we need a thread for smaller citys in punjab like faislabad, multan, gujranwala etc so i made this topic for that. this topic exculds lahore and isloo as they have there own topics.

GREEN CENTER IN GUJRANWALA

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looks 12 floors+

Anything realted to development and news and updates of this privince would be posted here.

Associated Press of Pakistan

MUZAFFARGARH: Committed to improve health facilities, the Punjab government will upgrade district headquarters hospital on priority basis, said MPA Mehr Arshad Ahmed Sial.

Talking to reporters on Tuesday, he disclosed that the government will add 500 beds, besides setting up children's ward at the District Headquarters Hospital, Muzaffargarh.

He explained that a dialysis unit in district headquarters hospital will be operational soon, adding that Punjab government has released Rs 80 million for the execution of different development projects in the constituency PP-254.

"Government is extending services to masses without any discrimination.

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Associated Press of Pakistan

LAHORE: New family welfare centers will be established in the province to provide basic maternal and child healthcare facilities for every population of 5000 to 7000 souls, while earlier centers were established only in population pockets of 30,000.

Punjab Population Welfare Minister Neelam Jabbar while talking to a women delegation here Saturday said that messages regarding family and population welfare messages will be imparted to the public through a special promotional campaign, which will include giving sewing machines to deserving women, and soliciting the cooperation of Ulema, teachers and other community leaders. Ms Jabbar said that family welfare centers, LHWs and LHVs all play a vital role in health education in rural folk and form the backbone of our healthcare system, and the government will ensure increased training and capacity-building opportunities for these health workers.

Jhagra says ministers should avoid making controversial statements

Amjad Ali Shah

PESHAWAR: PML-N leader Iqbal Zafar Jhagra Saturday rejected allegations of the NWFP government regarding ban on wheat movement and flour crisis, saying the Punjab government was supplying 120,000 metric tonnes of wheat to the NWFP while 4,000 metric tonnes of additional wheat would be supplied very soon.

He said the NWFP government had asked the Punjab to provide it 540,000 metric tonnes of wheat which was fully being supplied. Accompanied by the party's provincial leaders and activists at the press club, he said the country was facing numerous crises such as flour, electricity and law and order.

Jhagra said the PML-N had played a pivotal role to address all key issues and problems by taking all the political parties into confidence to maintain political and economic stability in the country. He expressed concerns over the statement of NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar who accused the Punjab government of imposing a ban on wheat movement.

Jhagra said the allegations were baseless and such kind of statements could create misunderstanding and misperception between the provinces, adding the ministers should avoid passing such statements in the future. He also condemned Iftikhar's statement against the Punjab government in which he had accused it of maltreatment. He said PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif always respected the ANP Founder Khan Abdul Wali Khan and remembered him as a great political leader in the history.

Calling upon the political leaders, he said they should not pass any statements which could create rift and misunderstanding between the provinces, adding the PML-N was a solo party which had raised the NFC Award, water division issues and in-camera briefing on the floor.

He stressed the need for a consensus between the political parties on all major issues instead of wasting time on minor problems and passing confrontational statements, saying the country was facing numerous challenges needed to be addressed through mutual understanding and consensus.

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Seems like huge waste of water...

its hobby of many people dunno why

Associated Press of Pakistan

LAHORE: The Punjab government will spend Rs 18.57 million on the repair and rehabilitation of road network in Kasur City.

According to official sources, the Kasur District government had requested the Punjab government to provide necessary funds for the improvement of city roads.

The provincial government, on the request, has approved PC-II of the project at a modified cost of Rs 18.570 million. However, the Kasur district government will bear the overhead and management cost of the roads after completion, sources said.

Green Tractor Scheme to help boost agri production: MPA and PML-N vice president women's wing Lahore division, Shagufta Sheikh has said that Green Tractor Scheme will pave the way for boosting agri production in Punjab.

Talking to a delegation of farmers here on Sunday she said that the provincial government was fully determined to solve the problems confronting the growers and giving them all possible facilities so that they may be able to give full attention to maximizing wheat production. The PML-N leader said that agriculture has become an industry and Punjab government would patronize farmers for enhancing per acre production.

She lauded the decision of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to focus agriculture sector and provision of tractors on subsidies rates to the small farmers through transparent balloting.

Shagufta Sheikh said that the Punjab government have allocated Rs 2 billion for Green Tractor Scheme and Rs 550 millions for providing agricultural implements to the growers at 50 percent cost.

LAHORE: The promotion of Punjabi culture is essential to promote peace, love and good social values as the saints and mystics always gave the message of love and peace, Governor Salmaan Taseer said on Saturday night. He was addressing the audience during the culture festival titled ‘Punjab Rung’, organised at the Governor’s House on Saturday night. He said that the feeling of nationalism was embedded in every Pakistani and no extremist group could eliminate that. Various artists from different parts of the country demonstrated their performances on the occasion and sang mystic as well as folk songs. The governor also announced to hold a Punjabi poetry recitation in the city to encourage Punjabi literature and to encourage young poets. staff report

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Suits him well, back to his rustic ways. Jithay da khota, uthayi aan khalota.

haan sahee kahaaa

Suits him well, back to his rustic ways. Jithay da khota, uthayi aan khalota.

That's a traditional Punjabi saying. Well done you!!

The Post Report

LAHORE: The Punjab government has issued instructions to the authorities concerned to discourage the trend of serving tea, soft drinks and other refreshments during official meetings.

In a circular issued to all administrative secretaries, heads of affiliated departments, semi-government institutions and DCOs, the Punjab government has directed them that instead of serving tea etc on the table of the meeting, a separate table be placed in a corner of the meeting room for tea or other refreshments, if necessary, so that participants could have these refreshments on self-help basis.

The Post Report

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has announced relief assistance of Rs 100 million for the earthquake-affected people of Balochistan. He has also constituted a task force headed by Senior Adviser Sardar Zulfiqar AliKhan Khosa which will not only provide edible items and medicines from four big cities of Punjab including Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad with the cooperation of MNAs and MPAs but would also supervise other relief activates.

LAHORE (October 30 2008): 'Rs 40 million allocated by Punjab Chief Minister for the welfare of disabled persons, is a step towards the desired benefit of the people that had been ignored in the past,' the President, Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (Labard), Muhammad Pervaiz Malik said in a statement on Wednesday.

Appreciating the provincial government for its people friendly policies, he said besides lacking facilities at government level, disabled persons have been facing multiple problems but now the society could hope that there would be some solutions to their problems at government level. Labard is ready to extend its services for this noble cause, as it has been active in this particular area for over a decade.

Above 35 million Pakistani people are suffering from some kind of disability, who direly need government and private sector help, he said adding that with a little attention, these people could become an active part of the society. Malik further said that all developed countries are giving especial attention to the disabled persons. Not only buildings have especial ramps, but also facilities are being provided to them at all public places.

LAHORE (October 30 2008): Punjab Chief Minister chairing a meeting here on Wednesday said that Punjab government plans to build up six-storey 'Punjab Institute of Forensic Sciences ' at NIA Beg Thokhar Lahore in record 11-month period. He disclosed that the Institution having 14 departments would have 32 scientists placed in it.

The CM speaking of austerity measures being taken in new government projects said that new institution would be greatly supplement police investigation in future.

Orders timely completion of development projects

The Post Report

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that liver transplant centers will be set up in the province so that liver operations could be conducted locally and the patients do not have to go abroad for this purpose. He said that measures would be taken for curbing liver disease and an extensive public awareness campaign will also be launched regarding preventive measures in this regard. He also constituted a high level committee for the establishment of liver transplant centers. The committee after considering all aspects regarding establishment of liver transplant centers will submit its recommendations to the Chief Minister within seven days.

This was stated by him while presiding over a high-level meeting regarding establishment of liver transplant centers and prevention of liver diseases, at Chief Minister's Secretariat, here Thursday.

Member National Assembly Sardar Iyaz Sadiq, Members Provincial Assembly Dr Saeed Elahi, Dr. Asad Ashraf, Chairman Planning & Development, Secretary Health as well as senior doctors were present on the occasion. The Chief Minister said that growing number of liver patients is a matter of concern and there is a need for taking effective measures for preventing the people from such fatal diseases. He said that government will take effective measures for this purpose and liver transplant centers would be established in teaching hospitals of the province. He said that a comprehensive strategy would be devised for this purpose with the consultation of senior doctors.

Earlier, Prof. Dr. Huma Arshad in her briefing about liver diseases and transplant said that both grown up people and children are becoming victim of liver diseases and 15 percent of such patients are below 18 years. She said that Children Hospital is playing an important role in the healthcare and treatment of children and a large number of liver patients including children from other provinces visit the hospital for this purpose. She said that four children suffering from liver diseases are admitted to Children Hospital every week while one patient of liver cancer gets admission in the hospital each month. Senior doctors including Dr. Yawar Saeed, Dr. Naeem-ud-Din Mian, Dr. Faisal Masood, Dr. Javed Akram, Dr. Zaffar Iqbal and Dr. Anwar A. Khan also spoke on the occasion and expressed their views about liver diseases.

Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that government is taking solid measures for infrastructure development in the province and a number of mega projects have been launched for this purpose for the benefit of the masses. He said that quality and timely completion of development projects is also being ensured.

He was talking to Director General National Logistics Cell (NLC) Major Gen. Imtiaz Ahmad who called on him at Chief Minister's Secretariat here Thursday to discuss development activities in the province. He said that an expressway project has been started in Rawalpindi while several development projects have been launched in the provincial metropolis. He asked DG NLC to take measures for early transportation of Punjab's wheat quota from Karachi and this process should be completed within four to five days.

DG NLC Major Gen. Imtiaz Ahmad expressed his interest in joining development activities in Punjab and assured that a high standard of construction work will be maintained.

Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that special attention is being paid to the supply of potable water and provision of drainage facilities so as to save the people from gastro and other diseases. He said that filter plants would be set up for this purpose throughout the province. He directed formation of two special committees to be headed by members of provincial assembly to formulate comprehensive and solid recommendations for water supply and drainage. The committees will formulate their recommendations regarding improvement and reformation of facilities in urban and rural areas within ten days for submitting to the Chief Minister.

He was presiding over a high level meeting at Chief Minister's Secretariat here Wednesday, which considered various matters including water supply and drainage facilities in rural areas as well as installation of filter plants. Members Punjab Assembly Saeed Akbar Khan Nowani, Ch. Shafiq Ahmad, Waris Kallo, Rana Muhammad Arshad as well as Nazir Wattoo, Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qureshi, Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning & Development, Secretary Housing & Public Health Engineering, Secretary Local Governments and other senior officers participated. The Chief Minister directed authorities concerned to undertake a complete survey of water supply lines and to immediately replace rusty pipelines. Similarly, effective measures be taken for improvement of drainage facilities and laboratories be established at district level for checking the quality of water. The Chief Minister expressed his displeasure over the poor performance of the departments concerned due to which people are suffering from gastro and other diseases caused by contaminated water. He said that during his visit to Rahimyar Khan he had personally inspected a water supply project in Liaqatpur area where carcasses and filth was floating. He warned that the departments concerned will have to improve their efficiency immediately and adopt solid measures to save the people from the diseases caused by contaminated water. He said that federal government should be approached immediately for the setting up of water filter plants as such plants have already been installed in other provinces. He also ordered that report about Liaqatpur Water Supply Scheme should be submitted to him immediately.

Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif further directed that provision of basic amenities in urban as well as rural and backward areas be ensured and all available resources be utilized for this purpose. He said it is unfortunate that people of our country do not even have safe drinking water in this advanced age. He directed the committees set up under the chairmanship of Member Provincial Assembly Waris Kallo for urban areas and Saeed Akbar Nawani for rural areas should submit their recommendations regarding improvement of water supply and drainage system within ten days. Chief Secretary Javed Mehmood gave various proposals in the meeting for the betterment of water supply and drainage system. Earlier, Secretary Housing and Secretary Local Government informed the meeting about the performance of their departments regarding water supply and drainage.

Suits him well, back to his rustic ways. Jithay da khota, uthayi aan khalota.


:lol:

haan sahee kahaaa

Spamming is annoying, let that be very clear, that's why its not allowed anywhere.

Posts which have absolutely no relation to the thread, would be deleted and the member would be INFRACTIONED/BANNED accordingly.

Common spamming posts:

- Hmmmmmmm

- Haan Yeh to Theek Hai

- Okay

- Not sure

- I like it

- Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

If you are found spamming, YOU WILL BE BRIGGED/BANNED.

Thank you.

Brigged for 5 days.

Our Correspondent

BAHAWALPUR: MPA Zulfiqar Ali has disclosed that Punjab government has released Rs 40 million for the construction of a dual carriageway from Fuji Basti to Bahawalpur and work on the project will be started soon.

Talking to The Post, Sunday, the MPA said that apart from this, the PC-1 of a dual carriageway Library Chowk to Fuji Basti had also been approved by the Punjab CM.

