The Punjab government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, is determined to provide equal opportunities to all. Provincial Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah said this while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a new block in MC Girls Primary School Muzaffar Colony.
“We are optimistic about providing all educational facilities in PP-70 at the doorsteps of the public to impart education to girls,” said the minister, adding the new block, completed at a total cost of Rs 2.6 million, would undoubtedly strengthen the academic infrastructure in UC-258. He further said the middle section of the school had already been started and extra staff for the higher classes had also been posted in the school.
He added Rs 110 million had already been disbursed in PP 70 in various uplift schemes while another grant of Rs 4.3 million had been allocated for a boys’ primary school. Other speakers on the occasion were Mirza Abdul Malik, Muhammad Abbas, Mirza Younis, Shafiq Ansari, Ronaq Ali and Rana Liaqat.
SAUDI ENVOY’S ASSASSINATION CONDEMNED: The Ahl-e-Hadith Youth Force rallied against the killing of Saudi envoy in Karachi. Ahl-e-Hadith Youth Force General Secretary Hafiz Manzoor Elahi said that Saudi Arabia, being a staunch ally of Pakistan, had stood by it through thick and thin.
He added it was a conspiracy to undermine the diplomatic relations between the two brotherly Islamic states and weaken the spirit of unity between them. He appealed to the authorities to trace the killers of the envoy and award them exemplary punishment.
PARENTS URGED TO BUILD UP CHILDREN’S CHARACTER: District Coordination Officer (DCO) Nasim Sadiq has appealed to the parents to build up their children’s moral character and have a check on their activities. He said this after visiting Bagh-e-Jinnah and a number of public parks being used as dating venues for young lovers who get together there, against social values.
The DCO, accompanied by Parks and Horticulture Authority Managing Director Ashiq Dogar and PHA officials, toured the public places, targeted the young unmarried couples and warned them to refrain from such immoral activities.
The DCO said many boys and girls visited these parks instead of going to colleges and universities which reflected the poor values of our society. He directed the PHA authorities to have a check on these public parks and catch ‘Romeos and Juliets’ involved in immoral activities.
WANTED BANK DRIVER’S FAMILY ARRESTED: Police arrested the father and wife of the driver of a private bank who drove away a bank van carrying Rs 525 million. Reportedly, two members of the security escort went inside the bank while their third colleague went to recharge his mobile phone credit when the driver drove the van away. The accused driver, Sajid, after escaping from the scene, abandoned the van two kilometers away from the bank and disappeared with the cash.
His mother and brother were already into police custody while his father Nazar Muhammad, a sub-inspector in police, was attending a training course at Sehala College Rawalpindi at the time of the incident. The police also arrested him from Sehala for his possible involvement in the crime.
