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Government of Punjab would establish Girls high schools in each union council:Rana Mashhood

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister for education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has said that Government of Punjab would establish Girls high schools in each union council in the province. Besides, as many as 35 thousand new class rooms would also be constructed in Government run schools in 36 districts of the province. He made these remarks while presiding over a high level meeting held at the committee room of DCO Bahawalpur. The meeting was attended by Provincial Secretary social welfare and Bait ul Maal Haroon Rafiq, MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti, MPAs: - Khalid Mahmood Waran, Fouzia Ayub Quresshi, Hasina Naz, DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar, EDO education and other relevant officers of various departments.

"The massive financial intervention of 56 billion and 74 million rupees is aimed to sharpen the pace of infrastructural development by opening new girls schools in all the 36 districts of the province and adding 35 thousand new class rooms along-with other development initiatives in the school sector in the current fiscal year 2016-17", Provincial Minister of Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan maintained.

Minister of education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan urged upon officers and officials of the education department to synergize all wings of education department both to achieve enrollment targets and effectively check the tendency of dropout which is crucial to ensure hundred percent literacy rate in the 36 districts of the province. He directed the concerned officials to ensure the fullest implementations of SOP to extend security cover to the academic institutions.

"To maximize the participatory role of the local community new schools councils would be revitalized which would play their role to promote modern education in both rural and urban areas of the province", Minister of education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan maintained.

Minister was briefed that 31 out of 57 declared endangered schools were being reconstructed in the first phase which would be completed in next 2 months. The meeting was apprised of that rupees 1.3 million have been spend to provide books, notebooks, uniforms and scholarships to the children of Kiln workers who have been enrolled in different schools.

Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has called upon all concerned to remain on high vigil by devising a comprehensive and effective flood fighting plan in district Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minster of Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has called upon all concerned to remain on high vigil by devising a comprehensive and effective flood fighting plan in district Bahawalpur. He issued these directions while presiding over a high level meeting to review flood fighting arrangements in district Bahawalpur. The meeting was attended by Provincial Secretary social welfare and Bait ul Maal Haroon Rafiq, MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti, MPAs: - Khalid Mahmood Waran, Fouzia Ayub Qureshi, Hasina Naz, DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar, Additional District Collector Mrs. Imrana Ajmal, EDO agriculture, Assistant Commissioner Ahmadpur East Rana Amjad Ali, Assistant Commissioner Bahawalpur Sadar Husnain Khalid Sanpal and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

"Administrative officers, Irrigation department along-with all line departments should pool their resources to establish tangible and vibrant flood fighting mechanism to protect both human lives and moveable and immoveable assets in the riverine areas", Minister of Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan urged.

The meeting was briefed that all dikes and flood protecting structures rehabilitation and strengthening has already been completed. The meeting was further briefed that as many as 2050 tents, 6 motor boats, 7 operating boat machines, 15 water bowlers, 11 ambulances, 13 fire fighting vehicles and other flood fighting equipments and machinery was available with the concerned officials of their respective departments in connection with flood fighting arrangements.

State of the art health and education delivery system is the central component of Chief Minister Punjab's vision:Rana Mashhood

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister of Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has said that State of the art health and education delivery system is the central component of Chief Minister Punjab's vision to provide decent health and education facilities to the millions of people in 36 districts of the Punjab to turn Chief Minister Punjab's egalitarian vision into reality. All stake holders should play their constructive and effective role with missionary zeal. He made these remarks during a meeting with elected public representatives which include:- MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti, MPAs:- Khalid Mahmood Waran, MPA Fouzia Ayub Qureshi, MPA Hasina Naz and Mian Shahid Iqbal.

Minister was briefed by the public representatives about various ongoing developmental schemes in their respective electoral constituency.

Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan highly appreciated the commendable leadership role of all elected public representatives to accelerate the pace of development of all supra structure and infrastructure projects which are focused to ensure state of the art civic community cover to the people of Punjab.

Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan paid a surprise visit at Government girls higher secondary school  and Government Shohada-e-Army public memorial high school satellite town

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister of education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan paid a surprise visit at Government girls higher secondary school satellite town Bahawalpur and Government Shohada-e-Army public memorial high school satellite town.

Minister of education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan took serious note of poor cleanliness and tidiness of the schools, poor attendance of the students and directed the concerned heads of these schools to improve their functioning within a stipulated period of one week. Provincial Minister suspended PET of Government Shohada-e-Army public memorial high school satellite town for engaging a student in the process of cleanliness. Minister also inspected computer lab, science laboratory and control room also. Minister went around different class rooms and directed to the teachers to place date, name of the subject and the status of attendance at the board of class rooms on regular basis. Minister urged upon the students to focus their attention to learn modern education and skills to play their effective role in nation building.

Punjab Government has eliminated the curse of cheating in examination system: Rana Mashhood

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister for education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has said that Punjab Government has eliminated the curse of cheating in examination system by decimating "Booti Mafia". This has promoted the supremacy of merit in education system. He made these remarks while inspecting the ongoing training process of newly recruited 574 educators at Government elementary teachers training college.

"Punjab Government has been recruiting 40 thousand new educators every year to extend modern education facilities both in Urban and rural areas in 36 district of Punjab province", He noted.

He said that all recruitments have been made purely on the basis of merit.

