By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
THE City District Government Lahore removed 3,200 tonnes of solid waste, including offal of sacrificial animals, from Shalamar Town on the eve of Eidul Azha. The waste was collected under the supervision of Shalamar Town coordinator and Union Council 23 Nazim Ghazali Salim Butt. Besides, MPA Chaudhry Shahbaz Ahmed also visited various areas of the town and monitored the work. Meanwhile, the residents of UC 23 hailed the sanitation activities carried out by the CDGL.
Lesco to spend Rs 2b on system upgrade
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
THE Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) will spend Rs 2700 million to upgrade its power transmission system. A press release here on Tuesday added the company’s Chief Executive, Muhammad Azhar Iqbal, handed over pension papers to employees of the company whom retired in November. There, he directed that all formalities about the pensions should be completed well before the retirement of the employees every month to save them any hassle. The release said about 1350 retired employees have so far been given pension documents.
No more fee for certificates
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
THE administration of Mayo Hospital has withdrawn charging fees for issuing experience certificate and other orders to young doctors of the hospital said a press release here on Tuesday by Young Doctors Association (YDA). It said the YDA thanked Medical Superintendent (MS for the favour. The statement said it was a practice since 1998 that Rs 100 or 200 were being charged for these certificates. It said that KEMU administration was still charging Rs 100 per certificate, Rs 50/ attestation and Rs 700/ transcript from young doctors in KEMU since 1998 despite repeated requests from YDA to withdraw the same as Mayo Hospital did.
Traffic awareness
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
CHIEF Traffic Officer Syed Intizar Hussain Jafri has said that students can play a role in creating awareness about traffic and road safety rules among the citizens. According to a handout by the Capital City Traffic Police Office on Tuesday, he was addressing to the teachers and students at ìRoad Safety and Traffic Awareness Campî established by the Traffic Education Unit. He said the camps would also be set up in collaboration with civil society, scouts and traders in order to create moral sense in the citizens.
PU holidays
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
THE Punjab University departments, institutes, centres and constituent colleges will remain closed from December 21 to December 28 on account of annual winter vacation.
ANP flays terror attack
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
THE Awami National Party, Punjab, leadership has condemned the suicide attack on the party activists in Swat, resulting in the deaths of several people including MPA Dr Shahmsher Khan.
Music gala
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
FAIR Jurists Foundation is going to organize a music gala on December 12 at Al Hamra Hall II. A press release said the programme was being held for promotion of young talent in which renowned singer Wasim Dar would also participate. The foundation intends to promote real talent of youth at local and international level.
Spanish envoy calls on Nawaz
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
SPAIN’s transformation from a country run by an authoritarian regime to a genuinely democratic country in a peaceful manner was remarkable and it has a special relevance to Pakistan. This was observed by the PML-N Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif here on Tuesday during a meeting with the ambassador of Spain, Gonzalo Maria Quintero Saravia, who called on him at Raiwind. Mian Nawaz Sharif said that both countries could have better trade and economic cooperation and relations. Mr Saravia said Spain and the Muslim world had deep cultural and historic relations. He said 80,000 hardworking Pakistanis had made enormous contribution in Spain’s economy.
Minister for reconciliation
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
Punjab Finance, Planning & Development Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira said that political reconciliation and consensus was the need of hour. Talking to a group of journalists at his office here on Tuesday, he said this was vital to overcome challenges and multiple problems being faced by the country on internal as well as external fronts. He said political forces should forget petty issues and work together for the best of the country.