He said the PML-N government in Punjab was keen in the development of Bahawalpur District. "The government trying to solved the civics problems facing by the people of Bahawalpur including provision sewerage system, road infrastructure and electric supply to the urban areas of the city including Gharib Abad and Khajiwala.

MPA Zulfiqar said that he visited the central jail Bahawalpur to inspect measures being taken for the welfare the prisoners. The Punjab government has chalked out a plan under which 'detention' will be converted into training period so that the prisoners released from jail they could serve an honourable life," he vowed. He said the government had provided an ECG and dental machines and other medical equipment to the jail administration to ensure medical facilities to the inmates.

Zulfiqar went on to say that he had had a meeting with the Punjab chief minister and briefed him about the civics problems of the area. "The CM had assured me of the construction of a sports complex in Bahawalpur and in this connection the land of the agriculture department has been transferred to the district sports department for construction," he disclosed.

He said that he had invited the Punjab CM to Bahawalpur.

To a question, he said the PML-N government was giving great importance to the promotion of education and revolutionary steps had been taken for its uplift. "Besides other measures the government will soon fill vacant posts of educators in the Education Department," he added. He said the PML-N struggling for sustainable democracy and supremacy of the constitution in the country.

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Associated Press of Pakistan

SARGODHA: The District Development Committee (DDC) has approved 172 schemes worth Rs 300 million to improve the living standard of the people.

A meeting in this regard was held here on Wednesday.The meeting was presided over by DCO Shehr Yar Sultan. EDO Finance and Development, Ch.Shameem Jehangir, EDO Education Attaullah Shah, EDO Works Rana Naveed Ahmad, EDO Health Dr Ghulam Qadir and DO Planning Miss Musarat Jabeen also attended the meeting.

On the occasion, the DCO said the Punjab chief minister was taking keen interest in the development of remote and far-flung areas and in this regard all necessary steps were being taken to implement the projects in letter and spirit.

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Our Correspondent

BAHAWALPUR: Engr Baleegur Rehman, MNA from the constituency No 185 Bahawalpur, has said that current financial crisis is the result of the ill-planned economical policies of the previous government and the present government has to resort to the International Monetary Fund to steer the country out of this economic crisis.

However, he added that the government would have to undergo downsizing in the government departments and impose various taxes to meet the terms of the Fund.

Talking to The Post here Friday, he suggested opting negotiations with the terrorists to develop peace in the region.

To maintain law and order in the country, MNA reiterated that all constitutional institutions should work within their framework. Baleegur Rehman appreciated the Punjab PML-N government's effective measures for the welfare of the poor in the province.

While referring to his uplift work for the people of his constituency, he said he provided electricity and natural gas connections while link roads with Rs 30.75 million were constructed in the area.

He maintained that he sponsored 16 deserved people for pilgrimage this year with the funds awarded to him by the federal government.

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Punjab to install computer labs in 4,000 schools

CM says commissioners, DCOs will be responsible for looking after labs

The Post Report

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that computer laboratories are being established in four thousand schools of the province at a cost of Rs 5 billion. He said that this revolutionary step of Punjab government will help in imparting modern education to students of public schools to enable them to play their due role for the progress and prosperity of the country through benefiting from information technology. He said that generators will be provided in those areas where electricity is not available and all computers will be linked with internet. He said that the government has decided to set up computer labs in public schools as like developed nations our future also depends upon information technology.

This was stated by him while addressing a meeting in connection with setting up of computer labs in public schools at Chief Minister's Secretariat, the other day. The meeting was also attended by Chairman Planning & Development, Additional Chief Secretary, Chairman Punjab Vocational Training Council, Secretary Information Technology, Secretary Schools and representatives of various computer companies. The Chief Minister said that revolutionary measures have been taken by the government for the improvement of education sector including establishment of endowment fund with Rest 2 billion, conducting of essay writing and speech competitions for polishing the talent of students, provision of basic educational facilities in all schools, ensuring attendance of teachers and setting up model schools. He said that the government is paying attention to the promotion of information technology in the province so that students could benefit from modern technology in education.

He said that 60 thousand computers will be provided to the computer labs being established in the province for this purpose. He said that besides English and Urdu software, dictionary will also be available for the benefit of students of backward areas. He said that all computers will be linked with internet while generators will be provided in the areas where electricity is not available and to cope with the problem of load shedding. He said that the companies supplying computers will also provide a complete package including after sale service for three years, provision of spare parts and training of teachers. He said that leading international computer companies will be associated with the project.

The Chief Minister directed that the project of provision of computers should be initiated immediately and work should be started on emergent basis. He said that this facility will be extended in two thousand schools annually including the current year and Additional Chief Secretary Punjab will serve as project manager. He said that all divisional commissioners and DCOs will be responsible for looking after computer labs in their respective divisions and districts. He directed that complete transparency should be ensured in the project while three or four teachers of every school should be imparted computer training so that they could perform their responsibility regarding training of students in an efficient manner. He said that incentives will also be given to the teachers in this regard. He stressed upon the representatives of different computer firms present in the meeting to extend all out cooperation to Punjab government in this regard so that students could be equipped with latest knowledge.

Earlier, Additional Chief Secretary presented recommendations of the committee set up for the provision of computers in schools.

LAHORE: The newly constituted Board of Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) approved a budget of Rs1,774.70 million for the year 2008-09 in its first meeting held here on Saturday.

The board approved the budget after seven months of the current fiscal year as there was no board prior due to the election year. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif after taking charge of the province appointed industrialist Yawar Irfan Khan as Chairman of the PSIC board.

The board meeting was attended by famous industrialists Kamal Manoo, Shahzad Malik, Dr Shella Javed Akram, Punjab Minister for Prison Ch Abdul Ghafoor and officials of the Punjab finance and industry departments.

The meeting approved Rs129.13 million development budget and Rs483.56 million non-development budget. It said that the PSIC had curtailed its non-development budget by 17 per cent.

In the meeting, every board member gave proposals to improve the image of the PSIC and make it a fruitful and result-oriented institution. The meeting also decided to hold Punjab Expo this year for the promotion of industrial products of the province.

Similarly, it also decided the PSIC would establish its counters for the promotion of handicrafts at overseas offices of Pakistan. It approved construction of an eight-storey PSIC House at Davis Road. The PSIC house will be established over an area of 8,700 square feet at the existing PSIC handicraft shop.

The meeting mentioned that a tender was given to NESAPK for preparing a map of the PSIC house some three years ago, but later it was scrapped. Initial estimated cost of the PSIC house is around Rs217 million. The board also discussed various schemes for PSIC staff welfare.

The News learnt that the chairman of the board constituted different committees for handling different issues. However, this time the sitting chairman has changed the tradition of chairing every committee and gave the slot of chairman and co-chairman to members of the board.

This came in a bid to increase transparency in the working of the PSIC and also increase involvement of board members to enhance their interest for the betterment of the industry.

The board also constituted a meeting assigned to complete the survey of all industrial estates of Punjab and give the updated status of industrial plots. The survey will give the actual status of developed plots of the industrial estates of the province. Later, the PSIC will chalk out future strategy to develop industrial estates.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Islamabad

Gandhara Art and Culture Association (GACA) has planned to revive the 2,500 years old Buddhist University of Taxila with the contemporary features of the 21st century.

Chief Monk of Korea, Jeon Woon Deok, who is currently visiting Pakistan, has approved the site for the institute for which government has fully supported, Zulfiqar Rahim, director GACA told APP here Monday.

The project of reviving the fist university of the world which dates back to 700 B.C, will take 3-year to complete with the help of government, public and private agencies and Buddhist countries like Korea, Japan and China to restore the existing monastery in its original look.

The idea will also boost tourism industry of the country as the Buddhists from across the world will visit Pakistan to perform their holy rituals, he said. The GACA, he said, has also proposed the government to hold ‘21st Century Peace Caravan’ organising from Taxila and travelling to China, Korea and Japan via Silk route.

The association organized a two-day seminar on ‘Promotion and Preservation of Gandhara Art in Pakistan’ in which the chief monk called for peace and harmony, as the world was facing religious conflicts and racial tensions.

While talking about the essence of Buddhism, the chief monk said that Gandhara was the hub of all cultures and religions while commercial activities of all the major religions of the world co-existed here in a very peaceful and harmonious way. Korea, China and Japan has traditionally Buddhist culture and it has roots in Gandhara, he remarked.

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A MEETING of the district emergency officers here reviewed the progress on expansion of the Punjab Emergency Service, Rescue 1122, in the remaining 24 districts of the province.

The meting also discussed the district/provincial emergency plans in the light of changing patterns of terrorist incidents such as the recent terrorist attacks at Rescue 15 building in Lahore. Punjab Emergency Service Director General Dr Rizwan Naseer chaired the meeting and district emergency officers (DEOs) of Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Multan, DG Khan, Rahim Yar Khan, Sahiwal, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Murree and Sargodha attended.

The DG said the Service had saved over 10,520 fire emergencies from turning into disaster due to timely response and fire fighting on modern lines. He asked the DEOs to identify the high risk areas through hazard mapping so that fire emergencies could be prevented. The DEOs were also advised to ensure implementation of fire safety measures.

The DEOs were asked to update the emergency plan and remain on emergency alert so that any terror incident could be managed timely. The DG directed the DEOs to regularly conduct fire drills/refresher trainings in their respective districts and ensure establishment of the community emergency response teams after providing training to volunteers.

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Murree June 14: Labourers busy in construction of an Expressway. APP photo by Shigri

seems like near Lower Topa area, as rest of the portion is completed of Murree expressway.

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Multan June 17: A laborer busy in digging the place for the reconstruction of footpath at LMQ Road. APP photo by Hassan Mahmood

National Engineering Services Pakistan Limited (NESPAK) has been engaged by Punjab to provide engineering, design, project upgradation and consultancy support of the development projects having a total cost of Rs 52.879 billion.

Official press release issued revealed that these projects were related to irrigation system rehabilitation project, construction of labour colony Lahore, WASA Lahore’s 32 schemes for reduction of stagnation period of rain water and repair plus renovation of roads in Murree and adjoining areas. NESPAK has been awarded construction supervision of special repairs/patching/renovation of various roads in Murree area including Rawalpindi-Murree-Kashmir Road, Bansra Gali Bye Pass Road, Lawrence College-Jhika Gali Bye Pass Road and Kohala Bridle Road (Section Jhika Gali to Bhurban). Estimated cost of the project is Rs 34 million and total length of roads is 60km.

PA approves over Rs 4.89 trillion budget



Staff Reporter

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly here Thursday approved Rs 4 trillion, 89 billion and 870 million annual budget for the fiscal year 2009-10 here Thursday and approved all 42 demands for grants. Speaker Punjab Assembly approved 37 demands for grants through voting, while cut motions of Opposition regarding budgetary allocations of four departments, Education, Police, Agriculture and Health, and that in respect of State Trading of Foodgrains and Sugar were rejected.The house during the proceedings discussed in detail the objections of opposition members. Meanwhile, Speaker Rana Iqbal Ahmed Khan announced an additional one month salary for the Punjab Assembly employees, while Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira also made announcement that Finance Department and officials deployed at Punjab Assembly security would also be eligible for additional one month salary for the best efforts in preparation of budget documents and foolproof security of the house during budget session.Later, Speaker adjourned the assembly till Friday Morning, 9am. The agenda of Friday's session would be approval of finance Bill 2009-10.

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Nowshera Virkan July 08: Labourers busy in carpeting the Gujranwala-Lahore Road. APP photo by Sheikh Munir Ahmad Azad

^^Good to see that........before it was absolutely awful to use GT road

14 uplift projects completed



Associated Press of Pakistan

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Fourteen development projects have been completed in the district at a cost of Rs 500 million, said divisional commissioner Hassan Iqbal on Saturday.

He said these projects have been completed, leading to improvement in the quality of life of the people of the district.

He said that mega sewage schemes are being executed with an amount of Rs 600 million.

These schemes will be completed in two years.

The commissioner said that another mega project of urban water supply is being executed at a cost of Rs 310 million. It will be completed within one year.

He said a modern auditorium is also being built with an investment of Rs 60 million in the city.

* Punjab CM’s development package includes 11 schemes
* Package sanctioned to mitigate demands of separate province

Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif has sanctioned a special development package of Rs 2,770 million for Bahawalpur division to mitigate the demand of a separate province in southern Punjab, sources said.

Sources said the CM would conduct a two-day official visit of the division from Tuesday, while the chief secretary, along with 21 provincial secretaries, reached the area yesterday (Monday).

Sources said the CM would inaugurate some new projects and approve 11 development schemes for the division during his visit.

