The Business Minimum 14: oC Maximum 28: oC Sunset 06:13pm | Sunrise 06:07am 03 (Tomor - LLAAHHOORREE www.thebusiness.com.pk Saturday , March 21, 2020 FAJAR 04:46 AM ZOHAR 12:30 PM ASR 04:30 PM MAGRIB 06:13 PM ISHA 07: 35 PM Quick Read PA staff of 50 years and above exempted from attendance LAHORE: Secretary of Punjab Assembly (PA) has sent Punjab As - sembly officers and workers aged 50 and above to their homes exempting them from attendance. They have been directed to remain in contact with Punjab Assembly through phone and internet and they will be bound to abide by the govern - ment SOPs. An issued notification regarding this matter has said that departmen - tal action will be initiated against those officers or subordinate staff who fail in attending to telephonic calls from Assembly Secretariat. — Online LAHORE: A beautiful view of historic Badshahi Masque as a small number of people are present during Juma prayer due to coronavirus. —Online Family trapped in Ministers directed to submit daily reports neighbour country reached home LAHORE: The family trapped in India has reached Pakistan despite the closure of borders between Pakistan and India. Buzdar assigns duties to ministers According to media reports the family has went to India for the treat - ment of a child heart problem and be - cause of border closure due to coronavirus they have trapped there. tByo Our S tafmf Reporter onToba Tiek tSingoh, Hearlth M inisater Dr nMinitster fior H-ousicng Mioan Mahrmoodo- Manlik in Maultan, Proavinciacl Minitster iKvhan aind tAdvisore for As griculture Countries officials have played an important role to bring back the fam - Yasmin Rashid in Lahore, Population ur-Rashid in Gujranwala, Minister for Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi in Abdul Hai Dasti will perform duties in ily to their home, due to the efforts of LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Welfare Minister Muhammad Hashmi Environment Muhammad Rizwan in Khanewal, Minister for Transport Muzaffargarh. both countries the Attari border has Sardar Usman Buzdar has assigned du - Dogar in Kasur, Wildlife and Fisheries Gujrat, Minister for CMIT Muhammad Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan Khichi in Buzdar has directed the ministers, been opened and the family reached ties to provincial ministers, advisors Minister Malik Asad Ali in Nankana Ajmal Cheema in Mandi Bahauddin, Vehari, Minister for Livestock & advisors, special assistants to immedi - to their home. —Online and special assistants to review steps Sahib, Disaster Management Minister Minister for Auqaf Pir Syed Saeed ud Dairy Development Sardar Hasnain ately visit their assigned districts and being taken for controlling coronavirus Mian Khalid Mahmood in Hassan in Narowal, Minister for Spe - Bahadur Dreshak in Rajanpur, Minis - further directed them to submit daily in their assigned districts. Sheikhupura, Literacy Minister Raja cial Education Muhammad Akhlaq in ter for Prisons Zawar Hussain War - reports after reviewing steps being 207 accused held According to details, Provincial Rashid Hafeez in Rawalpindi, Minis - Sialkot, Agriculture Minister Malik raich in Lodhran, Special Assistant for taken in collaboration with district ad - Minister for Public Prosecution Ch. ter for Mines Hafiz Ammar Yasir in Nauman Ahmed Langrial in Sahiwal, Forests Ameer Muhammad Khan in ministration, health and other line de - over violation of Zaheer-Uddin will monitor coron - Jhelum, Minister for Higher Education Minister for Consolidation Syed Sum - Bhakar, Special Assistant for Youth partments. avirus related situation in Faisalabad. & IT Yasir Hamayun in Chakwal, sam Ali Bukhari in Okara, Food Min - Affairs & Sports Umer Faroorq in We will win this war at every cost overcharging Similarly, Provincial Minister for Minister for Revenue Anwar in At - ister Samiullah Ch. in Bahawalpur, Hafizabad, Special Assistant for Auqaf by exerting joint efforts as the Punjab Sports Muhammad Taimoor Khan in tock, Minister for Labour Ansar Majid Provincial Minister for Zakat & Ushr and Religious Affairs Syed Rafaqat government took timely steps earlier masks Jhang, Provincial Minister for Cooper - Khan Niazi in Sargodha, Minister for Shaukat Ali Laleka in Bahawalnagar, Ali Gillani in Layyah, Advisor for than other provinces. By Our Staff Reporter atives Mehr Muhammad Aslam in Forests Muhammad Sibtain Khan in Irrigation Minister Muhammad Livestock & Dairy Development The provincial government took this Chiniot, Provincial Minister for Mianwali, Minister for Excise & Tax - Mohsin Khan Leghari in RY Khan, Faisal Hayat in Pakpattan, Health Ad - issue on January 3 and the government LAHORE: Lahore Police have ar - Women Development Aashfa Riaz in ation Mumtaz Ahmed in Khushab, Energy Minister Muhammad Akhtar visor Muhammad Hanif Pitafi in DG is standing with the people in this hour rested as many