Rawalpindi, AUG 7 /DNA/ – “Actions driven by full devotion, commitment and enthusiasm do not go without laying positive results. The same spirit of Punjab Forest Department (Extension) Chakwal Rawalpindi Division has gifted the nation a dense potential forest on big area of barren land and furthermore 1 million more saplings would be planted with the active participation of the masses in the district”, said District Range Forest Officer (Extension) ChakwalSherAfzal Raja on the occasion of “Plant for Pakistan Move” which was observed with a number of practical activities in the district.  

Deputy Commissioner Chakwal Bilal Hashim, Coordinator to Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Usman, Divisional Forest Officer (Extension) Rawalpindi Jameel Ahmed Bangash and Saba Hassam principal Akhuwat College Chakwal jointly made the plantation of 5000 saplings successful in a single day along with students of Akhuwat College. The Principal of the college also announced earmark1 kanal of land in the premises of the college for nursery. SherAfzal Raja told the media persons that the forest department has also handed over 600 plants of different fruits to the college administration to plant the same in their college. He also applauded the efforts of DC Chakwal Bilal Hashim and other officers of district administration who helped the forest department to score a big success in tree plantation. He said we have identified 3000 kanal of more barren land for cultivation under “Up-Scaling of Green Pakistan Program” launched by the Punjab Forest Department. “5000 kanal of barren land has already been brought under cultivation in the district”, he added.

SherAfzal Raja said that the Punjab Forest Department is bearing all the expenses for the resettlement of all the barren lands owned by the farmers in the division. He said that this scheme was a part of the success of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Movement and Forest Department employees had been working on it day and night.

Baku, AUG 7 /DNA/ – Ali Alizada has been appointed as Azerbaijan Ambassador  to Iran. In a message herald ‘I am deeply honored to be appointed by the President of Azerbaijan today as an Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Iran and at the same time the Permament Representative of Azerbaijan to the Economic Cooperation Organization.
I will do all my efforts to justify this trust and contribute to strengthening of our friendly relations. I am very grateful to Mr.President for confidence and trust.=DNA

RAWALPINDI, Aug 07: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred after
terrorists attacked a military check-post in North Waziristan on
Saturday, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The military’s media wing said terrorists opened fire on a check-post in
Ghariom area. The security personnel responded in a befitting manner, it
added.

During an exchange of fire, Sepoy Shahid, 29, who was a resident of
Bahawalnagar embraced martyrdom, the ISPR said, adding a clearance
operation was launched in the area following the attack.

It reiterated the Pakistan Army’s determination to eliminating the
menace of terrorism saying “sacrifices of our brave soldiers further
strengthen our resolve”.

On August 2, a Pakistan Army soldier had embraced martyrdom after
terrorists opened fire on a military post in North Waziristan’s Ghariom.
The martyred serviceman was identified as 37-year-old Naik Ghulam
Mustafa who was a resident of Muzaffarabad, the military’s media wing
said.

A search operation was launched in the area to eliminate terrorists, the
ISPR had said.

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LAHORE, AUG 7 /DNA/ – Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM made a visit to Lahore to review the recently opened Ehsaas Registration Desks. Under the Ehsaas framework, the registration desks will open nationwide in the month of August. Families in need, whose survey has not been conducted for some reason can self-enroll themselves in Ehsaas programme through registration desks. To-date, the Ehsaas survey is 98.14 percent complete throughout the country. However, the survey is currently underway in Lahore. Dr. Sania also reviewed the pace of survey activities in Lahore.

To review the registration desk operations, Dr. Sania visited Comprehensive High School in Garhi Shahu area of Lahore. She also interacted with staff and women who were waiting for registration. Women had come to Ehsaas desks with CNICs in their hands for registration. Dr. Sania also oversaw details of a woman being enrolled at the desk.

“In August, we are opening Ehsaas Registration desks at Tehsil level in all districts. Part of Ehsaas strategy, Ehsaas registration desks are also an important instrument to keep the Ehsaas national socio-economic survey registry live”, said Dr. Sania while briefing media.

She also guided women at desks that Ehsaas registration is a fully computerised process and there is no fee associated to registration of households. Currently three registration desks are fully functional in Lahore. Four more Ehsaas desks will open next week in Lahore Cantt to facilitate self-registration.

Later, Dr. Sania met with children and their mothers to oversee new enrolments of children for the Ehsaas School Stipends. “Ehsaas education stipends are being scaled-up to secondary and higher secondary levels as well”, Dr. Sania stated.

While in Lahore, Dr. Sania also reviewed the ongoing Ehsaas survey activities. She visited a local household in Ghoray Shah, Tezab Ahata area of Lahore to oversee their survey enrolment under Ehsaas.

During the visit, Dr. Sania was also joined by Secretary Ismat Tahira and other senior officials of Ehsaas.

ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – The Capital Development Authority Water Supply Department has further improved the water supply system in Islamabad with the increase the number of tube wells.

It is to be noted that CDA Water Supply Department has 170 tube wells in various sectors in their proper condition to supply water to the city of Islamabad, in which 5 new tube wells have been added and 9 tube wells have been repaired. It is expected that four to five more tube wells in different sectors will be added to the system next month.

