BAHAWALPUR NEWS

Stringent crack down should be carried out against the nefarious practice of food adulteration:Saqib Zafar

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Saqib Zafar has said that stringent crack down should be carried out against the nefarious practice of food adulteration which is aimed to ensure sustain supply of pure and high quality food product to the consumers in Bahawalpur Division. He issued these directions while presiding over a meeting of divisional task force committee of Punjab food authority. The meeting was attended by DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar, Additional Commissioner Consolidation Saqib Ali Ateel, Additional Commissioner Coordination Syed Muhammad Waseem and through video link:- DCO Bahawalnagar Azhar Hayyat, DCO Rahim Yar Khan Zafar Iqbal and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

The meeting was briefed that during the last two months as many as 4394 raids were conducted upon various food producing factories, bakers, restaurants, hotels and business centers. During these raids 1307 samples of food were collected, 176 eateries and business centers were sealed, 23 FIRs were lodged. The officials further briefed that a fine to the tune of Rs. 3.8 million was also imposed upon the violators of food and price control act.

The meeting was further apprised of that during the ongoing crack down price control magistrates inspected 21 four mills, 6 chips manufacturing factories, 24 Ice factories, 529 milk selling outlets and 336 hotels and thoroughly checked the quality of the food available there. Resultantly, the price control magistrates imposed a fine on these food producing and selling outlets which include:- fine of Rs. 44 thousand upon flour mills, Rs. 38 thousand upon substandard chips manufacturers, fine to the tune of Rs. 93 thousand upon unhygienic ice factories, fine to the tune of Rs. 7 lac and 65 thousand upon unhygienic milk selling outlets, fine of Rs. 6 lac and 86 thousand upon hotels involved in selling sub standard food and a fine amounting to Rs. 9 lac and 93 thousand upon bakers involved in selling low quality food stuff. The meeting was also briefed that a fine to the tune of Rs. 2 lac and 50 thousand upon butchers for selling sub standard meat and price control magistrates destroyed 1506 Kilogram unhygienic meat.

Government is  mobilizing all available resources to modernize socio physical infra-structure to ensure decent civic amenities to the people:Baleegh-ur-Rehman

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Minister of State for Higher Education and Interior, Engineer Mian Muhammad Baleegh-ur-Rehman has said that Government is  mobilizing all available resources to modernize socio physical infra-structure to ensure decent civic amenities to the people. He made these remarks while inaugurating an electricity supply project completing with the development funds amounting to Rs. 5 lac and 71 thousand, here at Khanuwali, District Bahawalpur, today. The ceremony was attended by Mian Shahid Iqbal, Chairman Union Council Shahid Iqbal, Malik Tahir, Malik Shahid, Faheem Qureshi, Rao Rizwan, Shahid Abdullah Chaudhry and a large number of citizens.

"Various electricity producing projects are at the final stage of their completion which would meet the energy requirements in the country", Minister of State Engineer Mian Muhammad Baleegh-ur-Rehman noted.

Minister of State further said that Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's vision of turning Pakistan into top economies of the world was rapidly getting materialized in the shape of Pakistan China economic corridor which would open new vista of un-precedential development and progress for the 200 million people of our motherland.

Flag march was organized under the banner of Punjab emergency service rescue 1122

BAHAWALPUR(PR)A flag march was organized under the banner of Punjab emergency service rescue 1122. The flag march was started from rescue central station and while passing through DCO office, Farid gate, Railway Station, Baghdad Station, ultimately terminated at its starting point central station of rescue 1122, Bahawalpur. Divisional emergency officer rescue 1122, Dr. Asif Rahim Channar led the flag march.

Condolence reference of  Ghulam Serwar Malik

BAHAWALPUR(PR)A condolence reference was held to pay homage to the prominent educationist, intellectual, poet and journalist late Ghulam Serwar Malik, here, at Misali pre-cadet school on Sunday. The reference was organized by Al Sadiq Desert Welfare Organization. The condolence reference was presided over by Regional Director Information Rana Ajaz Mahmood while former Director Information Nazir Khalid and Malik Aashiq were the Guest of honour. The condolence reference was addressed by Jam Dost Muhammad, Maher Zahoor, President Al Sadiq Desert Welfare Organization Riaz Ahmad Baloch, Vice Principal Farooq Ali, Mian Ismail Bhutta, Nasrullah Khan Nasir and Retired Headmaster Nabi Bukhsh. The condolence reference was also attended by brothers of late Ghulam Serwer: Abdul Waheed, Abdul Majeed, Abdul Hameed and his sons: Jawad Serwer, Farhad Serwer, Sheraz Serwer and Sarfraz Serwer. The speakers paid rich tribute to the glorious services of late Ghulam Serwer in the field of education and literature. Later, participants offered Fatiha for the soul of late Ghulam Serwer.