Coronavirus threat: Washing of General Bus Stand conducted in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: On the directions of Punjab government, washing operation of General Bus Stand was conducted in connection with precautionary measures to control coronavirus here on Wednesday.

The washing was conducted under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali while Assistant Commissioner Sadar Umar Maqbool and RTA Secretary Zameer Hussain led the campaign while Assistant Administrator Rana Habibullah and other officers were also present.

During the operation, General Bus Stand bays, footpaths and other parts of the area were thoroughly cleaned. On this occasion, a washing booth was also set up to wash the hands of citizens and passengers while the AC distributed face masks among the citizens.

He said that the purpose of cleaning passenger transport was to provide a clean and pleasant environment to the travelers and also eliminating potential concerns of the coronavirus. He urged the management of the bus stands to continue monitoring the cleanup operation.

25 held for decanting: The Civil Defence teams arrested 25 shopkeepers on the charge of decanting and selling loose petrol.

A spokesman for the department said that the teams of Civil Defence along with local police checked various areas of the city and arrested Asim, Abdur Rasheed, Ali, Ghulam Abbas, Khalil Ahmad, Kashif and Danish from Samanabad Phattak area, Umar Hayat from Fish Farm area, Arif from Noorpur, Faisal from Burewala Road, Tahir Parvaiz from Qabristan Mor, Adnan, Ghulam Mustafa, Bilal Hussain, Shehzad, Shakeel and Rizwan from Bhatta Stop, Shakeel Ahmad from Shahi Chowk, Shahid Ali from Adam Chowk, Siddique from Dera Sain Graveyard area, Shakeel from Churagh Hotel area, Usman and Basit Ali from Bilal Town, Owais Nazeer and Irfan from Fareed Chowk. The police sent the accused behind the bars after registration of cases against them.