New hopes: Revellers acquire New Year by aerial firing, fireworks
People set off firecrackers to applaud New Year in Lahore. PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ/EXPRESS
Like elsewhere in a world, jubilant Pakistanis in opposite districts of Punjab distinguished a attainment of New Year, imprinting a finish of 2016.
Loud firecrackers and occasionally aerial banishment was listened in opposite cities and districts as a clocks struck midnight.
Spectacular displays of fireworks were also organized in opposite cities to acquire a New Year.
The year 2016 with a contented and grave memories became past as shortly as a time struck 12, opening a doorway to new hopes and dreams for 2017.
Youngsters danced to a kick of drums and music, while special programmes were hold in opposite cities of Punjab. Meanwhile, commuters suffered a good understanding as vast trade jams were witnessed on vital thoroughfares in opposite cities, including Lahore, Multan, Sargodha and Sialkot.
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On a occasion, complicated deployment of military and law coercion agencies was witnessed to control any unfavourable incident. There were media reports that several people were arrested for formulating law and order, aeriel banishment and other offences on New Year eve in Lahore, Multan, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Okara and other districts. In addition, a series of people were harmed due to aerial banishment opposite a province, while fatalities were also reported.
Police detain youngsters in Cantt area of Multan. PHOTO: ONLINE
This year too, a military unsuccessful to stop people from resorting to aerial banishment that had turn a threat for a adults notwithstanding deception of Section 144 in several districts of Punjab.
Impounded
The city trade military have impounded 1,236 motorcycles in further to impediment 70 wheelies on New Year night in Faisalabad.
A CTP orator pronounced a extensive plan was chalked out to daunt one-wheeling, overloading, and unreasonable pushing on New Year night.
The trade military also impounded 1236 motorcycles on assign of overloading, unreasonable pushing and violating trade rules. A excellent of Rs3.7 million was recovered from law violators, he added.
Similarly, vehicles and two-wheelers were also taken into control by military in vast numbers in other districts.
Published in The Express Tribune, Jan 2nd, 2017.
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