NAB arrests four Lesco officers for illegal assets

LAHORE

National Accountability Bureau, Lahore chapter, on Friday arrested four Lesco officers on charges of making assets beyond their source of income.

NAB arrested Superintendent Engineer Grid System Operations Aziz ur Rehman, Gulshan Ravi XEN Ahmed Shahzad, Deputy Manager Muhammad Naeem and Deputy Manager Muhammad Shafqat.

The NAB has booked them on charges of making assets worth millions of rupees beyond their known source of income.

The accused will be produced before an accountability court today for their physical remand.

repair: National Transmission and Desptach Company Limited (NTDC)  Managing Director Dr Fiaz Ahmad Chaudhry has directed the NTDC engineers to complete the rehabilitation work of eight damaged towers of 500 kV Gakhar-Lahore transmission line within the shortest possible time.

He directed them during his visit to the site where the rehabilitation work was  going on. Eight towers of the transmission line were destroyed in the first week of this month due to torrential rains and heavy windstorm near Hafizabad about 90 kilometres from Lahore. However, the electricity supply was provided to the affected areas through alternative sources.

Dr Fiaz A Chaudhry was apprised that immediately after the incident, teams were mobilised and rehabilitation work was started from Eid day despite the difficulties due to water in the rice fields, scorching heat and humid weather.

The NTDC MD appreciated the pace of work and commitment shown by the NTDC engineers and supporting staff, including the contractors. He directed early completion of the work so that the sufferings of Lesco, Gepco and Fesco consumers could be eased. 

He asked GSO GM Sabaz Ali to compensate the farmers whose crops were damaged due to the rehabilitation work.

Coaching sessions: The ongoing 15-day National Outreach Programme (NOP) coaching sessions of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) will conclude on August 1, 2016. 

According to a press release issued Friday, approximately 600 shortlisted applicants were shown around the LUMS campus after arrival. The coaching sessions will train students to take the SAT-1 & 2 tests. The sessions facilitate lodging and dining facilities for over 80 percent students.

These students have been invited from all over Pakistan, including Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Loralai, Zhob, Turbat, Rakhni, Pishin, Gilgit, Swabi, Charsadda, Mardan, Mathelo, Karachi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Hasilpur and Bhakkar.

LUMS Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr S Sohail H Naqvi welcomed the students attending the NOP coaching sessions and delivered a motivational talk. He discussed the core values of LUMS and what the institution has to offer.

“LUMS is not interested in the ordinary, we aim for excellence. This is what we aim to instill in our students and this is why you are all here”, said Dr Naqvi.

The NOP was launched in 2001, to extend the benefits of world class education to talented students all over Pakistan and thereby become a truly national university. This scholarship programme focuses on identifying bright students with exceptional Matriculation and FA/FSc results and inducting them into the LUMS Undergraduate Programmes. To date 798 students have benefited from this programme.

workshop: Albayrak Waste Management Company arranged a health and safety training workshop for its sanitary workers and drivers on Friday.

The event was held at Albayrak workshop located near Saggian Bridge, officials said, adding that the sanitary workers, drivers and helpers were informed about risk on job and safety measures against those risks.

Albayrak Health and Safety Manager Malik Hamid Ali directed them to ensure use of face mask, safety gloves and proper uniform.  The training session will be carried out for the next 10 days.