Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani presented a cheque of Rs10 million to Dr Alexander John Malik, Bishop of Lahore at PM’s House here today for the construction of buildings of St Denys School Muree which was burnt down in 2010. The Prime Minister on the occasion said that the wellbeing of the minorities was one of his priorities and also part of the Pakistan People’s Party manifesto. The Prime Minister appreciated the contributions made by the Missionary Schools for spreading of quality education in the country. He said that he himself received his primary education at St. Mary Convent School in Multan. Dr Alexander John said that these buildings were historical as they were built in 1882 and their burning was a big loss of heritage.
He thanked the Prime Minister for the generous financial assistance for the construction of the school buildings which was reflective of his commitment towards the welfare of minorities in Pakistan. Present on the occasion were Dr Paul Bhatti, Advisor to Prime Minister on National Harmony, Akram Masi Gill, MOS for National Harmony, Mrs Shamim Malik, President Women Fellowship, Church of Pakistan Lahore, Padri Shahid Miraj, Dean of Lahore Cathedral Lahore and other senior government officials.
Motorway Police recovers four vehicles: National Highways and Motorway Police (NH & MP) Wednesday recovered 4 stolen vehicles arresting 4 culprits from different areas on motorway. As per details, Rawalpindi Police informed Motorway Police that a white colour Suzuki Carry Bolan No. RD-463, Model 2011 has been stolen from the Jurisdiction of Pirwadhai Police Station, Rawalpindi and requested for help in recovering the said Suzuki vehicle.
On this information the Motorway Police alerted all its patrolling officers. After few minutes the NH and MP officers SPO Rafaqat Hayat and APO Shafiulllah observed a suspicious Suzuki Carry of the same colour in the area of Burhan on Motorway (M-1). The NH & MP officers signaled to stop but the driver of the Suzuki instead of stopping, tried to run away. However, on chasing they succeeded to stop the said Suzuki Carry through commando action and arrested a culprit namely Ramna Khalid S/O Fazal Dad, resident of Abbottabad.
Motorway Police took the Suzuki in to their custody, the original Number plate was found. In another incident, a Tracker Company from Lahore informed Motorway Police that a white Suzuki Carry Van No. LEE-8785, Model 2007 has been stolen from Jurisdiction of Nawab Town Police Station Lahore, and requested for help to recover the said Suzuki vehicle. The NH&MP officers PO Naveed Hussain and PO Amir Nawaz succeeded to stop the said Suzuki Carry through commando action on Motorway (M-2) in the area of Chakri and arrested a culprit Ghulam Mustafa S/O Muhammad Mansha, resident of Okara.
