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Topic: Chak Jhumra


In the News (Wed 3 Dec 08)

  
  The Hindu : Man stoned to death for sacrilege
Even as the civil society of Pakistan is reeling under the shock of what has come to be known as `honour rape', yet another instance of a man being stoned to death by a mob in a village in Faisalabad on charges of blasphemy has come to light.
Local media reports said Zahid Shah of Chak Jhumra village was stoned to death on Friday by villagers on the call of a local Pesh Imam who had issued a decree (fatwa) against the man accusing him of blasphemy.
Chak Jhumra police, who reached the spot after four hours of the incident, neither arrested any of the killers nor sent the body for autopsy.
www.hinduonnet.com /2002/07/07/stories/2002070702591400.htm   (629 words)

  
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ISLAMABAD - A Pakistan man accused of blasphemy was stoned to death by hundreds of villagers after a local religious leader called for him to be executed, police said on Saturday as a probe began.
Zahid Mahmood Akhtar, 48, was dragged out of his home on Thursday night, beaten and then marched to a village square near the town of Chak Jhumra, in central Punjab province, and stoned, police said.
The man, who was mentally ill, had claimed to be the "last prophet of Islam", and the mullah, or the prayer group leader of the local mosque used a loud hailer to issue a fatwa, or decree, to execute Akhtar.
www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/72-1565.asp   (345 words)

  
 PML men declared winner unopposed: Lyallpur, Chak Jhumra towns -DAWN - National; December 27, 2005
FAISALABAD, Dec. 26: Naib nazims for the Lyallpur and Chak Jhumra towns have been elected unopposed while contest for the remaining six towns and city district would be held on Dec 28.
Nadeem Aftab Sindhu was declared winner in Lyallpur town while Mian Muhammad Akram in Chak Jhumra, both of the ruling party, as none of the candidates from the opposition parties filed nomination papers.
Meanwhile, seven candidates filed nomination papers for the naib nazim of the city district.
www.dawn.com /2005/12/27/nat24.htm   (490 words)

  
 Open Doors UK | PAKISTAN – Muslim chops off young Christian's arm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When Shahbaz's pastor in Chak Jhumra reported the incident, the church sent a delegation, including advocate Khalil Tahrir, to seek legal action on the case.
As a result, a First Information Report was filed at the Chak Jhumra police station on 30 November, demanding the arrest of Ahmed Ali as the "main accused" and his father as an accomplice in the crime.
Mr Ali was apprehended that day by the Chak Jhumra police, who also recovered the axe used as the crime weapon.
www.opendoorsuk.org /news/news_archives/000757.php   (673 words)

  
 Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death in Pakistan
A man accused of blasphemy was stoned to death by hundreds of villagers in Pakistan following a religious edict for his execution even as his family begged for mercy and promised to banish him from the village, police said today.
Zahid Shah, 40, was dragged out of his home on Friday in the presence of his wife and brother, and beaten with iron rods and sticks near Chak Jhumra town of Punjab province, police said.
A newspaper also quoted a Chak Jumra police station official as saying that it was an "accident incident" and did not fall under the purview of cognisable offence.
www.fisiusa.org /fisi_News_items/news777.htm   (432 words)

  
 MSSP Stories: Br Dominic Borg MSSP
There the MSSP had in those days two Parish Centres, one in Chak Jhumra and the other in Chak 7.
In the latter, besides the Parish Centre we also had a Formation House – where young men were being prepared to become Paulist members and priests.
After that I went for a few months in Chak Jhumra.
www.mssp.it /dominic_borg_en.html   (560 words)

  
 Pakistan Link Headlines
The PPP leader also expressed her sense of shock and grief over the death of mill workers in an accident on Tuesday.
Five mill workers were killed and seven others sustained injuries in an accident on Faisalabad-Chak Jhumra Road in the Punjab on Tuesday.
The former prime minister also asked the regime to give compensation to the poor families of the workers who were killed or injured in the accident.
www.pakistanlink.com /headlines/Mar/15/05.html   (316 words)

  
 Compass Direct : PAKISTAN - ENRAGED MUSLIM CHOPS OFF CHRISTIAN’S ARM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
After his discharge from the hospital four days later, the young man was forced to close his shop, take his mother and leave their village to go into hiding.
When Masih’s parish priest in Chak Jhumra reported the incident to Catholic Bishop of Faisalabad Joseph Coutts, the church sent a delegation, including advocate Khalil Tahrir, to seek legal action on the case.
Ali was apprehended that day by the Chak Jhumra police, who also recovered the ax used as the crime weapon.
www.compassdirect.org /en/newslongen.php?idelement=3657   (658 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chak No.21/JB General Councilors (M) Shafqat Javied Malik
Chak No.139/RB General Councilors (M) Waqar Ahmad Hundel
Chak No 157/RB General Councilors (W) Nusrat Bibi
www.faisalabad.gov.pk /distgovt/chakjhumra_town.php   (103 words)

  
 Villagers besiege Chak Jhumra police station -DAWN - National; October 13, 2003
Villagers besiege Chak Jhumra police station -DAWN - National; October 13, 2003
FAISALABAD, Oct 12: Hundreds of villagers besieged the Chak Jhumra Police Station and blocked traffic on some roads by burning old tyres to protest against a police raid on a house that left three people injured, on Sunday night.
MURDER: A girl was found murdered after criminal assault in Chak 500-GB on Saturday night.
www.dawn.com /2003/10/13/nat22.htm   (254 words)

  
 Appendix - Atrocities 201 to 400   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chaks No. 43 R. Suhali, 55 Burj R. B., Chutala,
Chak etc. attacked and Sikhs forced to leave their homes.
Later the same train attacked at Lahore by a Muslim mob on 17-9-47.
voi.org /books/mla/atro2.html   (149 words)