Development: The development package includes 11 schemes as prioritised by the Bahawalpur commission and the provincial secretaries concerned. The schemes include a 300-bed hospital (Rs 1,462 million), vocational institute (Rs 48 million), veterinary colleges (Rs 680 million), additional circular road (Rs 60 million), refurbishing of polytechnic institute (Rs 10 million), establishment of teacher training institute (Rs 60 million), construction of a working women’s hostel (Rs 45 million), a rice research institute at Bahawalnagar (Rs 100 million), a drug testing laboratory (Rs 100 million) and the Sutlej River Lake Park (Rs 200 million).

The chief minister would also provide financial assistance of Rs 5.5 million for the construction of the Bahawalpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Demand: Sources said the special package had been sanctioned to minimise the miseries of the neglected inhabitants of southern Punjab and to mitigate the demand in parliament for a separate province.

During the tour, the CM would meet all the parliamentarians of the division to discuss development of the region, sources said. The provincial secretaries would provide presentations to the chief secretary about the development schemes of the departments concerned.

The visit was planned on the request of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Saud Majeed, sources said.

Punjab to set up power projects, says Khosa


Friday, July 31, 2009
By Our Correspondent

LAHORE

SENIOR Advisor to Chief Minister Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa has said that the Punjab government has decided to generate resources for meeting the increasing demand for energy.

Chairing a high level meeting at his office here on Thursday to review different measures regarding generation of energy at Taunsa Barrage, he said in this connection new coal and hydle power plants would be installed.

Punjab Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, Secretary Irrigation, Secretary Mines & Mineral Development and officers of other departments were also present on the occasion.

The meeting was informed that the Punjab government was evolving its energy policy under which the existing power generation resources are also being improved and a power plant for generation of energy was also being installed at Taunsa Barrage.

The meeting was informed that feasibility for small hydle projects on canals and barrages had been completed. Extra energy would be available in the province by these projects. The meeting was told that 42 per cent electricity was being produced through oil, which was costly. According to experts large reservoirs of coals are available in Pakistan and production of energy through coal was cheaper

PUNJAB Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Dr Tanvir-ul-Islam Rana has said that despite limited staff and resources, the provincial Archaeology Department would ensure conservation and preservation of 1500 historical buildings in the province.

He expressed his views at a briefing held by the Department of Archaeology, Government of Punjab. He said that the area surrounding the Shalamar Gardens were being considered to be declared as buffer-zone for the preservation of a national historic asset.

DG Archaeology Department Punjab Syed Pervez Abbas speaking on the occasion told the audience, at Al Hamra Cultural Complex on Monday that two heritage sites in the provincial capital were being preserved.

In the briefing to the provincial minister, the DG said that Lahore Fort, Shalamar Gardens, Rohtas Fort and Taxila have been declared as world heritage and the Punjab Archaeology Department would preserve these along with other national historical and archaeological assets of Pakistan.

He said that the department was facing different problems and hurdles were created in our way by Wapda, Wasa, and the district government and last but not least the local residents. The DG said that in the preservation process we were using the same material as it was used by the Mughals. For this purpose, red stone would be imported from India.

CM directs to complete Kahna-Kasur road on time



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LAHORE: Punjab chief minister has directed that construction of Kahna to Kasur City road be completed in five months and a high standard of construction work should be ensured. Addressing a meeting held to review Lahore Kasur Road Project here today, the CM said the project was facing a long delay, resulting in serious problems to the people. He said hardly any project was completed within timeframe in the past and due to delay in development projects, government was facing additional financial burden of billions of rupees. He directed representatives of Echo West Company to complete Kahna to Kasur City road by January 25, 2010. He warned that no compromise would be made on the standard of construction work. Earlier, Secretary C&W, said the project was scheduled to be completed on May 29, 2006 but despite getting extension in the completion period, the project was still pending.

IUB college building being constructed



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BAHAWALPUR: The engineering college building of the Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) is being constructed with the estimated cost of Rs 200 million.

According to the IUB sources, 175 acres of land had been allocated for the construction of the building that would house the faculty of commerce and management sciences, college of fine arts, college of agricultures and college of veterinary sciences.

The total cost of these projects would be completed during next fiscal year.

The source said the electric generator of 500KVA had been installed at the main auditorium of Baghdad-ul-Jadeed campus for the smooth supply of electricity.

Railway underpass project approved



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MUZAFFARGARH: The railway authorities have accorded approval for construction of railway underpass near Muzaffargarh-Jhang Morr. Talking to newsmen, Chairman Standing Committee on Sports, Jamsheed Ahmed Khan Dasti said that work on the project will begin next month. He said that the project would be executed at a cost of Rs 25.7 millions. Earlier, he met with divisional superintendent railways Multan to discuss the project.

Rs 12 billion approved for hospitals



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SIALKOT: The Punjab government has earmarked Rs 12 billion for the setting up ultra-modern emergency wards in ten district headquarters hospitals (DHQs) of the province, said official sources here on Sunday.

Sources said that under the programme, medical facilities including CT scan, MRI services and diagnostic facilities would be made available in the emergency wards and the work on the project would be carried out soon.

The step was being taken for mitigating the traveling problems of patients and to ensure quality treatment facilities at their doorstep, sources said, adding that the government has also decided to establish four medical colleges in the province including Sialkot and initial work on this medical college had already been undertaken.

The Punjab government will construct an 11-storey parking plaza in Murree at a cost of Rs 1.549 billion within a year. This was informed to a high-level meeting chaired by Punjab Secretary Communication and Works Fawad Hasan Fawad on Monday. The meeting was informed that the parking plaza would cover 546,000 sqft and accommodate 1,136 vehicles. It was told that ‘rest area’ would be constructed on the first floor while 36 shops, emergency room, first aid room and a restaurant would also be the part of the plaza. It was told that construction of the plaza would be completed in one year in four phases and fine would be imposed on the construction firm if it failed to meet the deadline. The meeting was attended by Rawalpindi Commissioner Zahid Saeed, Punjab Chief Engineer Khalid Mehmood, Superintendent Engineer Highways Abbas Khan, representatives of construction firms and senior officials of district administration

11 storey parking plaza... but the cost is way too high... 1.5 billion Rs..... DAM..

Rs 320m being spent on dual carriageway



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MIAN CHANNU: A sum of Rs 320 million is being spent on 7-kilometre long dual carriageway in city which would be completed in one year.

MPA Rana Babar Hussain said that government had approved 46 development schemes for PP-217 constituency and work on several schemes is in progress.

He said that a grant of Rs 250 million has been approved for the construction of railway underpass in the city and work on it would soon be started.

Rs 78m to be spent on uplift projects



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BAHAWALPUR: Member Provincial Assembly Sardar Jhanzaib Waran has said that Rs 78 million would be spent on different development schemes in Ahmedpur East, constituency (PP-269) during current financial year. Talking to APP here, he said new roads and schools would be constructed in Ahmedpur East in addition to water supply schemes, besides electrification and canal bridges projects that were under process. He said mobile dispensary facilities would be provided for rural areas.

A huge amount of Rs 175 billion will be spent on development in various districts during the current fiscal year which includes 45% of the total development funds for uplift of Southern part of Punjab province.

Unfolding the distinctive features of the annual development plan, the Chairman Development and Planning Department, Muhammad Sami Saeed told APP Tuesday that on the special directive of the Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, 45 per cent of the total development funds earmarked for the year 2009-2010 will be spent on the execution of different development projects of public welfare in the southern districts of the province.

He said that first time in the history of the province,as a result of good governance,90 % of the total development funds of Rs 133 billions were spent on development projects during the last fiscal year,which he added,is a record achievement.

Sami Saeed said that all Secretaries,Divisional Commissioners,District Co-ordination Officers,Divisional and District Development Officers in the province had already been given clear instructions to ensur timely completion of all development projects in their respective jurisdiction.

He said that all officers have also been directed to make sure the proper use of construction material,standard and specification of construction of projects and schemes as per tender before payment to contractors failing which strict action will be taken against negligent.

Chairman said that overall performance of all important and key development projects is being monitored through master computer installed at P&D headquarters on monthly basis.

Rs 900m released for 2 mega projects in S Punjab



Associated Press of Pakistan

MULTAN: Government has released a sum of Rs 900 million to begin work on two mega projects including Aimanwala Pattan bridge which has been renamed as Musa Pak Shaheed bridge and Head Muhammadwala for faster road communication that will usher in a new era of economic prosperity in South Punjab.

Official sources said that South Punjab is a priority of the government and a huge sum of Rs 12 billion is being spent on its uplift as per budget 2009-10 allocation.

They say a dynamic infrastructure uplift initiative is under execution on a fast-track basis in South Punjab and being closely monitored by Prime Minister Inspection Commission to ensure quality and in time completion. They say PSO to PM Yousuf Naseem Khokhar is also closely monitoring the pace of progress.

The government has released Rs 500 million to start work on Musa Pak Shaheed Bridge in Jalalpur Pirwala that will reduce distance between Karachi and Multan by 74 kilometres.

Another Rs 4O0 million amount has been released for Head Muhammadwala.

A sum of Rs 8 billion would be spent on Khanewal-Multan section of Faisalabad-Multan motorway and process of land acquisition was in progress. Six flyovers will be completed within a period of eighteen months after release of funds in Multan as part of a modern road engineering initiative to solve the years long traffic blockade problem in the city. The work is in progress on widening of 10 city roads which will be completed by December 31, 2009.
Bosan road will also be widened to 120 feet at a cost of Rs 2.5 billion.

The inner ring road will be built from Chowk Kumhranwala to Chowk Shah Abas to maintain smooth flow of traffic. A flyover will also be built at Nag Shah Chowk.

Land has been acquired for women university and selected for cadet college while PC-II has also been approved for a medical college on Multan. Punjab government has released Rs 106 million for woman univarsity project.

A sum of Rs 410 million would be spent on the proper disposal of solid waste while work on 27 schemes of sewage will begin shortly. Southern bypass project would complete by June 30, 2010.

60 uplift schemes nearing completion



Associated Press of Pakistan

D G KHAN: As many as 60 uplift schemes launched in three provincial constituencies under Special Development Programme (SDP) were at concluding stages. District Coordination Officer, Iftikhar Ali Sahu said this while presiding over a meeting of district development committee here Wednesday. The meeting was apprised that uplift work was in progress in three constituencies, including PP-241,242 and 243, and Rs 201.6 millions were being spent on these 60 development schemes. The DCO directed concerned officers to actively monitor the work and ensure the required standard.

Sharki Gojar Khan Bridge to be opened soon



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GOJAR KHAN: The bridge linking Sharky Gojar Khan to the city would be open soon in December for smooth flow of traffic. While talking to Online here on Wednesday the administration said that half construction work of the bridge has been completed and bridge would be open soon in December for traffic. The bridge is being constructed by NESPAK with cost of Rs 300 million.

The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has ceased operations on more than a dozen projects without completion by terming them unfruitful, compromising over Rs. 180 million the projects have already consumed, ‘The News’ has learnt.

The projects which are a blend of training programs and development schemes have been ceased, terminating over 80 employees working on the projects. Some of the projects given up unfinished include the Computerization of Irrigation and Power systems, Urban Improvable Property Tax, Demand based Training, Computerization of Special Branch Police, Office Automation of PSIC, Hospital Management Information Systems, and Computerization of Labor Department.

Sources have revealed that not only these projects have been shut down but PIBT’s utilization of funds in the first quarter of the fiscal year is below one percent. It is pertinent to mention that (PITB) utilized only a fraction, about 24 percent, of its total allotted budget last year subject to which the budget for the year 2009— 2010 was cut down by Rs 200 million.

The projects are progressive and important when it comes to automation of institutions as per the vision of e-governance promoted by the Chief Minister Punjab himself. The large amounts of funds already consumed are unaccounted for and there is no explanation of this shear wastage of the tax-payer’s money.

The employees fired after the shut-down of these projects have been seeking adherence from the government ever since they were relieved f their jobs. The employees held a protest demonstration on Saturday in front of the chief secretary’s office. The protestors demanded that they should be given justice and the self righteous Chairman PITB Raanaa Ahmed should be held accountable for her actions.

In a recent action taken by the PITB chairman, the General Manager Finance Rana Arshad who was performing his duties pretty well in the said capacity had been shifted from the post of GM Finance and given charge of the GM Admin. The position of General Manager Finance had been handed over to the previously GM Admin and Operation Amir Khatak.

It merits mentioning here that Amir Khatak has already been involved in over-utilization of his compensation and benefits and the case is under the consideration of S&GAD.

The act of giving charge of finance to a person who is already under investigation for financial disorders is beyond comprehension, especially when it does not benefit the PITB. When contacted, Ranaa Ahmed said that the projects that had been shut down were not fruitful and were a source of over recruiting which was not beneficent for the organization. She also said that the projects were all training programs.

Punjab Chief Minister’s senior advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa Sunday said the projects of solar energy and wind power are being planned in various areas of Punjab, besides power generation.

He was presiding over the meeting of a committee established regarding searching for alternative energy sources in Punjab.

Sardar Zulfiqar said the government will begin new projects aimed at power production through coal, solar energy and wind power; this would generate additional resources.

