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Govt followagiendna; he gstresse d pand voowed tlhati evceryonye will be oterf of c ivbilizatioan and lproasperouns Lahocre' weas beding de - uDevelpopmenlt Priojefct antd C:entr al CBusinessM District are By Our Staff Reporter given the right of development along with equitable ac - vised under LDA's supervision to develop the provin - game-changer initiatives to transform Lahore into a LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman cess to healthcare and education facilities. The CM said cial metropolis according to future needs, he added. world-class city. Along with the establishment of a chil - Buzdar laid the foundation stone of the signal-free the government was giving attention to providing facil - While talking about the development performance of dren health university, a mother and child block will Shahkam Chowk flyover project valuing Rs.4.23 billion ities to the overcrowded areas adding that improvement the PTI government, the CM said a turbo roundabout also be completed with Rs.7 billion at Ganga Ram Hos - to ease the movement of 1.25 lakh vehicles daily. of roads' infrastructure is a priority agenda. will be built at Shahdara Chowk to resolve traffic grid - pital, he added. The CM announced a new general hos - This 606 meters long, two-sided with each side hav - The government has started development schemes in lock by raising separate passages for heavy and routine pital will be built with Rs.14 billion and a surface water ing three lanes project will be completed in 10 months neglected areas of the provincial metropolis while iden - traffic. Work on Sheranwala gate flyover and Ferozepur treatment plant will be established at Mehmood Booti while Rs. 39.5 crore is saved in land acquisition and tifying public needs, he continued. The CM maintained Road Gulab Devi underpass projects is in progress while Shahdara and Shadbagh with Rs.10 billion. Another sur - transparent tendering. Under this project, a 6-kilometre the Shahkam Chowk is a central point to connect dif - another underpass will be constructed at Samanabad face water treatment plant was being set up at the BRB long defence road will also be dualized from labour ferent areas of the city. Chowk, he said. Meantime, three parking plazas were Canal, he said. colony to Multan road along with the construction of 2, However, the CM regretted that the traffic was often being assembled at Sheranwala Gate, Masti Gate and CM seeks report from RPO DG Khan: Chief Min - 2 small bridges at the Hydiara Drain and canal. clogged due to lack of space. The CM maintained the Ek Moriya Pul to park more than one thousand vehicles, ister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has sought a report Addressing the ceremony, the CM gave the credit of government has completed several projects in Lahore he told. from RPO DG Khan about an incident of injuring the the composite development process and achievements including the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar underpass, entrance The previous government launched different projects, mother and her two daughters in the precinct of PS Ro - of targets to PM Imran Khan adding that the Punjab point at Thokar Niaz Baig, a pedestrians' bridge at Jin - excluding the orange line metro train project, valuing hailanwala in Muzaffargarh and directed that the ac - government is following the policy of balanced devel - nah Hospital and construction of an underground water Rs.67 billion in Lahore during the third year of its tenure cused be arrested at the earliest while giving the best opment so that everyone could enjoy the benefits. Im - tank for rainwater. Similarly, the Miyawaki urban while the PTI government devised development medical facilities to the injured. The police have regis - proving the quality of life of the impecunious strata forests were being developed at different points in La - schemes worth Rs.85 billion for Lahore in its third year, tered the case and raids are being conducted for the ar - through the creation of opportunities is a priority hore, he appended. An organised master plan 2050 'cen - he added. The CM asserted that the Ravi River Urban rest of the accused.

Every citizen will have access to clean drinking water within two years: Mehmood LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Local Bodies Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed said that projects were started for personal projection in the past and the real needs of the people were ignored. As a result, the sanitation and water supply issues have been compounded. He regretted that the past political jugglers continued to deceive the peo - ple while doing nothing for the provincial metropolis. This political juggler wasted billions of rupees on his personal projection but the people have understood his real - ity. On the other side, CM Usman Buzdar is silently serving the masses and backward areas are being developed. Every citizen of Lahore will have access to clean drinking water within two years, he added. Vice-Chairman WASA and Member Governing Body LDA Sh. Imtiaz Mehmood said CM Usman Buzdar has resolved the problems of LDA affectees. Usman Buzdar does not devise exhibitory projects for taking votes but serves the people in a real manner, he said. LDA is planting three lac trees and added that the performance of the last three years of Usman Buzdar is better than thirty years. Member Governing Body LDA Tariq Sana Bajwa said that LDA is serving the people while following the vision of CM and PM. They have worked hard to serve the masses. DG LDA said people of more than 15 towns and localities will be facilitated in their movement and Rs.24 crore worth of fuel will be saved every year. —APP TikToker case: Court sends 14 more accused to jail for identification parade

