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Minimum 05: oC Maximum 19: oC Sunset 05:37pm | Sunrise 06:56am 03 (Tomor - LLAAHHOORREE www.thebusiness.com.pk Monday , February 01, 2021 Govt wants to stop horse-trading

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ZOHAR ...... 12:16 PM in Senate elections: Sarwar ASR ...... 3:58 PM — Says Opposition should support govt in legislation to curb menace MAGRIB ...... 05:35 PM of horse-trading; opens water filtration plant at Jinnah Hospital ISHA ...... 06:59 PM By Our Staff Reporter

LAHORE: Punjab Governor, Chaudhry Quick Read Mohammad Sarwar, has said that the PTI government wants to stop horse-trading in the upcoming Senate elections, but the op - Intezar Hussain position wants its continuation. The opposition should support the gov - National Literary ernment in the legislation to curb the menace seminar today of horse trading. He said this while addressing the inau - By Our Staff Reporter guration ceremony of Water Filtration Plant by Al-Khidmat Foundation at Jinnah Hospi - : Academy of Let - tal on Sunday. Vice-President Al-Khidmat ters (PAL) will hold Intezar Hussain Na - Foundation Syed Ehsan Ullah Waqas, Vice- tional Literary Seminar on the occasion Chancellor of University of Health Sciences of the 5th death anniversary of a trend- Lahore Prof Dr Javed Akram, MS Jinnah setter, novelist, novelist, critic, writer, re - Hospital Lahore Dr Yahya Sultan and Syed searcher and intellectual Intezar Hussain. Rashid Dawood were present among others. Seminar will be held today (Monday, Responding to a question , Chaudhry Mo - February 1, 2021, at 3:00 PM) in the hammad Sarwar said that Pervez Khattak's Conference Hall of PAL. statement has been quoted out of context; Prof. Fateh Muhammad Malik will whatever Pervez Khattak said, he also made preside over the seminar while Kishwar it clear that he stands with Prime Minister Naheed will be the Chief Guest. Dr. . Punjab Governor said that no is the opposition not supporting us? of Parliament . Punjab Governor, Chaudhry incumbent government will continue to Yusuf Kushk, Chairman, PAL, will start one can overthrow the government, and said that Mohammad Sarwar said that previous gov - function in coming years . with introductory remarks. elections will be held in 2023. He said that when he was elected as Senator from Pun - ernments spent billions of rupees on clean He further said that ever since he assumed Dr. Inaam ul Haq Javed, Muhammad as far as the matter of open ballot in the Sen - jab, people also questioned him regarding drinking water projects, but their filtration office as Governor Punjab, no fundraising Hameed Shahid, Prof. Dr.Sofia Yousuf, ate is concerned, the opposition used to de - votes, adding he said that the members of plants are lying non-functional now. Pun - has been done for Sarwar Foundation at Dr. Salah-ud-Din Darwesh, Dr. Fareed mand transparency in the Senate elections Assembly voted for him because of his pub - jab Aab-e-Pak Authority will create such a Governor’s House and will not be done in Hussaini and Dr. Saira Alvi will express and now when we are legislating for it, why lic service and good relations with members network that filtration plants installed by the future as well. their views. Mehboob Zafar will be the moderator. Cold,dry weather Pakistan team likely in most parts for T20I series LAHORE: Pakistan Meteorological against South Department (PMD) Sunday forecast cold Africa announced and dry weather in most parts of the country during next 24 hours. While very By Our Staff Reporter cold in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and north LAHORE: The national se - Balochistan,a MET office reported. lectors led by chief selector However, partly cloudy weather with Muhammad Wasim here on Sun - light rain/snow expected at isolated day announced the Pakistan places in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir. men’s 20-member squad for the Continental air was prevailing over most three-match T20I series against parts of the country. A shallow westerly South Africa which will be wave is likely to affect extreme upper played in Lahore. parts of the country from tonight till The three matches will be Monday(morning). Minimum tempera - played on February 11, 13 and 14 ture’s recorded in (°C): Leh -14°C, As - at the famous Gadaffi stadium. tore -12°C, Skardu, Anantnag -10°C, The squad along with the offi - Gupis, Srinagar -09°C, Kalam, Hunza - cials will enter the bio-secure 07°C, Gilgit and Bagrote -06°C. bubble from Wednesday, Febru - ary 3, the players taking part in the Test series will join the bub - Dolphin sqaud, PRU ble at the end of the second Test that starts in Rawalpindi on arrest 23 criminals Thursday, 4 February. By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE: Children enjoy mini train ride while visiting at Bahria Town Park. LAHORE: The Dolphin Squad and 31 shops sealed the Police Response Unit (PRU) of La - over SOPs hore Police arrested 23 alleged criminals for violating ban on wheelie, one for pos - violation in City sessing an illegal weapon, two for flying kite and five for firing into the air in ju - Firdous visits Sialkot jail, meets inmates By Our Staff Reporter bilation during the past week. SP Dolphins Squad Rashid Hidayat, Listens to problems of women prisoners LAHORE: The district admin - while giving details of the weekly per - By Our Staff Reporter tion plants have been installed in the program with the help of Punjab In - come a soaked cat today. There is istration sealed 31 shops, stores, formance of both wings, said that crime jail. A school has been set up for the formation Technology Board some shame, there is some shame. marriage halls and imposed Rs fighters of the Dolphin Squad and PRU LAHORE: Special Assistant education of children and TEVTA would improve the management of She said that even the poet of the 55,000 fine on violation of coro - recovered narcotics including 31 bottles to Chief Minister on Information is also providing technical training prisons