  
 Pakistan - Train-truck Collision Claims Four Lives
Four people, including the driver and fireman of the Badar Express, were killed and four others were injured when the train hit a truck at an unmanned level crossing near Chak 153, Sahianwala, in the limits of Chak Jhumra town on Friday morning.
Near Chak 153, just two kilometres away from the Sahianwala railway station, it hit a stationary truck, loaded with crush-stone, at an unmanned crossing.
Train driver Nawaz, fireman Abdul Khaliq, passenger Khalid Mahmood (who was sitting in the driver’s cabin) and truck cleaner Mastan Ahmad died on the spot.
www.firefightingnews.com /article.cfm?articleID=945   (182 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | Top Story: Seven killed, 25 injured as bus turns turtle in S Pakistan
FAISALABAD: As many as seven persons were crushed to death while 25 sustained injuries when a bus turned turtle while negotiating a sharp turn on a link road near Talwandi (Chak No.108-RB), about 19 kilometer from here Thursday morning.
A Bus (FDC 833) carrying workers from the nearby villages of Sikhanwala Chak was heading towards Faisalabad but while passing through a portion of the link road in Talwandi, the driver Babar lost control of the vehicle which rolled down six feet.
SHO of Chak Jhumra police station said six passengers from Talwandi, conductor Basharat Ali of Paharang were crushed and died on the spot while scores of other sustained injuries.
www.pakistantimes.net /2005/02/26/top8.htm   (181 words)

  
 Gurudwara Shaheed Bhai Dalip Singh at Chak Jhumra
Gurudwara Shaheed Bhai Dalip Singh at Chak Jhumra
This sacred shrine built in memory of Shaheed Bhai Dilip Singh is in Chak No 132 RB of district Faisalabad (Layyalpur).
Chak Jhumra is its railway as well as Police Station.
www.allaboutsikhs.com /gurudwaras/gurudwara-shaheed-bhai-dalip-singh-at-chak-jhumra.html   (144 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World
A San Fermin reveller dives off the "Navarreria" fountain as people wait under to catch him in central Pamplona at the start of the week-long San Fermin Festival on Saturday.
When he fell unconscious, Shah was dragged to a village square where the local religious leader Maulvi Faqir Mohammad ordered the mob of villagers to stone him as he regained senses, according to a report in The Dawn.
A newspaper also quoted a Chak Jhumra police station official as saying that it was an “accident incident” and did not fall under the purview of cognisable offence.
www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020707/world.htm   (3033 words)

  
 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
LAHORE: The constitution provides protection to privacy of every citizen and sneaking into a house is violation of Islamic teachings, Lahore High Court said in remarks in an adultery case while granting bail to accused Jamshed.
Numberdar Muhammad Iqbal had registered an FIR at Chak Jhumra police station accusing Jamshed and Khalida of seen in a compromising state at a Bethak.
They were seen from holes of a closed-door room.
www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Oct06/05/11.htm   (114 words)

  
 NationalPak.Com (Sugar Mills Directory Pakistan)
Please contact the Nationalpak.com to update above contacts :.
.Monnooanwala, Chak No. 226 GB, Khanpur,Tehsil Samundri, District Faisalabad.
.Chak No. 66 RB, Shahkot, Chak Jhumra Road, Faisalabad.
www.nationalpak.com /punjabsugar.asp   (414 words)

  
 Human Chain In Support Of Kashmiris
FAISALABAD: Various religio-political parties as well as NGOs are set to observe the day with enthusiasm.
A number of rallies, demonstrations and meetings will be held in the city and its adjoining tehsils like Jaranwala, Tandlianwala, Chak Jhumra, Saddar and Samundri.
The religio-political parties have announced that they will demonstrate against the government's policies and stand on Kashmir.
www.jammu-kashmir.com /archives/archives2004/kashmir20040204a.html   (317 words)

  
 Home
The Faisalabad district has an area of 5,856 sq km and a population of 5,430,547 (5.4 Million approx) souls.
This district consists of six sub-divisions, such as Faisalabad (City), Faisalabad (Sadar), Jaranwala, Chak Jhumra, Jaranwala, Samundri and Tandlianwala.
Faisalabad district has made rapid strides in the field of industry.
www.hoccs.8m.com   (157 words)

  
 The News - International
PR TO REMOVE TELEPHONE WIRES: The Pakistan Railways will replace overhead telephone wires with underground telephone cables between the Faisalabad and Chak Jhumra section on the Lahore-Faisalabad route, said the PR divisional superintendent here on Monday.
CONTRACTS AUCTION: The district government will auction the toll tax contracts in Samundri and Sheraza Pattan besides a canteen, a cycle stand and 42 shops outside Karkhana Bazaar on August 19.
Meanwhile, grain godowns at Chak Jhumra, Samundri and Mamokanjan would be auctioned on the same day.
www.thenews.com.pk /daily_detail.asp?id=19943   (333 words)

  
 News Article in Depth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Sukhoi fighter bombers too under took many operations
against Pakistani airbases at Chander, Shorkot, Risalawala, Pasrur and Chak Jhumra.
A Strike by No.32 Squadron led by Sqn Ldr Jimmy Bhatia destroyed five aircraft on the ground at Shorkot, including One Mirage III, two B-57s and two F-86 Sabres.
www.bharat-rakshak.com /1971/Dec04/Art01.htm   (471 words)

  
 Sandal DyeStuff :: Contact Information
Chak 160/RB, Sangla Hill Road, Chak Jhumra, Faisalabad.
Contact Person: Doctor Salah-uddin Monam / Director Sales.
Copyright © 2004 Sandal Group of Industries Ltd.
www.sandalds.com /Contact.html   (43 words)

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