"Capable and enlightened teaching faculty is a key which would certainly unlock new vista of vision, wisdom and enlightenment which would speed up the pace to create knowledge based economy in Pakistan", he underlined.

Provincial Minister maintained that the policy paradigm under the current leadership has placed Pakistan as the top stock market in Asia where rising economies like China and Turkey were vigorously investing which would provide job opportunities to our youth.

Government is fully committed to bring women into the main stream:Rana Mashhood

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister for education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has said that Government is fully committed to bring women into the main stream in all endeavors of Government craft through various initiatives for their socio-economic empowerment. The major component of female empowerment is to impart skill through sustained and comprehensive skill imparting mechanism. He made these remarks during a visit of women chamber of commerce here, today. He was accompanied by his wife Begum Farhat Mashhood. Project Manage women Chamber of commerce Ms Mehwish Mohsin, Begum Naseem lodhi, Officials of the chamber and the students were also present on this occasion.

Provincial Minister maintained that vibrant, vigorous and effective role of women is crucial for accelerating the pace of socio, economic development. He said that Punjab Government was mobilizing all available resources to provide decent and honorable platform to the women to play their role in nation building. He appreciated the efforts of founders of women chamber of commerce Bahawalpur former MNA Sheereen Arshad. Earlier, project Manager women Chamber of commerce Ms Mehwish Mohsin in his welcoming remarks said that with the collaboration of Turkish Government women chamber of commerce Bahawalpur has launched a pilot project for 125 trainee women in the fields of language, embroidery, stitching and beautician. Ms Mehwish Mohsin further briefed that under training women were also given rupees 1500 stipend per month along-with lunch and medical facilities. Later, Provincial Minister visited various sections of the women chamber of commerce.

Saqib Zafar has directed officials of PHA to pull down  all vulnerable bill-boards and hoarding raised on weak structures

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Commissioner Bahawalpur division Saqib Zafar has directed officials of PHA to pull down within 2 weeks all vulnerable bill-boards and hoarding raised on weak structures which have been installed at sensitive locations in the city. He issued these directions while presiding over a meeting held at his conference room. The meeting was attended by Additional Commissioner coordination Saqib Ali Ateel, Additional district collector Imran Ajmal, Assistant Commissioner Bahawalpur city Rao Tasleem Akhter, Director PHA Rana Qazafi, Director local government and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

Commissioner Saqib Zafar directed that all bill-boards and hoardings carrying indecent portraits and pictures should immediately be pulled down. The meeting was briefed that PHA has pulled down as many as 23 vulnerable bill-boards while 53 has been repaired. The meeting was further informed that 8 out of 130 bill-boards in the city have been identified as of vulnerable nature installed at sensitive locations and notices have been issued to the concerned quarters for theri removal. The meeting was further briefed that the concerned quarters of cantonment board have been informed about hoarding and bill-boards following in their jurisdiction.

Government of Punjab was mobilizing all available resources to provide all available facilities to redress the problems of special persons:Haroon Rafiq

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Secretary social welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Haroon Rafiq has said that Government of Punjab was mobilizing all available resources to provide all available facilities to redress the problems of special persons and the recruitment process through 3 percent special reserved quota is being fully implemented to provide job opportunities to the special persons in the Punjab province. He made these remarks while presiding over a high level meeting at the committee room of DCO Bahawalpur. The meeting was attended by DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar, EDO community development, senior district officer social welfare and relevant officers of the concerned departments.

Provincial Secretary appreciated district administration Bahawalpur to attain 95 percent achievement by providing employment to the special persons by allocating 81 job opportunities for the special persons in different departments. Provincial Secretary further maintained that Government was mobilizing all available resources to provide job opportunities to the special persons. He said that a bus would be provided to the girl students of Daar-ul-Atfaal for girls Bahawalpur. During the meeting Provincial Secretary was briefed by DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar that comprehensive arrangements have been made to impart training through TEVTA and other technical training institutions after recruitment of special persons to enable them to play their role effectively. Later, Secretary social welfare and Bait-ul-Maal inspected Government Technical high school and Government SD high school. He inspected the functioning of CCTV cameras and monitoring mechanism to extend security cover to the schools according to the approved SOP. He further directed to arrange Mock exit exercise to sensitize the school students regarding security arrangements.

Earlier, Provincial Secretary paid a surprise visit at civil hospital Bahawalpur. He checked the arrangements to supply medicines to the patients and inspected both security arrangements and measures regarding cleanliness and tidiness. He directed to hospital authorities to improve the cleanliness of the hospital.

Ahmad Jajja paid a visit at Borstal institute and juvenile jail Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Additional district and session Judge Lodhran, Afaq Ahmad Jajja paid a visit at Borstal institute and juvenile jail Bahawalpur. He gave sympathetic hearing to the grievances and problems of the inmate children and issued directions to redress them.

Electricity supply suspend

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Executive Engineer Operation MEPCO city division Bahawalpur has informed that supply of electricity would remain suspended for 5 hours from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM on 24th of August in the jurisdiction of Gulzar Mehal feeder of Sub division Satellite town Bahawalpur. Similarly, on 30th of August and 31st of August, the supply of electricity would also remain suspended of city I and city II Satellite town feeders, sub division Abbasia and Satellite town and Abbasia Sub division respectively.