Bahawalpur News

Asif Saeed Minhes inaugurated a park  of "friendly user's swings" for special children

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister for special education Punjab Mr. Asif Saeed Minhes inaugurated a park  of "friendly user's swings" for special children. The park which has been completed with a total allocation of Rs.10 million is situated in the heart of the city near old campus of Islamia University Bahawalpur.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by DCO, Dr. Ehtashm Anwar Mahar, EDO Community development Aftab peer zada ,DEO special education Mrs Shazi Hashmat, Director Parks & Horticulture Mr. Qazzafi bin shakoor,Chairman union council bilal baloch, teachers and children of the special education school.

While speaking on the occasion Provincial Minister for special education said that Punjab Government was fully committed to establish a sustainable and comprehensive mechanism to extend realistic to special children to rehabilitate them as a useful member of the society.

“Special children” would get enabled to fully utilized their talent and potential to play their positive, constructive and tangible role in pushing forwarded socio-economic developmental process by acquiring modern education and skill both at normal schools and school made for special children” The minister maintained. He said that the Punjab Government has undertaken a project to provide education to the special children at normal schools which has been operationalized at two districts of the Punjab:- Bahawalpur and Muzafargarh. This project would be extended to as many as 11 districts to bring maximum number of special children in the mainstream education network. Minister further said that the special children living at for away distance from the schools would be provided vouchers with the collaboration of Punjab education Foundation to facilitate them to carry on academic carries.

 Provincial Minister underlined the need to adopt a holistic approach of inclusive, progressive, developmental model to facilitate the special children by engaging non-development sector to join hands with the Governmental efforts to ensure decent living for the special children.

Speaking on the occasion DCO Dr. Ehtasham Anwar Mahar appreciated the initiative of the Parks & Horticulture Authority Bahawalpur for establishing a park for the special children in Bahawalpur City. Speaking on the occasion DCO Dr. Ehtasham Anwar Mahar said that the comprehensive system has been evolved to import different skills through various training programme to the special persons and children to enable them to serve in different departments to get maximum benefit from Punjab government initiative of Quota of 3 percent allocated for the special persons. “A park equipped with modern facilities for special children is inline with Government of Punjab's policy to facilitate the special persons to live a normal life”.

The DCO said he paid rich tribute to the officers of Parks & Horticulture Bahawalpur for their outstanding to establish a park for the special children having the modern recreational facilities. DO special education welcome the guests and inform audience about various facility of the park which include: offered mechanical animal and birds, green lawns  attractive spring and jogging track.

 crack-down has been launched against the offenders of pure food ordinance

BAHAWALPUR(PR)A crack-down has been launched against the offenders of pure food ordinance in which 23 raids were conducted, a fine to the tune of Rs. 25 thousand imposed and 20 kg un-hygienic and sub-standard food stuff was destroyed.

                Under the directions of DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar two Assistant Commissioners:- Abdul Rauf Maher of Hasilpur Tehsil and Jam Aftab of Khairpur Tamewaly conducted raids to check the menace of adulteration and to ensure supply of hygienic and high quality food stuff to the consumers.

                Under this anti-adulteration drive Assistant Commissioner Hasilpur conducted raids on 15 different food out-lets which include: - Restaurants; Hotels; Bakers, sweets and Other shops. "On the violation of price control act and pure food ordinance a fine to the tune of Rs. 55 thousand imposed upon the offenders", Assistant Commissioner maintained.

                Similarly Assistant Commissioner Khairpur Tamewaly inspected 2 sweet shops namely Iqbal and Chaudhry Sweets: - Iqbal sweets was sealed while 20 kg un-hygienic and sub-standard food stuff of Chaudhry Sweets was confiscated and later destroyed. Besides, Assistant Commissioner Khairpur Tamewaly also raided 8 different out-lets.

                During the inspection both Assistant Commissioners called upon the shopkeepers to adhere to the directions and guidelines of price act and pure food ordinance to protect the rights of consumers.

 


summer  vacations commenced from May 24 to August 14 in Education Institutions

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Summer vacations commenced from May 24 to August 14 and during this period all Government and Private Schools would remain closed. EDO, education has stated that on Government of Punjab order regarding Summer Vacations would be strictly implemented and inspection teams have been constituted and have been tasked to check, monitor and report about the violators of the Government policy.

                "Violators would be dealt with strictly and those institutions found violating the Government orders will immediately be sealed", EDO noted.

  Professor Abrar ul Haq Awan has taken over as principal for Government Degree College Yazman

BAHAWALPUR(PRProfessor Abrar ul Haq Awan has taken over as principal for Government Degree College Yazman. He is a prominent educationist and has already served as principal Degree College Uch Sharif.

Three days exhibition of historical books, pictures and historical manuscripts of late Ameer of Bahawalpur held at The Central Library Bahawalpur.

BAHAWALPUR(By Sumaira Danish)To commemorate the out-standing services of late Ameer of Bahawalpur His Highness Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi the 5th, a three days exhibition of historical books, pictures and historical manuscripts was held at The Central Library Bahawalpur. Chief Librarian Rana Jave Iqbal said that a large number of citizens and students showed their keen interest in the exhibition.

RPO issued  directions  in  an open Kachehri  held in Haroonabad.

HAROONABAD(By Iqra Aziz)Regional Police Officer Bahawalpur Dr. Ehsan Sadiq has directed SHO Haroonabad to recover immediately a missing police official. Besides, He has suspended a traffic police inspector over laxity in performing his duties.

                RPO issued these directions during an open Kachehri which was held in Haroonabad.

                "On the occasion an old woman complained that her son who is a police official was kidnapped a year ago. The concerned SHO has failed to recover her son and was using delaying tactics", the lady alleged. RPO took strict action on her complaint and sort report from the concerned SHO and directed him to recover the missing person within 10 days.

                On the public complaints RPO suspended traffic police inspector as well. "Modern policing is linked with mitigating "trust deficit" between citizenry and police and only community policing can build bridges between all segments of society and police", he noted.

                RPO maintained that the permanent feature of open kachehries is a practical manifestation of community policing which brings citizenry and police together. Later, RPO mixed with the participants. He himself went to the sitting seats of the participants, inquired of their problems and issued directions on the spot.

                Earlier RPO Dr. Ehsan Sadiq issued stunning directions to launch strict crack-down against all gambling and narcotics dens, brothel houses and called upon all SHOs to wipe out these dens before the commencement of the Holy month of Ramzan.