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MAGRIB ...... 06:48 PM ISHA ...... 08:19 PM — Usmoan fB uczdoaru ternmst PrDyM:’s aPttituuden ojn anabtion aCl chM allenge like Quick Read corona; says PDM always neglects and leaves people along in crisis By Our Staff Reporter of do and die has met with its logical end. erland. He said that we equally share the Construction of The nefarious designs of those who were grief of those mothers as well whose chil - : Punjab Chief Minister Sardar trying to spread chaos in have been dren died due to the corona pandemic. He dams to promote has said that neither exposed. Now only the politics of public said that we should especially pray for the incompetent opposition parties have any service will prevail here, the chief minister health and wellbeing of mothers on this day. tourism: Buzdar agenda nor strategy, all their efforts are to asserted. Usman Buzdar said that the PTI Usman Buzdar said that his chief minister - By Our Staff Reporter save corruption. The chief minister said that government led by Prime Minister Imran ship is due to the prayers of his mother. PDM is creating hindrance in the develop - Khan has got the mandate of five year which Usman Buzdar said that he needs his LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sar - ment and progress of the country. will be completed. Conspiratorial elements mother’s prayers even today for success. dar Usman Buzdar today presided over a Usman Buzdar termed the PDM’s atti - will continue to create hue and cry. Nega - Wearing a mask mandatory high-level meeting through video link at tude, on the national challenge like coron - tive politics has always been answered with for every citizen CM office to review the progress of the avirus, a tragedy. public service, The CM concluded. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman project of constructing dams to store the He said that PDM put the lives of people Message on World Mother’s Day Buzdar has said that in a wake of the alarm - water of hill-torrents in Rajanpur and DG in danger for the sake of their vested interest Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman ing situation of the Corona pandemic, there Khan. The chief minister while giving ap - in the past and now people are fully aware of Buzdar in his message on World Mother’s will be a lockdown across Punjab from proval of the project of dam in Surra near their designs. Day has said that the love for the mother is today till May 16. Wearing a mask is Sanghar of DG Khan has directed that this Those elements who left the people alone such a strong universal sentiment that cannot mandatory for every citizen whenever going project will be included in the Annual De - in the corona pandemic are now searching be linked or associated with some specific out. Instructions have been issued to strictly velopment Program of next fiscal year. for help. These people give priority to their of Corona and public cooperation is utmost day. enforce this restriction. The government will He further directed that the feasibility negative politics on the lives of the people. necessary to stop the spread of Corona. He Our every day starts with mother's love. take all possible steps to protect the lives of study of the dam should be completed at He said that PDM has always neglected and further maintained that the incumbent gov - Love with mother and serving her is the the people. Violation of corona SOPs will the earliest. The construction of the dam left the people alone in every crisis. They do ernment only wants the progress and pros - basic responsibility of every individual. not be tolerated, he warned. in Surra will provide water to the people not even bother to change their negative at - perity of the country adding that the politics Allah Almighty has announced Jannah be - The spread of coronavirus can only be up to Taunsa in abundant quantity besides titude despite the third wave of corona. of anarchy and chaos has not succeeded be - neath the feet of the mother. Usman Buzdar stopped with the support and cooperation of ensuring development in agri-sector. The chief minister said that the situation fore and will meet the same fate in future as said that he salutes to the mothers of mar - citizens. He urged the citizens to follow the The Surra dam project will prove to be in Pakistan is alarming due to the third wave well. The negative politics of the claimants tyred who rendered sacrifices for the moth - SOPs and make their lives safer. a game-changer for the area. Usman Buz - dar further directed to constitute a steering committee and a separate working group for this project. Chairman P&D will be the ‘1.89m calls received head of the steering committee whereas at 15 Emergency the working group will consist of experts of relevant departments. Usman Buzdar Helpline in April’ said that the Punjab government will start the Surra dam as a pilot project. By Our Staff Reporter The construction of the dam will also provide water to the crops. He said that LAHORE: Punjab Safe every year rainwater goes to drains and be - Cities Authority (PSCA) released come waste in the rainy season. It is very the emergency Helpline 15 calls important to utilize this water after storing data for the month of April here it. The construction of the dam will also on Saturday. promote tourism in the area. Usman Buz - According to details, a total of dar was briefed about the technical issues 18, 86,754 calls were received in and about the progress on the feasibility PUCAR-15 emergency helpline study of the dam. Principal Secretary to from all over Punjab out of CM, Secretary Irrigation, Chairman P&D, which 11, 37,244 calls were ir - Secretary Finance, MD, GM and Chief relevant or hoax. Authority’s Engineer of NESPAK participated in the Dispatch Control Center (DCC) meeting. Secretaries of Agriculture, generated cases for further action Forests, Livestock and Housing Depart - on 1,50,908 calls with genuine ments participated from committee room concerns. A total of 88,784 of civil secretariat through video link and callers were seeking information experts from Turkey and Germany partic - relevant to law enforcement and ipated through zoom. other concerned sections. 