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Chief Minister Punjab's vision to extend economic relief to the consumers has transformed into reality:Iqbal Channer

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister for Co-Operative, Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer has maintained that Chief Minister Punjab's vision to extend economic relief to the consumers has transformed into reality through the effective operationalization of 318 Ramzan Bazars in 36 districts of the Province. He made these remarks during a surprise visit of Ramzan Bazar at Yazman city.

During his visit, incharge, Ramzan Bazar, tehsil officer finance, Muhammad Akhter briefed the Minister regarding availability of food stuff by utilizing electronic weighing machines and effective implementation of price regime at Ramzan bazar.

Provincial Minister Co-Operative Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer thoroughly inspected different stalls of:-  kitchen items; fruits; vegetables; meat; chicken; flour and sugar and check the quality of the food stuff and the price lists. While talking to the consumers at Ramzan Bazar he inquired of both the quantum and quality of economic relief at the Ramzan Bazar. The consumers expressed their satisfaction and thanked the Chief Minister Punjab for providing economic relief during the holy month of Ramzan.
Additional District and session Judge Lodhran Bashir Ahmad Chaudhry paid a visit at Borstal institute and juvenile jail Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Additional District and session Judge Lodhran Bashir Ahmad Chaudhry paid a visit at Borstal institute and juvenile jail Bahawalpur. During the visit, Additional District and session Judge, Bashir Ahmad Chaudhry gave sympathetic hearing to the grievances and problems faced by the inmates and he ordered the relief of an inmate child on his personal surety

Price Control Magistrates have imposed upon a fine to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh and 5 thousand upon profiteers in district Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Price Control Magistrates have imposed upon a fine to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh and 5 thousand upon profiteers in district Bahawalpur. This was stated by Additional district collector Bahawalpur Ms. Imrana Ajmal while giving briefing to DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar while in a report regarding the performance of the ongoing drive against profiteering in the holy month of Ramzan in district Bahawalpur.

The total fine of 1 lakh and 5 thousand by the Price control Magistrates in different tehsils of Bahawalpur include: - Rs. 32500/- in tehsil City Bahawalpur; Rs. 16000/- in tehsil Sadar Bahawalpur; Rs. 27000/- in tehsil Ahmadpur East; Rs. 7500/- in tehsil Hasilpur and Rs. 7000/- in tehsil Khairpur Tamewali. The report further maintained that an FIR was also lodged against a profiteer in district Bahawalpur.

MNA Sabeeha Nazeer has highly appreciated a health budget amounting to Rs. 2007 billion in the new budget of Punjab Government

BAHAWALPUR(PR)MNA Sabeeha Nazeer has highly appreciated a health budget amounting to Rs. 2007 billion in the new budget of Punjab Government which has registered an annual enhancement of 62 percent to the previous budget which amply reflects Chief Minister Punjab's strong commitment and dedication to modernize the health infrastructure which would enable million of citizens to get state of the art medical treatment. She made these remarks in a press statement.

 

The new educational budget envisages establishing early childhood education rooms in as many as 10 thousand primary schools in 36 districts of the Province:MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti

BAHAWALPUR(PR)MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti has hailed the educational budget amounting to Rs. 312 Billion in the new budget of Punjab Government which has registered an increase of 47 percent to the previous allocation in the fiscal 2015-16 and termed it as a landmark initiative in the Punjab government's budget for fiscal 2016-17. She made these remarks in a press statement.

"The new educational budget envisages establishing early childhood education rooms in as many as 10 thousand primary schools in 36 districts of the Province which would serve as an intellectual catalyst to strengthen educational infrastructure in Punjab", She maintained.

Divisional Development working party has approved the revised cost estimate of a missing facility project of Degree College Haroonabad Bahawalnagar

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Divisional Development working party has approved the revised cost estimate of a missing facility project of Degree College Haroonabad Bahawalnagar in its 13th meeting held at the conference room of Commissioner Bahawalpur. The meeting was chaired by Commissioner Bahawalpur Saqib Zafar. The meeting was attended by Director Development Munawar Hussain; Director Information Rana Ajaz Mahmood; S.E Highways Mohsin Shakoor; Director Colleges Doctor Mahmood-ul-Hassan and S.E building.

During the meeting S.E building briefed the chair about this ongoing project and explained the rationale to enhance the current allocation of Rs. 56 million to 71 million for the early completion of this missing facility project of Degree College Haroonabad. Resultantly, the meeting approved the revised estimation of this project which now stands at 71 million rupees.

Commissioner Bahawalpur Saqib Zafar directed the concerned officers to expedite the developing work on this project to further strengthen educational infrastructure of Degree College Haroonabad district Bahawalnagar.