instructions provided.

WhatsApp ensures that you can independently manage privacy and notification settings for both of your accounts.

Keep in mind that the multi-account feature is not available to everyone just yet, meaning it will probably be a week or two before it reaches everyone around the globe. We will keep you updated as soon as the feature arrives in Pakistan.

Source: Pro Pakistani

To control smog in the provincial capital, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered to seize smoke-emitting vehicles over multiple violations.

During the hearing of a case on Friday, Justice Shahid Karim directed the district administration and traffic police to take stringent measures against vehicles polluting the air.

Furthermore, the director general of the Environmental Protection Agency was warned that failing to comply with the court’s orders could result in a contempt of court notice.

Moreover, Deputy Commissioners (DCs) across Punjab have been ordered to set up smog control cells. Commissioner Lahore was told to make sure the court’s orders were implemented.

Additionally, Justice Shahid Karim encouraged government employees to start using bicycles to help combat smog in the provincial capital. He added that the DCs should take steps to ensure that the Tehsildars and police inspectors take part in efforts to eliminate smog.

The judge also directed Commissioner Lahore to establish an emergency cell dedicated to smog-related matters in his office and prepare daily reports.

Earlier, the LHC had issued strict orders to control smog. It includes a Rs. 3,000 fine for washing vehicles at home, a Rs. 5,000 fine for wrong parking, and suspension of all new construction projects between October and March.

It is worth mentioning that the caretaker Punjab government had already banned the entry of smoke-emitting vehicles to Lahore. The Punjab Transport Secretary Ahmed Javed Qazi had also issued a strict warning to officials.

Source: Pro Pakistani

Arain City, Fateh Jang, has paid Rs. 600 million to the National Accountability Bureau, Rawalpindi, as part of a plea bargain.

According to the NAB spokesperson, Accountability Court-1 raised no objections and approved the plea bargain.

It should be noted that the Arain City was launched nearly two decades ago in Fateh Jang without obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the relevant authority.

As many as 1,019 individuals paid hefty money to buy plots but the housing society couldn’t provide plots to any one of them. The NAB spokesperson stated that the recovered amount will soon be distributed among them.

Recently, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) launched a massive crackdown against unauthorized housing societies and demolished encroachments and illegal constructions of 11 societies.

According to the RDA spokesman, offices, gates, billboards, and other infrastructure of Rawal Enclave, Haider Residencia, Park Zameen Town, Al-Haram City, Danyal Al-Haram Block, Tameer Garden, Khan Builders, Manan City, Multi Gardens Phase-II, Faisal Town Phase-II and Capital Smart City Extension were destroyed during the operation.

Furthermore, according to RDA, 336 out of 484 housing societies in the garrison city are illegal. These housing schemes are operating without acquiring the necessary legal documents from the authority.

Source: Pro Pakistani