Senior advisor said Iran also expressed interest in investing in energy sector in Punjab.

Sardar Khosa said the provincial government has decided to start vocational projects in collaboration with Toyota and other companies to help out poor people.

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Chiniot-Lahore motorway??? never heard of this before

I think that was Faisalabad-Multan motorway.........

^^yep it is Lahore Fsd Multan motorway

good to see that they had already started the project it is M4 or M5 not sure abt that

Faisalabad-Multan motorway is M-4

Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has said that the government will establish Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Women University in Punjab.

He stated this during his meeting with the HEC chairman, Dr. Javaid R. Leghari who called on the governor at the Governor’s House here Wednesday. HEC executive director Prof. Dr. Sohail Hussain Naqvi was also present.

ìBenazir Bhutto Shaheed Women University must come up to the highest international standards and play its role in the dissemination of knowledge in the country”, the governor said. He asked the HEC chairman to enhance student enrolment in the universities to ensure the promotion of knowledge-based economy. He also stressed the need for the capacity building of the university teachers, adding that the HEC should focus on Advanced Sciences studies rather than traditional studies offered at the seats of higher learning in Punjab.

“HEC must also pay close attention to faculty development and academic and resource strengthening of its campuses in the Southern Punjab cities like Bahawalpur, D.G. Khan, Multan, Bahawalnagar etc”, Taseer said.

Punjab is an agricultural Province and it needs biotechnology to enhance its productivity to meet the future requirement of food, the governor said, hailing the role of Punjab University Molecular Biology Center for producing sugar insulin and “interferon” a medicine for fatal disease hepatitis in their laboratories which was a great achievement. The Universities should concentrate on technology production, he added.

The governor urged that the universities should exploit their own resources and involve the local industry and private sector for raising funds. He said that HEC should learn from the experience of Cuban scientists who had excelled in the field of bio-technology.

PRIME Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday ordered the Ministry of Communication and the National Highway Authority to accelerate the pace of construction of Lahore-Gujranwala dual carriageway (N-5) and complete the project within the stipulated period.

He directed the authorities to submit him a report within a month regarding the measures taken for the execution of the project. According to a handout on Friday, the prime minister issued these orders in response to a letter written by Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif regarding the delay in the construction of Lahore-Gujranwala carriageway and the problems being faced by people. It may be mentioned that the chief minister had brought the delay and the low standard in the construction work to the notice of the prime minister, requesting him to issue orders to the Ministry of Communication and the NHA to ensure completion of the highway. The chief minister had stated in the letter that the NHA was working on the project of widening Lahore-Gujranwala Road for the a number of years and the contractors had abandoned the project after starting work on some portions of the road due to which people were facing serious problems and traffic jams had become very common. Due to the incomplete work, the road was facing dilapidation and a number of precious lives had been lost in accidents. Moreover, the delay in the project had also seriously hampered social and economic activities in the nearby cities, towns and villages.

Senior Provincial Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad has directed the officials concerned to complete in time all the 78 development schemes, worth Rs.6236 million, in the Irrigations Department, and ensure their proper monitoring.

Presiding over a high level meeting here Tuesday, Raja Riaz said the funds should be utilized by the end of the year. He said the ADP review meetings should be held every month, directing the divisional heads to put up their reports.

He said the funds utilization should be increased and monthly progress reports monitored at the district level. The minister was informed that five schemes worth Rs.1154 million in D G Khan, eight schemes worth Rs 113 million in Sargodha, four schemes worth Rs 722 million in Faisalabad and 15 schemes worth Rs. 1103 in Lahore would be completed. He ordered review meeting on 15th of every month.

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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to utilise all resources for early completion of development schemes in Murree and that maximum development work should be completed before snowfall.

He said a comprehensive plan was being implemented for the beautification of Murree and provision of facilities to tourists.

He was presiding over a meeting of the district administration in Government House, Murree. Pace of work on development projects in Murree was reviewed in the meeting. Rawalpindi commissioner, DCO, NESPAK representatives as well as senior government officers attended the meeting.

The CM directed that officers of different departments and representatives of different institutions maintain a close coordination with each other at every level to ensure that the objectives of development strategy were achieved for the benefit of the people.

He said it should be ensured that modern traffic, parking and other facilities were available to visitors. He said alternate recreational spots should also be developed for attracting maximum number of tourists.

Punjab Chief Minister's senior advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa Sunday said the projects of solar energy and wind power are being planned in various areas of Punjab, besides power generation.He was presiding over the meeting of a committee, established regarding searching for alternative energy sources in Punjab, a private TV channel reported. Sardar Zulfiqar said the government will begin new projects aimed at power production through coal, solar energy and wind power; this would generate additional resources.

Senior advisor said Iran also expressed interest in investing in energy sector in Punjab. Sardar Khosa said the provincial government has decided to start vocational projects in collaboration with Toyota and other companies to help out poor people.

Punjab Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad has said that 30 big projects of Irrigation department undertaken for the improvement of the irrigation system across the province have been completed at a cost of Rs 34.40 million.

This was disclosed at a meeting presided over by the Senior Minister here on Saturday. The minister apprised the meeting that 100 per cent work has also been completed on these schemes well before time, while remaining schemes would also be expedited.

According to a hand out, Raja Riaz said that the rehabilitation of Shahiwala and Tarinda distributaries and Fordwah and Qaim Canals was done with Rs.1400 million,and Fatehpur Dam scheme, costing Rs 57 million, has also been completed.

He said the work on 922 schemes of lining of the irrigation channels was in progress, adding that the work would be completed soon.

This project would be completed at a cost of Rs 990 million. The minister directed completion of the remaining work on this project before the end of current financial year. The minister said the work in residential colony at Lahore has also been completed at a cost of Rs 197 million. Similarly, construction of residences for SE and XEN in Faisalabad has been finished, while the construction of Shujabad Canal Division at Multan has been completed at the cost of Rs 39 million.

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Without going into details of if its good or bad - I guess this guy failed to mention Raiwind Tablighi Jamat would be the one to use this road the most. Every time there is Tablighi Ijtimah - traffic is stuck for days when they all exit at same time. News reporter should be reporting both sides of the story.

that tablighi jamat ijtima is only for 7 days and once in a year...such a huge amount for expansion of already constructed 4 lane road is the wastage of money:bash:....but still i cant believe such a huge amounttt is required for road expansion of few kilometers....:ohno:....r they constructing a road or a runway....:nuts:

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our journalism sucks...
they dont even know the truth..or kisi ki mukhaalfat k liye barha charha k pesh kerte hain hamesha
MOTORWAY SAMEET MULK MAIN 220 FEET WIDE ROAD NAHI..:bash: this guy should correct his records

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Its Kasur, not Qasoor

^^^^....whts kasur is to do with Sargodha road....:nuts:

^^ He quoted the wrong post :haha: he wanted to quote above post

that tablighi jamat ijtima is only for 7 days and once in a year...such a huge amount for expansion of already constructed 4 lane road is the wastage of money:bash:....but still i cant believe such a huge amounttt is required for road expansion of few kilometers....:ohno:....r they constructing a road or a runway....:nuts:

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All the new housing societies Lake City, Valencia Town, Fizaya Housing etc. are on this road... and look at the road

Punjab to construct 2 high-security jails for terrorists

By: Jamaluddin Jamali | Published: November 27, 2009
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LAHORE - The Punjab government is constructing two high-security prisons in District Sahiwal and District Mianwali for terrorists while family rooms (quarters) are being built in four jails where long term convicts’ spouses and children will be allowed to stay with them three days a month.
The family rooms, a new concept in Pakistan, are being constructed in Central Jail Kot Lakhpat Lahore, Central Jail Faisalabad, Central Jail Rawalpindi and Multan which will be ready by the mid of next year.

The construction work on two high security jails is in full momentum. Sahiwal Jail will be completed in 2010 and Mianwali Jail in 2011 with prisoners capacity of 1,000 each.

“The small quarters each comprising one room, a kitchen and a bathroom will offer to lodging to children below six or wife of a convict to spend three days with him in privacy,” official sources told The Nation on Thursday.
The sources disclosed that total of 14 jails including two high security jails were being constructed in various districts of Punjab including Bhakar, Layyah, Okara, Khanewal, Lodhran, Rajanpur, Hafizabad and Sahiwal to relax the load of prisoners on 32 over-crowed jails of Punjab. The sources confided to The Nation that new jails were planned owing to lack of space in the available jails for A and B category prisoners. Mostly political prisoners get A and B category facilities in jails. Awarding such categories to any prisoner is the discretion of the home department or the government, he added.
The 32 jails of Punjab have capacity of just 21,527 prisoners but 56,000 inmates are being kept there like animals whereof they are becoming mentally sick besides serious aliments, mostly on account of inhuman living environment and poor sanitation behind the jail walls. The accused of heinous crimes like dacoits and murders are about 10,000 in number in all jails. Most of the jails have capacity of 1,000 to 15,000 prisoners.
Kot Lakhpat Jail has space for 1,800 prisoners while 5,500 prisoners are packed there. Similarly in Camp Jail Lahore capacity is of just 1,200 inmates while 3,895 prisoners are housed there in most sticky barracks. In all jails there are 5,500 death convicts, while 11,000 convicts fall in various sentence categories starting from one month to 25 years including life imprisonment, the sources revealed.

SENIOR Provincial Minister Raja Riaz Ahmed has said that work on five hydro projects in Punjab, funded by Asian Development Bank, is being expedited.

Addressing a high level meeting on Saturday, Raja Riaz said nine mega schemes worth Rs 146 million were also underway in irrigation sector which should upgrade the irrigation setup of Punjab province. He said all developmental projected would be reviewed and monitored by the NESPAK as third party evaluation. It was informed in the meeting that 37 per cent work on various projects had been completed under the development plan 2009-2010 while pace of work was also being expedited.

The minister also directed the official concerned to ensure quality of work and complete all the developmental projects within the stipulated time. He said senior officers should visit the field and monitor quality of work.

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dude why r u posting same pics in more than one threads???? don't do such things else mods will ban u

location and project...???

sorry guys...i couldn't find post for faisalabad project earlier, therefore posted it on punjab... anyway do you have any idea of LHR-Kasur road progress????? whats the current status and when its going to be innagurated???

Very nice! Glad to see my half-city of Faisalabad get some well-deserved road work.. thanks for the pics khanzada.

Government of Punjab will save Rs. 1.8 billion by using NComputing in over 4,000 schools

More than 2 million students in Punjab, Pakistan will soon receive computer education for the first time with the help of NComputing’s ultra low-cost virtual desktops. The Chief Minister of the Punjab has driven the program, which is setting up computer laboratories in more than 4,000 government-owned secondary and higher secondary schools.

NComputing virtual desktops have revolutionized learning in developed and developing countries by making computer access more affordable than ever before. The solution takes advantage of the fact that today’s computers are so powerful that the vast majority of applications use only a small fraction of the computer’s capacity. NComputing enables a single computer to be virtualized so that many users can tap the unused capacity and share it as if each person had their own computer.

In Punjab, each school will be furnished with a 15-seat computer lab will be run on 3 desktop PCs and 12 NComputing virtual desktops that will connect to the PCs. In addition to reducing purchase costs, electricity usage for these labs will be 90 percent lower than a traditional all-PC computer lab. Finally, when the useful life of the PCs is complete, only a few PCs will need to be upgraded – saving even more funds.

“It is a sustainable and environment-friendly project with very low recurring costs. In the overall context of the project, we are saving over Rs. 1.8 billions, which is almost 36% of the total project cost. As far as the electricity savings is concerned, the Government of Punjab would save another over Rs. 10 million per month as the NComputing devices use only 1 watt of electricity as compared to 110 watts or more for a typical PC,” says the IT Labs project’s Additional Programme Director Joudat Ayaz. “We have reduced the number of PCs being purchased and the cost of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) has also been drastically reduced”.

“With the NComputing technology, a new era in computer literacy has started in Punjab which will enable the provincial planners to impart meaningful computer training at low cost,” said Mr. Saiyid Hasan Rashaad, VP of NConnexion, NComputing’s distributor and authorized service center for Pakistan & Afghanistan.

“NComputing is proud to have been chosen by the Government of Punjab to enhance computer literacy and to equip the future workforce of the country with the computing skills they need to compete on a global economy,” said Mr. Manish Sharma, Vice President of Asia-Pacific for NComputing. “NComputing has become a valuable contributor to the lives of millions of people across tens of thousands of institutions and organizations in more than 140 countries. We continuously endeavor to enable schools, businesses, and governments to expand and improve their computing capabilities at extremely affordable and sustainable costs.”

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4286 IT Labs inaugurated by CM Punjab
December 4, 2009
By Ayesha Khan
To overcome the Digital Divide between the public and private sector schools Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif initiated Punjab IT lab project in Government schools. This project was completed in a record time of 110 days and over 4286 schools were covered in this project.