as 207 accused for vi - olation of Section 144 imposed by Punjab Government in context of im - pending coronavirus and overcharge for masks and sanitizers. According to details, totally 72 Punjab varsity VC asks students cases were registered for violation of Section 144 and overcharging on face masks and sanitizers. City Division Police arrested 68 while Cantt Divi - sion 22, Civil Lines Division 40, to create awareness against virus By Our Staff Reporter ing their part in it,” he said in the email. terment and uplift of our country pas - PU to work day and night to pay back ing situation. Sadar. He urged the students that being an ed - sionately,” the VC concluded. to the society as the country and peo - Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan said that Division 28, Model Town 01, Iqbal LAHORE: Punjab University Vice- ucated citizen of Pakistan, it was in - PU to prepare virus-killer sanitizer: ple direly needed them in this critical Sardar Usman Buzdar has set up a spe - Town Division 33 accused involved in Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad has writ - cumbent upon them to play their role in VC hour. cial fund of Rs. 8 billion under the violation of Section 144. ten an email to all students and alumni checking the spread of COVID-19. He LAHORE: Punjab University Vice Nation should stay united to management of Punjab Disaster Man - DIG Operations Lahore Rai Babar of Punjab University to be a volunteer advised that the students needed to cre - Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad has in - fight Corona: Chohan agement Authority which will be used Saeed has directed a in creating awareness and help imple - ate awareness amongst their relatives structed Institute of Chemical Engi - Information Minister Punjab to deal with the Corona virus. At pres - crackdown on the shopkeepers on ment government instructions in order and neighbours and help them to the neering and Technology to prepare a Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has said the ent 40 isolation wards have been set up overcharging for masks and sanitizers. to curtail the spread of COVID-19. best possible extent to manage this out - special hand sanitizer that could kill nation to stay united to fight Corona in major hospitals in different cities of So far as many as 24 FIRs have been In his email, the VC said that since break. viruses. In this regard, the Vice-Chan - pandemic. He urged people from all Punjab, he informed. registered against profiteers. the creation of Pakistan, students of “Apart from this, the information cellor visited Institute of Chemical En - walks of life, especially belonging to He said that three quarantine hospi - DIG Operations warned that no one dear homeland had always played im - that you get from the government gineering and Technology and held a politics and media, to act sensibly to tals with a collective capacity of more would be allowed to overcharge citi - portant roles in dealing with different zens in the wake of the corona virus through print and electronic media meeting with Dean Faculty of Chemi - spread positivity and hope among their than 800 beds have been established at crisis. Rai Babar Saeed said that citi - crises and have accomplished enviable should also be communicated to people cal Engineering Prof Dr Taqi Zahid followers. Urology Hospital Rawalpindi, Punjab zens could also file complaints at the feats of bravery. “Today, the whole around you and help them comply with Butt, ICET Director Prof Dr Abdullah In his statement, he said that as per Kidney Liver Institute Lahore and Dis - police helpline 15 if someone de - world, including Pakistan faces a grave those guidelines. Remember, only Khan Durrani and Dr Bilal. Prof Niaz the directives of Prime Minister Imran trict Headquarters Hospital Muzaffar - mands high prices of masks and sani - concern; and again, the students have a those nations successfully come out of Ahmad said that ICET was one hun - Khan, Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar garh. He said all doctors, nurses and tizers. DIG Operations great national and religious responsi - such crises which face these problems dred years old institution and it would Usman Buzdar is constantly monitor - other paramedical staff working in Co - Rai Babar Saeed directed all Divi - bility on their shoulders. They need to with courage, commitment and pas - come forward with the solution to the ing the whole situation and Buzdar rona Isolation Wards have been pro - sional SPs to speed up action against once again rise up to the situation and sion. I have a firm belief in you and am problem being faced by the country. He Government will take necessary ad - vided protective suits and kits so that profiteers and hoarders ensuring com - pen another story of courage by play - sure you would participate in the bet - instructed the chemical