In this regard, water is being supplied to the citizens of Islamabad under a comprehensive plan and strategy

In addition, on the special directions of the CDA administration, the concerned staff of the water supply department is performing their duties efficiently at different times so that the citizens do not face water difficulties.

In addition, the supply of water to the citizens in Sector I-8, I-9 and adjoining sub-sectors of Islamabad depends on tube wells for which the concerned staff of Water Supply Department is deployed round the clock in these sectors at different times.

Meanwhile, the demand for tankers in Islamabad has also come down significantly due to the operation of tube wells, in past to measures where the CDA used to receive more than 400 complaints a day, but now the system is improving, the number of complaints has been reduced to 150 per day. In addition, the number of tankers and staff has been reduced from 25 to 10 to ensure full water supply in the city and to address the grievances of the citizens.  Who are on standby 24 hours a day

Staff of Water Supply Department is repairing old, dilapidated and damaged water supply lines in some sectors of Islamabad which are repairable and restoring water supply and also eliminating all small and big complaints of water leakage.  Similarly, new and modern pipelines for water supply are being laid underground

In addition, the CDA administration has urged the citizens to refrain from reckless use of water so that more water can be used by the citizens as well as to prevent the citizens from getting deeply bored the CDA administration has done this to the citizens. In this regard, if a citizen receives a complaint of deep boring, the administration will also take strict legal action against that person.

The CDA administration is also launching a survey of all private and government houses and commercial buildings in Islamabad in connection with water supply issues so that water pressure and connections can be re-checked everywhere to find out where the water problem is.  The relevant department has also formed special teams.

ISLAMABAD, AUG 7 /DNA/ – United Business Group Chairman Iftikhar Ali Malik and Patron in Chief SM Munir have said that Lahore is a stronghold of United Business Group and after the election of Ali Asghar Hassam as Chairman United Business Group, Lahore has become the center of United Business Group’s activities.  They expressed these views at a meeting of the United Business Group held in Lahore yesterday, which was chaired by Mr. Iftikhar Ali Malik and Chief Guest was SM Munir.

Addressing the meeting, SM Munir said that United Business Group is a representative group of the business community of the entire country and we will participate in the upcoming elections to the best of our ability and ensure the success of UBG.

In his address, Iftikhar Ali Malik, Chairman, United Business Group, said that Lahore has been playing a key role in the political, cultural and social life of the country and now the Lahore Chapter has played an active role within the United Business Group.  A new  journey of success will begin.

Zubair Tufail, President, United Business Group, said that the business community across the country was facing various problems and the ruling group which came to power through fraud had not made any significant progress in solving the problems of the business community.  And, God willing, the United Business Group will fully represent the business community after the election in the way they have served the business community for the past five years.

 Zafar Bakhtawari, Secretary General, United Business Group, said in his address that the business community of the country is the biggest stakeholder of Pakistan and also the biggest beneficiary of  Pakistan creation, And we expect that the policies of the country should be made with thier consultation. He further added that the business community should be taken into confidence and thier dignity and honour and should be the major principle of the state craft.

 Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Information Secretary, in his address on the occasion, said that the business leadership from Karachi to Khyber is united under the leadership of Mr. SM Munir and Iftikhar Ali Malik and we must win the next election through our unity and hard work.

 UBG Sindh President Khalid Tawab in his address said that we have been kept away in the last elections by rigging and we are fighting for justice in every possible way and insha Allah truth and justice will prevail.

 Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Sheikh, Senior Vice Chairman, United Business Group and former President, FPCCI, said in his address that nations should think for the future and not involved in the past, we should learn from our mistakes, God willing.  Will come forward and work hard to serve the merchants.

 Other leaders of United Business Group: Mr. Amir Ata Bajwa, Sohail Altaf, Dr. Noman Idrees Butt, Malik Sohail Hussain, Ali Hussam Asghar, Sheikh Muhammad Asif, Hanif Gohar, Amjad Chaudhry addressed the function and besides Zubair Ahmad Malik,  Ahmed Chanay, Arif Yusuf Jiva, Mazhar A. Nasir, Noor Ahmad Khan, Mian Zafar Iqbal, Pervez Lala, Rehman Aziz Chan, Haji Irfan Yusuf, Jamil A. Naz, Miss Rizwana Shahid, Hamid Akhtar Chadha, Mian Zahid Javed, Qazi Akbar, Shehzad  Saadat, Rehmatullah Javed, Waqar Ahmad Mian, Sohail Anjum Ansari, Waqas Akram Awan, Asad Mashhadi, Zahid Latif Khan, Younis Sheikh, Zahid Iqbal Chaudhry, and a large number of traders and industrialists from across the country participated.

MANDI BAHAUDDIN, AUG 7 /DNA/ – A woman has been accused of murdering her mother in Mandi Bahauddin after an argument over a proposal.

The incident took place at Jadu Kala in Phalia district. The suspect ran away after shooting her mother, the police said.

Raids are being carried out to arrest the accused.=DNA

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