On the inauguration ceremony, Mian Shahbaz Sharif said that this initiative will revolutionize the education sector and the new generation will play an important role in the progress and development of the country with adequate IT education.

In Punjab IT lab project, every school is equipped with 3 desktop PCs and 12 virtual desktops with licensed software from Microsoft, high speed internet connection and hardware solutions from local companies like Inbox, Siemens, PEL, NComputing, and others IT companies.

Talking to the ceremony held at Govt Model Girls High School Model Town CM Punjab said, “Some 1400 computer labs had been established in 1,400 schools of the Southern Punjab under this project. This project will empower over 3.4 million government school students every year to get the skills they needed to compete globally.”

The ceremony was attended by various members of national and provincial assemblies, Chief Secretary Punjab, Additional Chief Secretary, Vice Chancellors of various universities, students and teachers.

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old but never posted....:)

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good decision!!!

i think if they convert gujranwala sialkot road in to 6 lane highway...its much more economical ...though i am not against motorway construction but in current circumstances this is the best solution ...

i think if they convert gujranwala sialkot road in to 6 lane highway...its much more economical ...though i am not against motorway construction but in current circumstances this is the best solution ...

dude they have already started work on gujranwala sialkot road...they started it 2 months back and work is at full swing...

Still Lahore-Sialkot motorway has its own importance as it will open a new door for business activities etc.

do you have any update on this project...like contractor involved in this project?? and when its gonna complete??

do you have any update on this project...like contractor involved in this project?? and when its gonna complete??

Plz read the previous page first.........This project has been shelved

cancel nai hua roka gaya hai

I am talking about the progress on gujranwala daska sialkot road ... any news on the progress???

All districts to have Rescue 1122 service by Feb 2010: DG Rescue
Saturday, 26 Dec, 2009 1:24 am


KHANEWAL : Director General Rescue 1122 Service Dr Rizwan Naseer said on Friday that the modern emergency health care and disaster management service will be operational in all districts of Punjab by Feb 2010.

While addressing a ceremony after opening a Rescue 1122 office at Lahore More in Khanewal suburbs, DG Rescue said that Rescue service has served around 426000 people so far in times of emergency situations while maintaining good level of performance of responding within seven minutes of the accidents.

He said that fire service will soon be made available in Khanewal rescue centre. DCO Qazi Muhammad Ashfaq termed the opening of Rescue 1122 office as a blessing for the people of Khanewal and thanked Punjab government for this facility.

DPO Dr. Rizwan, other officials and a community leader Hanzala Malik also attended the ceremony. Hanzala Malik unveiled the plaque of new rescue 1122 building.

Later rescuers participated in a mock rehearsal involving shifting of injured to hospital after an artificially arranged blast.


Is there are plan for a similar one in other provinces? whenever i see the news and some terrorist shyt happens on cnn, atleast im relieved to see that they are quick and similar to 911 here

Forget the blasts. What if someone gets stabbed or shot in a house? Or an old person falls down the stairs? Do they really reach the scene within 7 minutes anywhere in the city? And at least here in Karachi (I don't think Khanewal would be better), I really doubt the responders have any training whatsoever to handle injured people or someone in cardiac arrest. I don't think ambulances are meant for picking people up from private homes in Pakistan, they're only for major incidents like blasts or a traffic accident. If you're dying at home, you're screwed.

Karachi isnt in Punjab and shouldnt be used as an example.Hell, they dont even have a central ambulance/police system and the poor mayor has the sindh bootleg govt to thank for that.

Rescue 1122 actually won international recognition and everyone over there is trained, hence why you read on the news of some new batch who graduated or whatnot. I do know they are quick when it comes to medical aid but when it comes to fire fighters rushing to the scene then ehh--too little equipment and vehicles. I believe in South Asia, is one of the most efficient--if not the most efficient besides sri lanka's--rescue team.

Karachi is second only to Islamabad in terms of how high tech the police/ambulances services are. 1122 is a fire service, right? What about THE most important service, ambulances? Far more people need ambulances than fire brigades, and sadly due to being a congested/overpopulated country with people living in unmarked streets it is next to impossible to have a good ambulance service. In Karachi, at every major intersection you have Chippa ambulances parked with radio equipment, but the ambulances themselves have only a stretcher and oxygen tank for a patient, no defibrillators etc. And the ambulance staff definitely have little to no EMT training. Same is the case all over Pakistan.

So what I'm saying is, ambulance services should aim to help people who get hurt at home, its very difficult to cart a dying person to the hospital yourself.

^^ yes they do help people who get hurt at home as well and the response time is very less, not sure if its 7 minutes or not....but like everything else no institution or anythting like that behind this service just one guy there current DG Dr Rizwan Naseer...if he leaves today this service will become old "fire brigade" this guy is also helping NWFP and Sindh to set up this service

Karachi is second only to Islamabad in terms of how high tech the police/ambulances services are. 1122 is a fire service, right? What about THE most important service, ambulances? Far more people need ambulances than fire brigades, and sadly due to being a congested/overpopulated country with people living in unmarked streets it is next to impossible to have a good ambulance service. In Karachi, at every major intersection you have Chippa ambulances parked with radio equipment, but the ambulances themselves have only a stretcher and oxygen tank for a patient, no defibrillators etc. And the ambulance staff definitely have little to no EMT training. Same is the case all over Pakistan.

So what I'm saying is, ambulance services should aim to help people who get hurt at home, its very difficult to cart a dying person to the hospital yourself.

:bash:^^

oh my goodness...believe me brightside u know nothing about rescue 1122...perhaps u should have a good research on rescue 1122 service and then make a comment here of wht rescue 1122 is capable of doing and wht not!so do visit this site plz http://rescue.gov.pk/services.aspx

Rightly said...........

I read in newspaper that a man locks in ATM room & he calls Rescue 1122 & they reached on the scene in 5 minutes........

So, Rescue 1122 is har fan-e-mula........

:bash:^^

oh my goodness...believe me brightside u know nothing about rescue 1122...perhaps u should have a good research on rescue 1122 service and then make a comment here of wht rescue 1122 is capable of doing and wht not!so do visit this site plz http://rescue.gov.pk/services.aspx

Don't get so emotional dude, I'd only seen pictures of one of their stations before, what they say on their website is good. That link says 70% of the people they help are involved in traffic accidents, so I am right. Would like to see ambulances serve homes, and if this service does that then great. I am impressed by their training (http://rescue.gov.pk/academy.aspx).

here is a pic of rescue 1122 Sargodha from Aug 2008: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/13847328.jpg

Very nice indeed.

A best example of an ugly arichitecture

^^

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Call me an old fashioned american fob, raised here since he was 4 haha, but i love pakistani architecture and the red bricked buildings of Lahore. I dont like seeing pakistanis imitate west (hell we come from a land of great culture/literature/architecture and a land of once great prosperity ) and we should be proud.

And brightside, I myself have family living in Lahore who have used rescue 1122 and praised it and no...they arent rich.

Karachi, like I said, needs to be under one administration and needs to go through structural reforms (not cosmetic).

One thing I definitely agree with you on is Lahore's red brick buildings! I LOVE them! I used to go past Al Hamra Arts council on Mall Road every day when I lived in Lahore as a kid, and used to think it was a great building. One added advantage of red brick buildings is that they don't start looking dilapidated after 20 years, like those super ugly white buildings.

Rescue 1122 is a blessing, if you haven't seen them or faced their service - you truly know nothing. They have all the tools and technologies to rescue you from any situation including fire. Trust me when we go on roads, its quite a relief that if something happens, someone's going to take care of me. I know many people who were helped by 1122 teams and they speaks high of them. check the performance here : http://rescue.gov.pk/performance.aspx

I've mentioned it to my mom as well that if something happens like kids get locked or any fire just call 1122 before calling me.


P.S: Also as far as i know, a team of 40+ rescuers from Lahore has been recently deployed in Peshawar with couple of emergency vehicles and stuff to help them after series of these blasts as a good will gesture among provinces.

here you go, also since my home is near their training facility, i know for a fact that some 200 rescuers from Karachi were also trained by this academy :

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A Rescue1122 team has been dispatched to Peshawar under the command of Director General, Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue1122) Dr. Rizwan Naseer on special instructions of the Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif. The Chief Minister NWFP Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has especially requested the Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif to assist in establishing the Rescue 1122 Service in NWFP as a gift from the people of Punjab . There is a ceremony held at the Emergency Services Academy Lahore to dispatch these heroes to help their brothers in NWFP. Director General, Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122), Dr. Rizwan Naseer and other officers were present in the ceremony. This team of Rescue 1122 will consist on 99 rescuers which include officers, staff with 6 Ambulances & equipment and staff for a Rescue Vehicle. These rescuers will work on rotation basis till the staff for Peshawar completes their training at Emergency Services Academy . The government of NWFP is in a process to replicate this successful model of ’s first trained Emergency Medical, Rescue and Fire Service in NWFP. It will take minimum 5 months to establish the Service in Peshawar but keeping in view the state of emergency in NWFP especially in Peshawar the team of Rescue 1122 from Punjab is dispatched on loan basis to immediately establish Rescue 1122 in Peshawar as desired by the Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif. This is a gift from the people of Punjabto their brothers in NWFP. Director General, Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Dr. Rizwan Naseer acknowledged the zeal and determination of these rescuers who have volunteered their services for their brothers in NWFP. Dr. Rizwan Naseer said that Rescuer will maintain the same standards of the Service in Peshawar and gain respect and blessings of the public by maintaining a courteous professional approach. Although an international standard Emergency Service is available for rescue of emergency victims but the current emergency situation in the country necessitates the need to work together for prevention of emergencies to build a safer .



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cancel nai hua roka gaya hai

I think it has been cancelled.........

No fund, no feasibility report studied, nothing going on..........

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CHIEF Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Punjab government is working on various projects for the generation of energy from alternative resources including hydle power and coal.

He was taking to a delegation of German experts in solar energy sector, led by Alexander Klass, at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat here on Thursday.

The meeting decided to continue cooperation between Punjab and a German company, International Renewable Energy Systems, under which German experts would launch a solar energy project for power supply to tubewells and villages of the province.

Talking to the German delegates, Mr Shahbaz said Pakistan was facing an energy crisis which was adversely affecting agriculture, industry and other sectors. He said agriculture is the backbone of national economy and the government was taking solid measures for the uplift of the sector. He said tractors were being provided to cultivators on subsidised rates and a huge sum of two billion rupees had been allocated for this purpose.

The chief minister said Germany had expertise in the solar energy sector and the technology could also be used in Punjab for operating tubewells and supply of power to villages. He said there were around 800,000 tubewells in Punjab which could be operated with solar energy for improving the performance of agriculture and increasing per acre yield. He said there were prospects of the success of the project in southern Punjab.

The CM asked the German experts to evolve a practicable project for Punjab which should be cheap and beneficial for farmers. He said the German company should invest in the project on a pay-and-earn basis and the Punjab government would provide all facilities in this regard.

He said the German company should initially provide 12 solar energy panels on an experimental basis and after their success, the scope of the project should be extended to 800,000 tubewells. He said the project of solar energy would be executed in a transparent manner and the German experts should submit their feasibility report as soon as possible. The leader of German delegation, Alexander Klass, informed the meeting that he would soon present a feasibility report of the project and measures would be taken for the early implementation of the project.

The agriculture secretary, irrigation secretary, Investment Board vice-chairman, Advisory Council secretary as well as senior officers concerned were present.

Provincial Minister for Finance and Planning and Development Tanvir Ashraf Kaira said on Saturday the Punjab government had released Rs 123 billion for completion of development schemes in the province during the first five months of the current fiscal year out of which Rs 51 billion had been spent by the end of November 2009.

Talking to a delegation of MPAs at his office here, the minister said the Punjab government had utilised 41 percent of the released development funds, which was beyond the fixed target. He said the provincial government was paying special attention to quality of material used in development schemes. He said that during the current fiscal year, approval process of development schemes was very fast and the Planning and Development Department conducted 14 Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) meetings for the approval of schemes. He said the administrative departments also held meetings regularly and up till now, 99 percent of the development schemes stood approved and work on these schemes was underway.

He said that regular monthly review meetings were being held to monitor the implementation of development projects. During the last fiscal year, the Punjab set a record of utilisation of uplift funds in the history, he added.

SENIOR Advisor to Chief Minister, Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, has said that measures are being taken by the coalition government for the development of education, health and agriculture sectors as well as improving the law and order situation. He said that a record amount of Rs. 175 billion had been allocated for the development projects in the province, and priority was being given to less developed areas, especially districts of Southern Punjab.

Khosa expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Armed Forces War College, National Defence University, on Thursday. Provincial Secretaries also briefed the delegation about the various development projects of the Punjab government. Later question-answer session was also held after the briefing. Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmed, Provincial Minister for Finance Tanveer Ashraf Kaira, Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah Khan, Advisor to CM Jahanzaib Barki, Begum Zakia Shahnawaz, MPAs Zaeem Qadri and Rao Kashif Raheem, Provincial Secretaries, Inspector General of Punjab Police and concerned officers were also present.