and inmates. East would be sitting in the spirit navirus related Standard Operat - of liquor and 20 canes of bear from the Dr paid a to the prisoners, she further said. Dr The SACM said that facilities thinking that I had dreamed of a ing Procedures (SOPs) here on alleged criminals. Both wings showed visit to District Jail Sialkot, lis - Firdous said that a multi-storey bar - like immediate redressal of griev - country for the falcons. Where did Sunday. According to a immediate response to all 335 calls re - tened to the problems of women racks is being constructed at a cost ances, provision of facilities to pris - these political vultures come from spokesperson of the district ad - ceived on helpline 15. As many as 15 prisoners and assured them of of Rs 45 million to increase the ca - oners, video trial of prisoners will in my city? She said that Iqbal had ministration, Assistant Commis - providing them with other facili - pacity of the jail, besides washroom be available. She said that prisoners dreamed for free-spirited people. bikes, 27 mobile phones, more than Rs sioner Cantt Zoha Shakir sealed 112,000, 34 pistols, four rifles, 52 mag - ties including legal aid. and laundry block at a cost of Rs 2 or their relatives can lodge a com - Where did this slave Ibn Ghulam Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said that million and a 20-bed hospital for plaint regarding ill-treatment of any come from? Dr Firdous Ashiq 12 shops, two restaurants in Cantt azines and 493 bullets were recovered area and imposed Rs 15,000 fine from the criminals during the campaign. Maharaja Ranjit Singh had built a drug addicts at a cost of Rs 20 mil - prisoner in the jail. Dr Firdous while Awan while briefing the media stable for his horses which was lion. She said that inmates of 24 talking about Khawaja Muhammad about the operation carried out by for overcharging and Rs 10,000 Both wings helped 69 people on differ - for SOPs violation. ent roads of the city. given the status of District Jail jails across the province have been Asif said that a thug from Sialkot is the local government body in Sialkot in 1863. provided with the facility of Punjab also in jail these days adding that Sialkot regarding illegal encroach - AC Shalimar Mansoor Ahmed They checked 3,379 vehicles, more Qazi sealed 17 shops, restaurants than 143,000 motorbikes and 147,028 She said at present there are 62 PC Foundation's funds. She said when he was in power, he used to ments in Cantt Housing said that the death row inmates in Sialkot Dis - that anti-corona counters have also make unnecessary hue and cry but owners of Cantt Housing are and imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 persons. As many as 72 motorbikes and over SOPs violation. one vehicle were impounded and 255 trict Jail while 265 incarcerated been set up in all the jails. now he is begging for facilities. Musarat Asif wife of Khawaja prisoners including 3 foreign in - She said after successful conduct The thugs have buried the people Muhammad Asif, Tawheed Akhtar, The teams inspected public and persons detained at different police sta - private transport vehicles and is - tions due to incomplete documents. mates, 43 civil inmates, 32 women in District Jail Lahore, work is un - of Sialkot in the dust. People ask Zahid Maqbool, Shahid Maqbool, sued warnings to transporters and Both wings arrested 121 proclaimed and 10 children. She said the total derway to set up Personal Manage - why the one who rolled up his Naveed Akhtar and Saira Iqbal offenders, target offenders and court ab - number of prisoners with 1488 de - ment Information System in 20 Jails sleeves in the assembly and shouted daughter of Muhammad Iqbal who drivers to follow coronavirus sconders during the crackdown. tainees is 1872 and two water filtra - of Punjab. Meanwhile, the ongoing slogans like "Sher Sher" has be - got approval for 137 kanals in 2017. SOPs strictly. IGP orders to fill vacancies from constable to SP rank in 15 days Says all field or unit heads will complete promotion process By Our Staff Reporter to SP rank through promotions of the province. within the next 15 days and new ap - The IG Punjab urged the officers LAHORE: Inspector General of pointments would be made after de - to ensure timely action under per - Police (IGP), Punjab Inam Ghani partmental promotions by holding sonal supervision to fill the vacan - has said that the process of depart - promotion board meetings in all dis - cies. He further said that filling up mental promotions should be com - tricts and field formations as early as of vacancies in various districts and pleted as soon as possible for the possible. He further said that all the field formations would further im - appointment of officers and person - field or unit heads would complete prove all professional matters in - nel on vacancies in all districts and the promotion process for the vacant cluding supervision and operations field formations according to merit posts and issue a certificate to the and besides improving public serv - and seniority so that professional du - Additional IG Establishment by Feb - ice delivery, the process of eradica - ties may be fulfilled effectively. ruary 16 stating the details of filling tion of criminal elements would At the same time, departmental up of vacancies in the respective dis - also be expedited. He further said promotions should be given to the trict or field unit after promotion of that making the process of service dutiful and capable officers and per - officers and personnel. He issued delivery more efficient and easy for sonnel. He further said that steps these instructions in a wireless mes - the citizens is one of the top priori - should be taken on priority basis to sage to all command officers includ - ties of the Punjab Police and steps LAHORE: Activists of Pakistan Falahi Party shout slogans during protest in favour of their demands fill all the vacancies from constable ing RPOs, unit heads, CPOs, DPOs would be taken in this outside the Lahore Press Club. —Online