BAHAWALPUR NEWS

Punjab Government has decided to ope rationalize Kidney transplant facility at Kidney center Bahwalpur: Khawaja Salman Rafiq

                       BAHAWALPUR(PR) Provincial Minister Specialized Health Care and medical education Khawaja Salman Rafiq has said that Punjab Government has decided to ope rationalize Kidney transplant facility at Kidney center Bahwalpur which is aimed to extend state of the art health facilities to the people of Southern Punjab. This project is a practical reflection of Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif to provide modern medical cover to the people of far flung areas. He made these remarks during a surprise visit at Kidney Center Bahawal Victoria Hospital. He was accompanied by Additional Chief Secretary Shumail Ahmad Khawaja, Commissioner Bahawalpur Saqib Zafar, Principal Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Professor. Dr. Ajlal haider Rizvi and Medical Superintendent Bahawal Victoria Hospital Dr. Rao Javed Akhter.

                                “Kidney Center at Bahawal Victoria Hospital has been established by spending millions of Rs. Where dialysis facilities along with medical treatment would provide decent health cover to the patients”, Provincial Minister Khawaja Salman Rafiq noted.

                                Provincial Minister Khawaja Salman Rafiq further said that up gradation of cardiac centre stands as the top most priority of the Punjab Government to provide the best medical cover to the patients of Bahawalpur region.

                                During his visit the Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafiq inspected various departments which include: - Emergency block, Medical Center and Cardiac Center. He directed Medical Superintendent Bahawal Victoria Hospital Dr. Rao Javed Akhter to under-take special measures to maintain the requisite temperature at the medical stores to ensure the quality of medicines for better treatment of the patients. Provincial Minister inquired after the patients admitted at various wards. He inquired about the quality of medical facilities from the patients.

                                Provincial Minister maintained that Chief Minister Punjab’s health vision stand focused to provide best medical cover by allocating billions of funds to modernize the health system in the Punjab province. He also directed Medical Superintendent Bahawal Victoria Hospital to dispose of medical waste by adopting safe methods.

                        Combined Control Center at District Civil Defense office Bahawalpur would be streamlined on modern scientific lines:DC Bahawalpur

  BAHAWALPUR(PR)Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur, Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal has said that Combined Control Center at District Civil Defense office Bahawalpur would be streamlined on modern scientific lines to upgrade the operational capability of Civil Defense department. He made these remarks during a visit of District Civil Defense Office, Bahawalpur.

                                Civil Defense Officer Ms Fareeha Jafar briefed in detail the various activities under-taken by Civil Defence office and its achievements by sharpen the vigil by activating the Civil Defense volunteers in Bahawalpur District. Ms Fareeha Jafar further said that re-organization of Civil Defense organization was under-way and its setup would be expanded at tehsil level to provide Civil Defense cover at the grass root level.

                                Earlier, Chief Warden Jam Sohail Majeed, Additional Chief Warden Alhaj Ahmad Hassan Malik, Divisional Wardens: Javed Akhter, Ataaullah Qureshi and a large number of Civil Defense volunteers welcomed the Deputy Commissioner on his arrival at the Civil Defense Office.

                       
DC Saleem Afzal inaugurated census and house enumeration campaign in District Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)  Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur, Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal inaugurated census and house enumeration campaign in District Bahawalpur Deputy Commissioner visited a house and personally wrote down the requisite particulars of the residents of the house at Model Town “C”, Bahawalpur. Assistant Commissioner City, Rao Tasleem Akhter, Chief statistical officer Riaz Ahmad and members of census and house enumerating team were also present on this occasion.

                                Deputy Commissioner Rana Saleem Afzal while speaking on the occasion maintained that the practical participation of the citizens is vital to ensure the fixed targets of census and house enumeration campaign.

                                “Proper public policy formulation is linked with the accurate particulars pertaining to house counts and census process in a modern democratic polity”, Deputy Commissioner Rana Saleem Afzal noted.

                                He further said that a person may face a fine to the tune of Rs. 50 thousand along with imprisonment for providing inaccurate and wrong information during the census and house counting process.

                    
DC Saleem Afzal inaugurated tree plantation campaign by planting conocarpus plant at Dera Bakha

 

BAHAWALPUR(PR)   Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur, Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal inaugurated tree plantation campaign by planting conocarpus plant at Dera Bakha, District Bahawalpur.

                                At the inaugural ceremony around one thousand saplings were planted by officers and officials of various departments and students of different schools to participate in the green Pakistan program.

                                Deputy Commissioner maintained that tree plantation was vital both to mitigate the repercussions of environmental pollution and to protect eco system for maintaining decent and comfortable and healthy environment.

                                He further said that plants also enhance the aesthetic profile of the landscape which warrants maximum active participation both of the forest and other government departments by ensuring the participation of various segments of society.

                                Divisional Forest Officer Shahid Hameed informed the DC that a target to plant around 4 lac saplings and plants during the annual spring tree plantation campaign 2017 in District Bahawalpur.

Muhammad Tayyab has assumed the charge of Secretary DRTA

                       BAHAWALPUR(PR)   Mr. Muhammad Tayyab has assumed the charge of Secretary District Regional Transport Authority, Bahawalpur. He has started performing his duty.

IUB has bagged the four top positions in civilian category in Bahawalpur Cantonment Board’s annual flower show
 BAHAWALPUR(PR)The Islamia University of Bahawalpur has bagged the four top positions in civilian category in Bahawalpur Cantonment Board’s annual flower show. The university’s stall at the exhibition, the garden at the vice chancellor’s office at Abbasia Campus, the Vice Chancellor’s House at the Baghdadul Jadeed Campus, and Central Camp Office in the university’s residential colony secured first position.  Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Qaiser Mushtaq has felicitated Principal Officer Estate Care Farkhanda Tahseen and staff for receiving the award.