Speaking on the occasion, Zulfiqar Khosa said that Danish schools were being established in order to provide quality education to the students. He said that education, textbooks, uniforms and boarding facilities would be made available to the students free of cost in Danish schools. He said that computer labs were being set up in 4286 government schools of the province so that all students could get IT education without any discrimination. He said that on the instruction of Punjab Chief Minister, special Endowment Fund had been established for the deserving intelligent students. He said that airconditioners had been installed in all the general wards of the government hospitals besides providing standby generators. He further stated besides free of cost medicines, state-of-the-art treatment facilities were being provided to the patients in emergency and outdoor wards, and facility of free dialysis was being provided to the poor patients.

Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa said that grant of Rs. five billion had been provided to 15 districts of Southern Punjab for the socio-economic uplift of people of the area as well as development in education, health, agriculture, livestock sectors, improving water supply and constructing the roads. He said that in order to prevent the terrorist attacks, modern equipments had been provided to the law enforcement agencies besides imparting special training to them. He said that law and order situation was being monitored at provincial, divisional and district level. He said that due to these measures, no untoward incident took place during Muharram-ul-Harram.

The delegation was further informed that check-posts had been set up on various rivers besides at bordering districts. He said that latest detectors had been provided on these check-posts. He said that five new medical colleges were being set up in these provinces and water supply schemes were being completed at a cost of Rs.8.5 billion.

Major Gen. Tahir Habib Siddiqui of Armed Force War College, thanking the Senior Advisor and other officers, said that Punjab was a good example of good governance and remarkable development had been witnessed in education and other sectors.

Later, Senior Advisor gave a souvenir to Maj. Gen. Tahir Habib Siddiqui on behalf of the Punjab government whereas a souvenir of National Defence University was presented to Senior Advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa.

President Zardari arrived in Punjab today, he will inaugurate different projects in Lahore, Faisalabad & Pakpattan.............Lets see

There will a Benazir Bhutto Hospital in Shaadara, a textile city in Faisalabad & a long bridge in Pakpattan.......

Benazir bhutto shaheed hospital in shahdara
benazir bhutto shaheed textile city faisalabad
Benazir bhutto shaheed bridge in pakpattam

thats how's these projects would be named i guess!

here are some pics from the under construction roads ,bridges and flyovers outside multan(near muzaffar garh)

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under construction bridge that would connect muzaffarh garh with rahim yar khan

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U/C road coming from rahim yar khan to muzaffargarh

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making a Flyover to control traffic from Multan by pass to LAHORE

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Bridge at the entrance of muzafergarh which was made by british and is now reconstructed

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Chenab river bridge.below passes the railway line and above the railway line is the road..some repair work is also being carried out at this bridge

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Bridge at the entrance of muzafergarh which was made by british and is now reconstructed

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workers bzy in reconstruction of bridge

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bridge that is reconstructed

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Bridge at by pass Of Jhang road which will shorten the distanc TO DG khan

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By pass Of MUzzafergerh city and straight road is of Rahim yar khan side connecting to By pass of MG to shorten Distance OF DG KHAN upto 3 4 hours

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Muzaffargarh bypass underconstruction

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link road to Muzaffargarh bypass

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road connecting muzaffargarh and rahim yar khan

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Fly over to jhang road By pass

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another view of flyover to jhang road bypass

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close view

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same flyover as above

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Multan By pASs construction from SHER SHAH road

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Connecting Road to Jhang road by pass and Dg khan road

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LAHORE, Jan 14 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday began a week-long visit to Punjab to inaugurate a string of development projects and to interact with party workers, leaders and the masses.The President who arrived here on Wednesday held informal meetings with party workers and leaders at the Governor House.
He will be meeting the editors, launch the Lahore Green city project and inaugurate the Gujranwala Tools, Dies and Moulds Centre besides hosting a dinner for businessmen on Thursday.The US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke will be calling on him Friday, while the President besides meeting with members of various chambers of commerce will also inaugurate a dry port, Multan-Mian Channu double track, a 500 KV grid station, fibre optic link for south Punjab besides a river over river Sutlej and a dam in Chakwal over the next days.

LAHORE, Jan 14 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday began a week-long visit to Punjab to inaugurate a string of development projects and to interact with party workers, leaders and the masses.The President who arrived here on Wednesday held informal meetings with party workers and leaders at the Governor House.
He will be meeting the editors, launch the Lahore Green city project and inaugurate the Gujranwala Tools, Dies and Moulds Centre besides hosting a dinner for businessmen on Thursday.The US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke will be calling on him Friday, while the President besides meeting with members of various chambers of commerce will also inaugurate a dry port, Multan-Mian Channu double track, a 500 KV grid station, fibre optic link for south Punjab besides a river over river Sutlej and a dam in Chakwal over the next days.

Lahore Green City Project..........:banana:

Nice pics..........

lahore is already green :ohno: PHA is doing a good job

lahore is already green :ohno: PHA is doing a good job

PHA is doing an awesome job but may be "Green Lahore City" includes some new big parks, more greenery on roads etc.

LAHORE,Jan 14 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari inaugurated five projects including three related to the agriculture sector Thursday here at the Governor House.These projects are—Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Idara-e-Kissan Pattoki; Neeli Bar Agricultural Research and Training Station Burewala; Bio-remediation Institute,Lahore Green City; Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nayhan Medical and Dental College Lahore; Gujranwala Tool,Dyes and Moulds Centre.
Earlier, the President started activities of his week long visit by holding a meeting with editors and senior journalists at the Governor House.
Governor Salman Taseer, Senior Minister Raja Riaz, Punjab cabinet members, PPP Punjab president Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan, PPP city president Asgher Gujjar,other office bearers of the party and workers were also present on the occasion.

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President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday inaugurated a series of development projects for Punjab to ensure uplift in agriculture, education and industries sectors. The President, who is on a week-long visit to Punjab to interact with locals and launch key developmental projects, unveiled the plaques at Governor’s House.
The projects include inauguration of Benazir Bhutto Idara-e-Kissan project in Pattoki; the Gujranwala Tools, Dies and Moulds Centre, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Medical College in Lahore;
Neeli Bar Agricultural Research and Training Station, Burewala; and the groundbreaking of Bio-remediation Institute, Lahore Green City.
President Zardari inaugurated the Gujranwala Tools, Dies and Moulds Centre (GTDMC) aimed at meeting needs of the local industry, besides boosting exports of country’s engineering sector.
The centre, second of its kind after Karachi, will enhance indigenous production and reduce imports of about 11 million dollars.
The centre set up by the Technology Upgradation and Skills Development Company (TUSDEC) will benefit state-owned industries, including engineering, automobile, and vendor industries.
It will have facilities of designing, development and manufacturing of production tools, dies, moulds, jigs, fixtures, cutting and rapid prototyping aimed at promoting domestic production of dies and moulds.
The GTDMC has been designed to raise skill level of over 550 workers annually and will cater to the needs of industrial clusters in and around Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot,
President Zardari inaugurated the Idara-e-Kissan, a self-supporting organization of small farmers and land less livestock is a self-financed farmer’s organization with sufficient profits to support development service infrastructure to improve livestock production.
Idara-e-Kissan, the vertically integrated cooperative in dairy sector, will procure fresh milk, process it and use the profits earned in urban milk product markets to provide development services to member farmers.
President Zardari flanked by UAE ambassador Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani inaugurated the undergraduate Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Medical College at Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore.
The college will offer 100 medical seats on an all-Pakistan, open merit and self-finance basis.
The president also performed the ground-breaking of Lahore Green City project aimed at facilitating the common people.


Abit detail news........

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According to Express news, Govt. has also inaugurated "Gujrawala Green City" project.......

^^ ^^ must be shaheed mohtarma benazir bhutto Gujranwala green city:bash::bash:

i was trying to search in today's newspaper about this Green city .culdnt find anything about it :ohno: God knows wht actually this project is about!

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This tells how rapidly we have developed, sitting in President House in Islamabad or Governor House in Lahore and inaugurating different projects of Gujranwala, Sukkar, Bannu, Qalaqt etc: No other nation has such ability. :banana:

This tells how rapidly we have developed, sitting in President House in Islamabad or Governor House in Lahore and inaugurating different projects of Gujranwala, Sukkar, Bannu, Qalaqt etc: No other nation has such ability. :banana:

Its a blessing I think.......suppose if the President went to each & every site of the project, the situation of traffic jam would be worse & also cause other problems etc.......

Its a blessing I think.......suppose if the President went to each & every site of the project, the situation of traffic jam would be worse & also cause other problems etc.......

Smart :okay:

Not sure if it is a good decision since it could have opened faster commerce between most export oriented cities like Sialkot, Gujranwala etc and many more. Most international companies do business with these cities....companies like Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Gap etc. Any thing we don't build now has higher cost tomorrow and good infrastructure saves money and earns money.

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just came back after my tour to Sialkot.work at Gujranwala-Sialkot raod is going at good pace! will post the pics soon! and Lahore-gujranwala GT road is almost 70% complete! but the pace of work is really slow!

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday unveiled another series of development projects as part of his endeavours to bring progress and prosperity to the people of the country. The President inaugurated the Information Technology Park at the Shaheen Complex, set up by the Pakistan Software Export Board.

The nine-floor building has optic fibre and VSAT connectivity, video conference facility and backup generators. The project is aimed at increasing country’s software exports and earn huge foreign exchange.
President Zardari also inaugurated the 80-km long Khanewal-Cheechawatni double track to improve the efficency of Pakistan Railways and help in swift movement of people and cargo.
The president also inaugurated the Prem Nagar dry port near Riawind on Lahore-Sahiwal section.
The dry port is designed to facilitate the business community and increase freight movement. The project based on Build Own and Transfer basis has been completed by Pakistan Railways, Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT) and Premier Mercantile Services (Pvt) Ltd.

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great updates........ but the the pace of work looks very slow..

Nice pics........

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grt work ...strong hearted....whats the scheduled completion date Gujranwala Sialkot road???

great updates........ but the the pace of work looks very slow..

nopes its not slow! they are going at good pace!

khanzada :- grt work ...strong hearted....whats the scheduled completion date Gujranwala Sialkot road???

i have no idea :ohno:

@ Strong Hearted:

I think GT road from Lahore to Gujranwala is more than 90% complete........
Some patches were left when I travelled on it 1.5 months ago........

@ Strong Hearted:

I think GT road from Lahore to Gujranwala is more than 90% complete........
Some patches were left when I travelled on it 1.5 months ago........

i travel almost twice in a month :) there are many patches. light poles are also not installed yet!

@ Strong Hearted:

I think GT road from Lahore to Gujranwala is more than 90% complete........
Some patches were left when I travelled on it 1.5 months ago........

ahmad,

is it a better road this time or the same tal matool thats been happening since ever...:)

@strong Hearted

which camera are u using

ahmad,

is it a better road this time or the same tal matool thats been happening since ever...:)

its a better road! 3 lanes on both sides!

RANA AAA : @strong Hearted

which camera are u using

Sony cyber shot (DSC-W150)

ahmad,

is it a better road this time or the same tal matool thats been happening since ever...:)

It will be alot better than it was used to be......

In 1-2 months, it will be fully complete Inshallah......

Still nice work done with so much flow of gandi traffic on it........:)

I have been to Sialkot before via Gujrat but that was like 7 years ago..

What the road like now since then?

Baba Fareed Bridge near Pak Pattan....

http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2010-01-20/page-2/detail-20

^^Only 572 meters.........:nuts:

Advertising like it was of 572 kms........:lol:

President was going to Pakpattan in the morning but because of fog, no aeroplane was going & motorway was closed, so he inaugurated "BABA FAREED PULL" in Governor House.......:lol:

Thanks Allah for saving millons of rupees of the Pakistanis........

Baba Fareed Bridge near Pak Pattan....

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^^ i m not sure that any physical progress on this plan would have been started or not! i also heard such plans 2 years before! but those turned out just the paper plans!

^^Its just an idea now......

CM Shahbaz Sharif wants it to be build like Istanbul Solid waste management....where they collect all the garbage out of the city & then dispose it, also it generated around 50 MW of electricity......

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^^This inauguration ceremony was held in Governor House, Lahore........APP should write this.....

They did---he couldnt go cause of the fog and bad weather in the region

LAHORE, Jan 20 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari inaugurated two development projects in the Governor’s House here Wednesday.The President was to inaugurate these projects at Minchinabad, distt Bahwalnager but he could not go there due to bad weather.The President inaugurated Baba Farid Bridge over river Sutlej at Minchinabad completed at a cost of Rs 1108 million linking Pakpatan and Minchinabad.
With the construction of this bridge, distance between the two aforementioned towns has been reduced by 70 km as previously no direct access was available to people of Pakpattan on right bank except board bridge. The newly constructed bridge is 572 meter long and nine metre wide.

