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MNA  Perveen Masood Bhatti has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of Dr. Asim Qamar

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Member of standing committee for Information and Broadcasting MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of Dr. Asim Qamar. MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti went to the residence of late Dr. Asim Qamar and offered Fatiha for the departed soul. She condoled with Mrs. Rafi Qamar, the mother of late Dr. Asim Qamar. She prayed that Almighty Allah may rest he soul of late Dr. Asim Qamar in eternal peace. MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti paid rich tribute to the outstanding services of late Dr. Asim Qamar to serve the ailing humanity.

District Government has cancelled the all the colourful ceremony as a mark of solidarity with the martyrs of Quetta incident

BAHAWALPUR(PRDistrict Government has cancelled the all the colourful ceremony as a mark of solidarity with the martyrs of Quetta incident and now Independence Day would be observed in a simple manner. This was decided in a high level meeting which was chaired by District Co-ordination Officer Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar. The meeting was attended by Additional District Collector Mrs. Imrana Ajmal, Assistant Commissioners and officers and officials of the concerned departments.

The meeting decided to cancel: - Independence Day March parade and a midnight fire work ceremony which was scheduled to be held at 12:00 PM on 13th of August. Besides, Shane-e-Bahawalpur awards giving ceremony has also been postponed.

DCO Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar said that only flag hosting ceremony would be held which would be followed by a special prayer to offer Fatiha for the martyrs of Quetta incident.

1 million saplings would be planted in district Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PRAs many as one million saplings would be planted in district Bahawalpur during the moon soon tree plantation campaign 2016. Additional District Collector Mrs. Imrana Ajmal inaugurated tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling of Ficus at Hasilpur by pass, here, today.

District Officer forest Shahid Hameed said on the occasion that the target of planting one million saplings during tree plantation campaign has been fixed which include:- 5 lakh saplings at private land, 2 lakh and 60 thousand saplings by district government's forest wing while 2 lakh and 40 thousand by provincial forest department.

3 day refresher course for 17 shift in-charges of patrolling police

BAHAWALPUR(PRA 3 day refresher course for 17 shift in-charges of patrolling police was conducted. SSP Gohar Mushtaq Bhutta supervised the proceedings. The 3 day refresher course was aimed to improvise the capacity building to conduct their duties in-line with the dictates of the modern era.

Sabeeha Nazir Khakwani inaugurated tree plantation campaign

BAHAWALPUR(PRRegistrar Mrs. Sabeeha Nazir Khakwani inaugurated tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling of Ficus at the lawn of Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, here, today. As many as 100 saplings were also planted by faculty dean, faculty members and the students of Women University also.

Registrar Mrs. Sabeeha Khakwani called upon the students to actively participate in the tree plantation drive to establish a green Pakistan to mitigate the catastrophic challenges of climate change. She further maintained that the tree plantation drive would continue till September 1st.

DCOS OF ALL FLOOD PRONE DISTRICTS TO PREPARE PLANS TO PERMANENTLY AVOID FLOOD

Lahore(PR)Provincial Cabinet Committee on Flood arrangements has asked all District Coordination Officers of flood prone districts to submit comprehensive flood fighting plans to avoid floods in their respective districts on permanent basis.

          This was decided in a meeting held in connection with review flood fighting arrangements held here under the chairmanship of Convener Cabinet Committee for flood arrangements Malik Nadeem Kamran here today. The meeting was attended by Senior Member Board of Revenue, Secretary Irrigation, Secretary Communication and Works and representatives of all the concerned departments.

          The meeting was told that chances of heavy rain in upper catchment areas of Ravi, Satlaj, Chenab and Jhelm rivers and nullahs have reduced according to metrological department one week forecast. So there is no fear of immediate flash flooding in Punjab. Malik Nadeem kamran told that the matter of filling the Mangla and Tarbela Dam to the full is a serious issue and a committee has been constituted by the Punjab government to negotiate with WAPDA on this matter. The minister said that to combat flood every year is as important as Education, Health or Law and Order departments. But the most important task is to ensure permanent arrangements to avoid this disaster. He directed all the DCOs to consult with Irrigation officers and send comprehensive plans focused to address the reasons of floods to save their districts permanently. He said that on the basis of these plans, funds would be arranged to execute such schemes without any delay. The TMOs of all the 144 tehsils and towns were also directed to submit report about the total numbers of de-watering sets and other items related to rescue and relief. They were also required to inform about the trained human resources they have as there were lot of complaints regarding their operations during and after rains.

          The meeting expressed its concern over the absence of police officials at the time of distribution of relief goods among flood affected masses and also traffic police failure to play their role in smooth flow of traffic in flood affected areas. Malik Nademm kamran stressed upon the need to enhance the coordination level between DCOs and DPOs on this specific issue. He also directed Police authorities to help concerned district administration by using their boats, wireless system and life jackets during flood. Secretary Communication and Works informed the meeting that road cuts at four different points in flood hit areas of Narowal and Sialkot have been addressed by placing belle bridges and traffic is smoothly moving on those roads now.--