LAHORE: A local court on Tuesday sent 14 more accused, involved in harassing and assaulting a TikToker at the Greater Iqbal Park on August 14, to jail on judicial remand for identification parade. Earlier, the Lorry Adda police produced the accused before a judicial magistrate at district courts. The investigation officer submitted that the accused had been arrested in connection with harassing and assaulting a TikToker. He requested the court to send the accused to jail on judicial remand for identifica - tion parade to proceed further in the matter. At this, the court sent the accused to jail on judicial remand for identification parade. The court directed for producing them on expiry of the remand term. It is pertinent to mention here that the court had al - ready sent about 100 accused to jail on judicial remand for identification parade. The assault survivor had lodged a complaint with the Lorry Adda police station, stating that she was filming a video near Minar-e-Pakistan on August 14 along with her LAHORE: A shepherd is grazing the herd of goats on the railway track. friends when a mob of around 400 people attacked them. —APP Subsidised loans under Kamyab Jawan programme Sehrish Ghumman appointed as a BoP signs MoU with GM Punjab Women’s Hockey Wing LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) appointed GM Pakistan Post Office Dept Punjab Women Hockey to Rahat Bank of Punjab assured BOP’s firm commitment in supporting Khan whereas Sehrish Ghumman government’s initiatives like appointed as a GM Punjab Kamyab Jawan. He reaffirmed Women’s Hockey Wing Technical BOP’s commitment to take the Sehrish Ghman appointed GM program with PPOD to the next Punjab Women’s Wing Technical level by scaling it up further Advisor, PHF Appoints Rahat Khan through this collaboration. He also as GM Punjab Women’s Hockey stated that such initiatives with in - Order, Secretary General PHF is - stitutions like Pakistan Post having sues notification regarding appoint - a huge setup will help BOP to ment, Sehrish Ghman said Women's hockey talents to be unveiled, facil - grow further to new levels and ities to be provided to girls playing pursue other expansion strategies hockey across province. The posi - in the area of digitalization and tion of GM Punjab Women's valued customer experience. He Hockey is no less than a challenge, I also thanked the honorable min - try to my best to do something best sters and PPOD team for hosting for Pakistan hockey. —Imran Aslam BOP at their premises and giving opportunity for partnership with Pakistan Post. Mr. Usman Dar SAPM Youth Affairs expressed that this MoU will help to scale up Shop owner burnt alive as LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab awareness among Applicants and keep the process of loan dis - has signed a Memorandum of Un - Shortlisted regarding PMKJ-YES bursement transparent. This will derstanding (MoU) with Pakistan and application submission for also increase the employment op - fire erupts due to short circuit Post Office Department (PPOD) DFPOs. The MoU was formally portunities for youngsters. Murad BUREWALA: A shop owner was burnt alive as result of fire erupted due to short circuit followed by roof col - for the provision of subsidized signed at the Postal Staff College Saeed, Minister for Communica - lapse on Tuesday. Fire was erupted so rapidly that it engulfed nearby house and burnt to ashes, while goods of worth loans for Digital Franchised Post Auditorium in Islamabad by Mr. tion & Postal Services also shared million of rupees were also burnt. Rescuers succeeded to extinguish fire after putting up about one and half hour Office (DFPO) under the Prime Khawar Ansari (Group Head, his views on the occasion and ex - struggle. According to details, Ghulam Mustafa, resident of Jamleera, a suburban town had stocked two canes filled Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Youth Treasury & FI - BOP) and Rana pressed that this MoU is a mile - with petrol at his shop containing large number of gas cylinders. All of sudden, shop caught fire by dint of short cir - Entrepreneurship Scheme to Ap - Hassan Akhtar (Additional Direc - stone in the launch of Digital cuit which resulted big explosion that led to caved in roof of the shop. Resultantly, shop owner named Ghulam plicants Shortlisted and referred by tor General Operations) of PPOD. Franchise Post Offices with track Mustafa sitting underneath of the roof died since he was burnt, also burried under debris of the roof. However, fam - PMKJ-YES. Under the MOU, Mr. Zafar Masud, President & & trace system &eCommerce. ily members of the adjacent house received minor injuries and they were saved miraculously. Police reached the in - PPOD shall act as a lead generator CEO - The Bank of Punjab, Mr. Both Usman Dar and Murad cident to initiate necessary legal action. —APP for BOP while BOP would act as a Usman Dar - SAPM Youth Affairs Saeed thanked Zafar Masud and mandate finance provider under & Mr. Murad Saeed - Minister for entire BoP team on behalf of Pak - PMKJ-YES to the applicants Communication & Postal Services istan Post for extending their co - shortlisted and referred by PPOD were also present at the event to operation to achieve this for provision of subsidized loans. grace the occasion. milestone. The event was also at - BOP will also impart any required Speaking at the occasion, Zafar tended by senior executives of BoP training to PPOD for creating Masud, President & CEO, The and PPOD. —PR Development of sports projects reviewed By Our Staff Reporter ficer Faisalabad Ms Sajida Latif and urged the officials concerned to other officials attended the meeting. complete sports development proj - LAHORE: Advisor to Chief Divisional and District Sports Of - ects as early as possible. “The Minister Punjab on Sports and ficers of Faisalabad briefed the sports culture will further grow in Youth Affairs Malik Umer Farooq meeting about Faisalabad Divi - Faisalabad division after the com - presided over an important meeting sion’s various Sports Development pletion of these valuable sports fa - to review Faisalabad Division’s Projects and sports activities. Ad - cilities,” he added. On the occasion, Sports Development Projects and dressing the meeting, Malik Umer Director General Sports Punjab sports activities at National Hockey Farooq said there was a plenty of Adnan Arshad Aulakh said: "Sports Stadium here on Tuesday. sports talent in Faisalabad. “We are Board Punjab is putting special em - Director General Sports Punjab organising regular sports competi - phasis on the promotion of sports. Adnan Arshad Aulakh, Deputy Di - tions in Faisalabad to groom young We are establishing the best sports rector Rauf Bajwa, Divisional players. It’s the only way to provide infrastructure at tehsil level to bring Sports Officer Faisalabad Rana sufficient opportunities to talented the talented youth towards sports Hammad Iqbal, District Sports Of - youth of the far-flung areas.” He activities”. LAHORE: A stunning view of the sunset. —Online