^^I was talking abt the pic......

BABA FARID PUL :doh:

fasila mitaya apano ko apano say milaye

^^:lol:

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Fasla mitaye rabta mazboot banaye:nuts::nuts:

its sounds like Elfy adv...or some third class telecom company adv for international cals

Fasla mitaye rabta mazboot banaye:nuts::nuts:

its sounds like Elfy adv...or some third class telecom company adv for international cals


:lol:

they didnt even install street llights on bridge & inaugrated it

Inauguration ki jaldi hoti hai.......:nuts:

they didnt even install street llights on bridge & inaugrated it

Street poles only, light to uss waqt ho gi jab bijli ho gi abhi to hamaray Wazir-e-load shedding sirf waaday hi kar rahay hein.

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said the government was elected by the people for a five year term and vowed to fulfill the mission of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto to strengthen democracy and the country. “I promise to you to take forward the mission of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, for the rights of the people, strengthening of the constitution and the country,” Prime Minister said while addressing a large gathering after performing the ground-breaking of an over 1 km long Rs 5.86 billion bridge.
The project named Shaheed Benazir Bhutto bridge on popular demand will connect Rahim Yar Khan with Rajan Pur. Late Bhutto had promised the construction of a bridge while addressing a public rally.

Addressing the gathering in Siraiki, here at Chachran Sharif the Prime Minister mentioned the achievements of the government and said “our government has accomplished in a short period of 20 months things that have not been done by any government in the past.”
Gilani said his government was waging a struggle to ensure that people get their due rights. Shaheeds Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto laid down their lives for giving the people their rights.
“I know there is inflation, unemployment, injustice, sugar is expensive, everything is expensive problems are multifarious, everyone is sick of the state of things, but we remain committed to help you,” Gilani said.
“You have brought us to power for a term of five years and after that time we will return to you after that period and ask whether we have fulfilled the promises made to you by us or not.”
He recalled that someone asked late President General Zia ul Haq that why the sapling of democracy does not grow?
Zia said I look after it daily, water it and take it out to see whether it has taken roots or not.
“If you plant a sapling today and take it out again, will it take roots?” Gilani asked.
Prime Minister Gilani said Pakistan Peoples Party was a philosophy, history, a link binding all the provinces as it gains strength from the power of the people.
He said his government has pledged to strengthen democracy and was pursuing politics of reconciliation so that the people may not say that they do not have any vision and create weak instable governments.
“I pledge to you that Inshallah we will strengthen state institutions, democracy, parliament, media, the people and all institutions will work while remaining within their respect ambit, under the constitution of 1973.”
He said the constitution of 1973 was a guarantee to the security of the country and vowed that the government will restore it in its original form.
He said the balance of power will be restored, the 58-2(b) will go and the PPP, which is an icon of federation and is across the country will bring about honour, power and prestige to Pakistan.
He said he has asked President that together they will unveil a series of development projects across the country to bring about a revolutionary change in the lives of the people.
He termed the project a “blessing” and a dream come true of shaheed Benazir Bhutto and said he was honoured by performing the ground breaking of the bridge as today he was sitting at the same position as of the great leader.
He said the region was a meeting point of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan and will boost economic activity and bring the people of the three provinces more closer.
He said the project will bring employment, generate economic activity and help in removing the sense of deprivation of the people.
The prime minister said he has deep affiliation with Rahim Yar Khan as his mother hailed from here and his son was a member of Punjab assembly from the constituency. He said it was also in the vicinity of Kot Mithan Sharif which was the land of Khawaja Ghulam Farid and of great honour to him.
Prime Minister Gilani said the area would be developed and brought at par with the rest of the country. He said the government announced setting up of a training institute for the youth of the area and said they would also be provided stipend.
The Prime Minister announced Chachran Sharif be converted into a model village, having all basic amenities of life, with health, education and other benefits.
Regarding SCARP schemes, he directed that they be completed on priority. He said wrong cases registered in the wake of assassination of Benazir bhutto be withdrawn.
He said he has only ordered naming of two places on the name of Shaheed leader including renaming of Rawalpindi General Hospital to Benazir Bhutto Hospital and the Islamabad International to Benazir Bhutto airport.
The Shaheed Benazir Bhutto bridge will cut distance between Rahim Yar Khan and Rajan Pur by 103 km to be completed in 30 months, and serve as the shortest route between N-5 and N-55. The over a km long bridge will be linked through 30 km approach roads and was announced by the Shaheed leader in a public address.
Minister for Health Makhdoom Shahbuddin, Minister for Communications Arbab Alamgir Khan and Minister of State for Communications Imtiaz Safdar Waraich spoke of the measures taken by the government for the people of South Punjab.
The ministers spoke of the vision and commitment of the Shaheed leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party who sacrificed their lives for strengthening the democratic system in the country.
The event was attended by former Prime Minister Balakh Sher Khan Mazari, Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi, local party leaders, parliamentarians and large number of people.

they didnt even install street llights on bridge & inaugrated it

"faslay mitata hay".... "faslay roshan nahin karta"!!:lol:

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^^Plz post the pictures in the relevant thread........

We have separate thread for Multan projects.........

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Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government will launch the low-cost housing schemes in collaboration with the private sector to provide residential facilities to people.
He was chairing a meeting which discussed the low-cost housing schemes here on Wednesday.
Punjab Assembly members, including Maj (Retd) Abdul Rehman Rana, Imran Ashraf, Secretary Advisory Council Kh Haroon, Secretary Finance, Secretary Housing, Financial Advisor Ahsen Chughtai and representatives of developers were present on the occasion. Kh Bilal Ahmed gave a detailed briefing regarding model of schemes.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said the government would provide land for the schemes while the private sector would undertake construction work. He said low-cost schemes would not only promote construction activities but would also generate job opportunities and added that under the schemes, low income people would be provided residential facilities and hundreds of thousands of shelterless people would benefit from them. He said like other development projects, low-cost housing schemes would be completed in a transparent manner.
The chief minister appreciated the model of low-cost housing schemes presented by Ahmed Bilal. The participants of the meeting also gave their proposals and suggestions.
Meanwhile, presiding over a meeting to review the implementation of the Danish Schools Project, Shahbaz Sharif said corruption was the most serious problem of the country which had adversely affected the national development. He said that due to corruption the country had become dependent on others, adding that all the segments of society would have united against corruption and play an active role for rooting it from society. He said setting up of Danish Schools would result in provision of modern educational facilities to children of deprived segments of the society and enable them to join national mainstream.

The Punjab government is establishing 12 Biodiversity Parks in the Punjab to protect various threatened species of flora and fauna in 12 districts of Punjab at a cost of Rs184.5 million. Hitherto there has been no biodiversity park in Punjab or Pakistan and all parks that are found in the country fall in the category of “recreational parks”.
It is pertinent to mention here that 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity.
The parks are being developed to augment the various measures proposed in the National Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for protection of Biodiversity.
The Punjab Environment Protection department (EPD) is sponsoring and executing authority in the project through concerned District Governments of Punjab, taking a leap forward to protect environment, nature and biodiversity of life. The work is in progress on development of three Biodiversity Parks in Bahawalpur, Kasur, DG Khan, which are stretched over 50 acres of land, 25 acres and 20 acres respectively.
Besides, a big biodiversity park comprising 40 acres of land is being planned in Murree with the technical assistance and consultation of experts of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which works for preservation of biodiversity all over the world.
According to experts, the biodiversity parks will place Pakistan in the catalog of the countries working to safeguard irreplaceable natural wealth and reduce biodiversity loss by making set up for preservation endangered species of flora and fauna (plants, flowers /birds, animals) found in Punjab/Pakistan. There is a great biological diversity available in Pakistan, however about half of the wild life species have become extinct and parks will work on preservation of the same heritage.
The project title is “Development of Biodiversity Parks in collaboration with City District Govts, Districts govt and business Community” Director ML&I EPA Punjab will be overall incharge of the project. The nominated staff of the district govt and EPA Punjab will implement the project in consultation with research institutes. The project was launched in 2009 and its completion time is end of 2011, if completed in its stipulated time and time may extend due to enormity of the project. Under the project already designated green areas for development of parks in each district or already developed parks will be converted into biodiversity parks to preserve, protect and grow different species of flora and fauna available at local, provincial and international level.
Director General (DG) EPD Dr Shahgufta Shahjehan told The Nation that the biodiversity parks would stimulate a wider awareness the environment by awakening a passion in the public protection of preservation of nature. She said new regional species of flora and fauna especially birds be housed at the parks. Work has begun at three parks, she said. She added parks would be established 12 districts including Rawalpindi, Multan, Sargodha Gujranwala, Sahiwal, Jehlum, Pakpatan, Rajanpur, Faisalabad and Murree.
The land will be provided by district government(s). Besides local experts, IUCN will give consultation in the project.
Secretary EPD Sajjad Saleem Hotiana said the biodiversity parks would be new concept in the country. “The project will provide facility for students of schools and colleges to use it for their education in botany, biology horticulture, nature and environment besides making awareness about biodiversity in the country,” Hotiana said.

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CHIEF Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the culture of high quality work and transparent and timely completion of development projects is being revived and every penny of the public money is being utilised for provision of basic facilities to the masses.

He said the government was collaborating with the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and the National Logistic Cell (NLC) for the elimination of corruption and speedy completion of uplift projects and the performance of both the organisations regarding the standard of work was commendable.

He was presiding over a meeting to review the pace of ongoing projects being executed by the FWO at Chief Minister’s Secretariat here on Wednesday.

Shahbaz said solid measures were being taken for developing infrastructure in the province and uplift projects worth billions of rupees were being completed expeditiously. He said corruption and delay in the implementation of development projects had been eliminated and people were fully benefiting from early completion of uplift schemes.

The CM said funds were looted ruthlessly during the previous government regime, therefore, when the present leadership took over, the sector was in a pathetic condition. He said the tradition of high standard of work set in 1998 had been revived and third-party audit had been made compulsory for all major projects. He said corruption in the Communication & Works Department was the major cause of substandard construction work and delay in the implementation of uplift schemes, adding that the new secretary would revamp the department for elimination of the menace.

The chief minister directed the commissioner and DCO Lahore to ensure functioning of lights on all the roads of the provincial metropolis and strict implementation of the uniform policy for cuts on the new roads. He said if roads in any part of the city were cut in violation of the policy, action should be taken against the persons concerned.

Shahbaz said the FWO had maintained high standard of work in the construction of the Shalimar Interchange and the Madr-e-Millat Road while the officers of FWO, district administration and members of national and provincial assemblies deserved credit for the achievement. He said services of the NLC and the FWO had been acquired for uplift projects, adding that private contractors could also be allowed to join the development projects if they improved their capacity and ensure top quality and transparency in the implementation of projects.

The CM appreciated the under-construction Park and Ride project at Liberty Market and termed it a worthy example of the private sector. He directed the secretaries of Communication & Works and Finance departments to immediately visit Gujranwala and Sialkot and remove the hurdles in the implementation of development projects.

Earlier, officers of the FWO informed the chief minister about the pace of implementation of development projects in Lahore and Gujranwala which included the construction of main roads in Lahore, bridges in Sialkot, Gujranwala-Sialkot Road, Nandi Pur-Daska Road, Sialkot-Wazirabad Road, Shakargarh-Narowal Road and other projects. He said installation of 69 tube-wells had been completed in Lahore whereas under the Roads Rehabilitation Project, out of 185 roads of the city, 179 roads had been rehabilitated. Members national and provincial assemblies appreciated the efficiency of the FWO regarding the development projects in their respective areas.

Members of national and provincial assemblies, Frontier Works Organisation Engineer-in-Chief Lt Gen Shahid Niaz, FWO Director General Maj Gen Najeebullah Khan, Chairman Taskforce Khawaja Ahmed Hasaan, Chairman Planning & Development, Director General Lahore Development Authority and secretaries of Housing and Higher Education, Commissioner Lahore and other officers concerned were present.

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Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDM) and a Chinese organization Asia International Development (AID) have inked a letter of understanding to set up a special economic zone besides a large industrial city in the Punjab involving an investment of $7 billion.

The Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, his special advisor Haroon Khawaja and others were present on the occasion. The letter of understanding was signed by Chairman PIE SM Tanveer and Secretary Industries Rao Manzar Hayat on behalf of Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company and Yan Li Chairman Asia Development Limited and Nasir Ali Shah Bukhari of KASB group on behalf of Asia International Development Ltd.

According to letter, the government of Punjab will collaborate with Asia international and KASB for establishment and development of a large industrial city in the Punjab. The possibilities will be reviewed by the Punjab government to acquire various sites including those in the periphery of the motorway.