7, 563 callers from Lahore sought help regarding traffic management PAL to hold Int'l and road congestion. Authority’s lost and found center also set its Online 'Eid-Milan LAHORE: Passengers travel in train towards their native villages to celebrate Eid. mark high this month thereby contributing to the recovery of Mehfil-e-Mushaira' 09 missing persons and 171 By Our Staff Reporter motorbikes which were handed over to the owners after due ver - LAHORE: Pakistan Academy of Let - ification. ters (PAL), National History and Her - One-window for investors key to itage Division will hold an International Online 'Eid-Milan Mehfil-e-Mushaira'' Dacoit killed on May 15. Eminent scholar Dr Waheed Ahmad boost investment in tourism sector in encounter By Our Staff Reporter committee room while panelists ethics and heritage importance in Unit Omer Masood asked for inte - will preside over the Mushaira' while Salima Hashmi, Sajida Vandal, Curriculum, text books”, suggested grated development, especially im - By Our Staff Reporter prominent poet, scholar from Kohat Experts, scholars Shafiq Ahmed, Umer Khan, Umer the renowned scholar Salima plementation of feasibility / Soraj Narain, Mansoor Afaq from La - LAHORE: and stakeholders of tourism, in a Hussain, Qasim Jaffery, Shoraiz Hashmi. Another stakeholder Tallal Destination Investment and Man - LAHORE: An alleged robber hore, Sabir Raza from Manchester and was killed in an encounter with po - Ghazanfer Hashmi from USA would be “webinar” chaired by Adviser to Lashari, Tayyab Ali and others par - Ahmed was convinced that one- agement Plan (DIMPS). He also Chief Minister on Tourism Asif ticipated via video link. They pre - window operation for foreign in - urged the need of implementation lice in Harbanspura area here on Sat - the chief guests on the occasion, an urday. PNCS official informed. Mehmood, have floated the idea of sented their suggestions to promote vestors was the key to boost of urban unit feasibility of Soon one window operation for foreign heritage sites focused tourism investment in tourism sector partic - Valley. Another participant Omer Police said that two robbers were Renowned scholars including Dr fleeing after looting a bakery when Shahista Nuzhat, Ejaz Kanoor Raja, Sai - investors. across the Punjab. ularly for hotel chains. The Adviser Mukhtar Khan suggested Soon Val - Wide publication and dissemina - Advisor Tourism appraised the agreed in principle and told the par - ley development particularly water police encircled them. Seeing po - fullah Shah from Lahore and Kabeer lice, the dacoits climbed on the roof Athar from Rahim Yar Khan, Altaf tion of literature about heritage sites participants about initiatives taken ticipants that these suggestions sports in the river Indus at Kalabagh and inclusion of topics of tourism by Tourism Department especially would be presented before Punjab and launching Attock to Kalabagh of a school and opened fire at the Bukhari USA, Mohsin Shakeel Quetta, police team. The police also re - Ali Arman UK and Shafqatullah Mush - ethics and heritage importance in heritage preservation. Cabinet for further progress. “For river Safaari. “Why we don’t pub - curriculum were discussed in the The Chairman P& D Board ap - the first time we are moving ahead lish disseminate promotional litera - turned fire, due to which, a robber taq Bahawalnager would be the guests of who has yet to be identified re - honour in the Mushaira'. Chairman PAL webinar. Chairman P&D Board preciated all stakeholders and ef - in a coordinated way to promote to ture and books on heritage to attract Abdullah Khan Sumbal, Secretary forts of Secretary Tourism and tourism in Punjab”, said Mr. foreign tourists”, wondered the ceived bullet injuries and died on Dr Yusaf Khushk would open the the spot while his accomplice man - Mushaira' with his welcome remarks, Tourism Ehsan Bhutta, CEO Urban Tourism Department along with Mehmood. He also said that as soon Sajida Vandal. She also said that Unit Omer Masood, Managing Di - Punjab Tourism for Economic as restrictions in the wake of covid- unnecessary constructions and en - aged to escape. Later, police shifted and the event would be moderated by the body to mortuary for autopsy. Shahzad Baig, he said. Eminent poets rector TDCP Tanvir Jabbar, Addi - Growth Project (PTEGP) for pro - 19 are removed more initiatives croachments at heritage places tional Secretary, Director motion of Tourism and Heritage in would be taken in collaboration should be avoided to maintain Raids were being conducted for the from across the country and abroad arrest of fleeing dacoit. would participate in the 'Mushaira'. Archaeology were present in P&D the province. “Include tourism with private sector. CEO Urban beauty of the past.

Wheat procurement crosses 85pc limit, 100pc bardana distributed: Aleem — Says purchase centres to remain open in lockdown By Our Staff Reporter tioning that Director Food and soon. Senior & Food Minister consult officers are staying in dif - Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan further LAHORE: Government pro - ferent districts and fields to inspect said that according to the direc - curement drive of wheat in Punjab wheat procurement drive and fa - tives of Prime has crossed 85 percent limit while cilities being provided to farmers Minister , for the first farmers have received more than on the spot. time, the farmers of Punjab are 100 percent of "bardana". Expressing satisfaction over the being given wheat price at the offi - Moreover activities of purchase wheat procurement drive in the cial rate of Rs 1800 per maund. He of wheat at these centers is in full province, Senior Minister for Food mentioned that Food Department swing. In addition to that wheat Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan said and consult agencies are also keep - procurement centers across Punjab that the official procurement target ing a close watch on the smuggling will continue to operate during the for wheat for Punjab this year was or storage of wheat in Punjab. period of lockdown and there will set at 3.5 million metric tons and Abdul Aleem Khan further said be only two holidays on Eid and this time crop grew up faster than that instructions have also been is - the day after. According to the previous years. He said that re - sued to the Food Department to data so far received, wheat pro - ports are being received from all keep the wheat procured safe and In curement has reached to 86.9% over the province on daily basis Sha Allah it is expected that ac - while 104% has been distributed and In Sha Allah it is expected that cording to the crop will be no short - among farmers. It is worth men - 100% target will be achieved very age of wheat or "atta" in Punjab. LAHORE: Girls drink water from electric water cooler at the Railway Station.