UAE envoy all praise for Allama Iqbal

SIALKOT: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador Hamad Obaid Salem Al Zaabi Thursday said that great Muslim philosopher and poet of the 20th century, Allama Iqbal had played a key role in creation of Pakistan by his enlightening and visionary verses.

Talking to media men during visit to the historic Iqbal Manzil, the ancestral home and birthplace of Allama Iqbal in Mohallah Kashmirian. SCCI president Zahid Latif Malik and others were also present on the occasion. They cut a cake and viewed different sections of the Iqbal Manzil, which turned into museum in early 1970s.

Two convicted: District and Sessions Judge Malik Ali Zulqarnain Thursday awarded imprisonment and fine to two drug pushers. The judge awarded three years rigorous imprisonment and Rs12,000 fine to Abbas and 2.5 years imprisonment and Rs12,000 fine to another accused Rizwan.

According to the prosecution, Kotli Syed Ameer police had arrested Abbas while Hajipura police had arrested Rizwan few months back on the charge of possessing narcotics.