Its has also been decided to establish a working group comprising representatives of both the organizations namely George Zhou of

Boards of directors of AID limited, Jiang Jin Chief Planner of AID, Farid Masood CEO KASB Securities, Secretary Industries Rao Manzar Hayat, Chairman PIE, SM Tanveer and Zafar uddin Mahmood CEO Punjab China bureau to deliberate upon the modalities including location, size of the industrial city, shareholding structure and financing options.

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SH..do you know is this road going to be a dual carriage way all the way to faisalabad?? and i believe they are also rebuilding the sargodha road as well... is it going to be a dual carriage way too??

Yes I think they have a plan to convert it to a dual carriageway, same like Sheikhupura road that goes upto Faisalabad.

In order to provide maximum treatment facilities to the people of Punjab, Chief Minister, Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif has given approval for establishing 300 beds Civil Hospital in Bahawalpur while, the project would cost Rs.3319.032 million and would be completed in 3 years.

According to handout issued here on Thursday, Secretary Health Punjab Fawad Hassan Fawad while presiding over a meeting of the senior officers told that the new hospital would be attached with Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur. Additional Secretary Health (Development) Khalid Salman informed the meeting that during current fiscal year Rs.200 million would be spent on the project which has been released and the work on the project would be started very soon.

The meeting was informed that construction of Bahawalpur Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) has been started with an amount of Rs.300 million whereas the total cost of the project is Rs. 1103 million and it would be the 3rd DTL in Punjab.

The establishment of this laboratory would help quality checking of drugs and quality control measures would be made more effective. Fawad Hassan Fawad directed the officers that the transparency and quality must be up held during the procurement of equipment and construction of infrastructure.

He also stressed the need of efficient and effective use of funds of developmental projects.

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Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has announced Karmanwala as a model village during his speech on the last day of the 44th Urs celebrations of Hazrat Karmanwala here on Sunday.The prime minister also announced construction of a bridge on Lower Bari Duab Canal and a 10km long Kisan Road in the city.

Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif will pay a 3-day visit to Bahawalpur division from Monday (today).

He will inaugurate development projects worth Rs.4.23 billion as well construction work on different uplift schemes during the visit. These projects include a modern livestock and dairy development university, various link roads, an underpass near railway station, cooperative model livestock farm in Cholistan, paramedical livestock school in Bahawalnagar, government degree college in Daharanwala, government degree college for women in Rahim Yar Khan and LP Road in Iqbalabad.

The Chief Minster will also review the pace of work on ongoing development projects in Bahawalpur division. He will be the chief guest at the founding day of Sadiq Public School besides presiding over the convocation of Sheikh Zayed Medical College in Rahim Yar Khan. He will also meet Ulema as well as various delegations during the visit.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that development of southern Punjab will result in the progress of the whole province and the country as well therefore such institutions are being set up in education, health, livestock and other sectors in this region that will also benefit the people of other provinces. Speaking on the occasion of foundation stone laying ceremony of University of Veterinary Sciences in Bahawalpur Monday, the chief minister also announced setting up of the first livestock teaching hospital in the area.
The veterinary university and hospital would cost Rs3.5 billion. The chief minister said this university would be of international standard on the pattern of University of Glasgow of Britain for which services of experts from all over the world will be acquired.
The CM was informed in a briefing that arrangements would be made for lectures at the university through satellite from Glasgow and other centers of the world. It was further informed that the university to be set up over 2,000 acres of land will be the first veterinary university of its kind in Asia and admission will be given in graduate, postgraduate and MPhil classes. He said the construction work was being immediately started.
The chief minister directed that the project should be implemented expeditiously and special attention should be paid to maintaining a high standard on the pattern of Danish Schools. He said university should be made an autonomous institution. It was informed that special attention would be given to research on sheep and goats as well as Cholistani cow and camel in the university which would leave a positive impact on the economy of the area.
Shahbaz Sharif also inaugurated the project of brick-lining of Airport Canal with a sum of Rs27.4m. He also inaugurated the project of dual road from Milad Chowk to Old Sabzi Mandi costing Rs 92 millions, construction of a similar road from Library Chowk to Yazman Road Old Chungi costing Rs147.8m and the underpass near Railway station costing Rs113 million. These projects have solved the longstanding traffic problem of the people of Bahawalpur.

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Malaysian-based Renexus Group, a green technology lifestyle developers has partnered with Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) to plan multi-disciplinary projects in Punjab from medium and low-cost housing, waste management system and an information communication technology (ICT) investment in Wimax.

The delegation from Renexus Group concluded its exploratory visit to Punjab on Tuesday with an interest in launching a mass investment plan in near future.

Consultant to the Punjab CM on Economic Affairs and Vice Chairman/CEO of Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) Pir Saad Ahsanuddin while talking to the delegation of Renexus group said such investment plans need to materialize by involving all stakeholders from relevant government departments and existing private sector parties.

He said that has been successfully executed by PBIT during the delegation’s visit over the past a few days. Saad further said PBIT has taken up many such investment plans with leading business groups with the commitment to facilitating projects that impact development of infrastructure in Punjab and promote cutting-edge technology from around the world.

Appreciating the facilitation provided by PBIT, delegation of Renexus group announced that the company will build 160,000 homes in Pakistan and will roll out the process in record time to meet the growing demand for low and medium sized housing in the country.

Renexus group has also submitted a formal proposal to the government for the construction of 20,000 low-cost houses in each of the eight major towns, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Gujaranwala and Sialkot would be utilized to build quality houses through private sector participation and financial institutions.

Saad said the execution of this partnership demonstrates the ease of doing business in Punjab and asked investors to look toward high growth areas such as housing, communication and waste management in Punjab for exponential returns on investment.

Meanwhile a delegation from Turkey called on Saad to finalize arrangements for the follow-up visit of the Prime Minister of Turkey on March 31, 2010. This visit will once again solidify over $600 million investment plans that Turkey has initiated in Punjab. PBIT will launch a more exclusive business to business meeting between investors from both countries to enhance their export and investment potential.

China to invest US $ 50 Billion in Punjab:

Lahore, Monday, March 08, 2010: Chinese investors have indicated to invest US $ 50 billion in Punjab during the next 10 years. The objective of the investment is to construct a modern and large industrial city along with an industrial estate on 100,000 acres of land.

This was conveyed by Yan Li, leader of a seven member Chinese delegation and chairman Tengzhong group of China, currently visiting Pakistan at a meeting held at the head office of Punjab Industrial Estates (PIE) and Development & Management Company here.

The meeting was presided over by S M Tanveer, Chairman PIE. The meeting was also attended by special advisor to Chief Minister Punjab, Haroon Khawaja, Chairman Planning & Development Department Punjab, Provincial Secretary Industries, Suhan Zuberi from Meril Lynch, Zafar ul din Mahmood CEO Pak China Bureau, Ali Muzzam Syed CEO PIE, Nasir Ali Shah Bukhari of KASB group and Chief Operating Officer Punjab Board of Investment.

The leader of the delegation who is also chairman of a mega Chinese industrial group, Asia International Development Limited, said the investment would provide at least employment to 100,000 families and their group would not only construct a special economic zone but also hospitals and other welfare projects along with the mega project. He said that according to the first year plan, about 5 to 7 billion US $ would be invested and it would be significantly increased in coming years.

He said that overall his group intended to invest up to US $ 50 billion, however, the Punjab government should provide a condusive atmosphere for investment. Chairman PIE SM Tanveer informed the delegation the Punjab government under the leadership of Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, the Chief Minister of the Punjab, was striving hard to attract foreign investment and the visit was a follow-up of CM Punjab’s visit to China in November.

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WTH is this Pindi bhattian - Lahore motorway :bash:

WTH is this Pindi bhattian - Lahore motorway :bash:

he may have mistaken GT road for the M2

^^ GT road passes along Pindi Bhattian?

Ugliest water mark I have ever seen...........Weird....................:bash:

WTH is this Pindi bhattian - Lahore motorway :bash:

this is the Lahore Sargodha road...lahore Sheikhupura section is already a dual carriageway and they are converting sheikhupura sargodha road via phindi bhattian in to a dual carriagway...

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^^Nice action of blacklisting the defaulting company.....

Black listing doesn't mean anything in Pakistan, a company got the contract of Zero Point Interchange project, built a bridge collapsed few months later in Karachi

Hussnai Cotex Ltd (Contractor currently constructing Lahore Gujranwala Road) and EcoWest are the two blacklisted companies ....the remaining portion of the project awarded to Habib Rafiq , Sarwar & Co and Shafiq Brothers under Nespak supervision..and the completion deadline this time is 15th june...lets see what happens this time...

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yeh shahbaz sharif jahaz ura raha hai lol hahah

^^:lol:


SS is doing a nice job......

guys m here to share a video with u guys of a development in city SAngla hill in punjab near faisalabad .... PML N govt is doing great great work in punjab they have developed whole road infrastructure of city they are have laid the whole sewerage lines replacing nala system they are now re modeling the famous hill park now days and govt wants to make it a tourists spot .... they have remodeled the chowks of the city n also connecting the city with faisalabad motorway via highway ...


soon SS is going to visit the city n will inaugurate many projects there :cheers:


i will try to post some pics too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E7MW6FEU2I

The city seems quite interesting to me, but i think CM has already inaugurated many projects during his visit to the city day b4 yesterday :)
btw that was a nice video :D :cheers:

yeah CM visited sangla hill 3 days back n there is alot of development going on there ... projects which were stopped after the martial law in 1999 are now being completed :cheers:

The Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has given approval for the establishment of Murree Tourism Development Project (MTDP) for the speedy execution of interrelated and inter-connected projects including parking plazas, ropeway system and provision of transit transport at Murree.

According to a notification, the Project Management Unit of MTDP will be headed by Secretary Tourism and Resort Development Department Punjab as its Project Director while the Project Steering Committee will be headed by the Chief Secretary Punjab with other members to be nominated later. Moreover, for smooth running of the project, finance, planning and transport units and operation/contracts wing will be staffed on deputation from government officers or recruited from private sector.

It may be mentioned here that the Punjab Chief Minister is taking keen interest in the development of Murree as a modern resort and for promotion of tourism in the province.

Meanwhil, Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that corruption and wastage of development funds has now come to an end and all resources are being utilized for the welfare of the masses in a transparent manner. He said that corruption-free culture has been promoted in the province and every penny of public money is being utilized only for raising the living standard of the people. He said that timely and transparent completion of uplift schemes is being ensured in the interest of the masses.

He was addressing a high level meeting held to review development projects being executed in the province, here today. Chief Secretary Punjab, Chairman Planning & Development, Secretaries of Finance, Housing, Livestock, Director General Lahore Development Authority, District Coordination Officer Lahore besides other officers concerned were also present on the occasion.

The Chief Minister said that billions of rupees are being spent on the projects aimed at provision of basic amenities to the masses and a comprehensive strategy has been adopted for the completion of development projects within timeframe as well as utilization of funds in a transparent manner. He said that third-party audit system is being strictly implemented in the execution of all major development projects.

He said that solid measures have been taken for the promotion of corruption-free culture due to which all development projects are of the highest standard and can be compared with that of developed countries. He said that huge resources are being spent on infrastructure development and a network of underpasses, overhead bridges and roads is being laid in the province. He said that Lahore Ring Road Package 6, 7 & 8 have been completed in record period of time while work is in progress expeditiously on the remaining packages. He said that Shalimar Interchange, Sagian Interchange, Madre-Millat and Shaukat Ali Road projects are also of the highest standard and have resulted in streamlining the flow of traffic for the benefit of the people. He said that these projects will leave a far-reaching impact on the development of the province. He said that horticulture is being promoted at all development projects for their beautification.

He said that measures are also being taken for the uplift of less-developed areas and development projects are being executed in these areas on priority basis.

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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has ordered early completion of projects to facilitate the tourists and residents of Murree.

He directed the officials concerned that construction and repair of roads, prevention of landslides, construction of parking plazas, installation of new chairlift and construction work on other development projects should also be accelerated as weather conditions were favourable.

The chief minister stated this while presiding over a meeting in Murree on Tuesday.

Senator Pervaiz Rashid, MPA Raja Fayyaz Sarwar, Health Secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad, Forests Secretary Babar Hassan Bharwana and Rawalpindi District Coordination Officer (DCO) Imdad Ullah Bosal were also present on the occasion.

The chief minister said several projects had been initiated for enhancing tourist facilities, adding that construction work on parking plaza in Jhika Gali had been started.

Similarly, construction work on another parking plaza on Mussairri Road would be started after the cost estimate.

He said relevant laws should be strictly enforced for removal of encroachments and environmental protection.

Mr Sharif said conservation of forests should also be ensured.

The meeting was informed that construction of many roads in Murree had been completed as a result of which better means of communication would be available to the tourists visiting the hilly resort in summer season.

Mr Sharif directed that pace of implementation of hospital project in Murree should be accelerated.

Earlier, the DCO briefed the participants about the details of various ongoing projects in Murree.

SS was saying on Waqt news that Lahore - Kasur road will be completed on 15th of June......

* Industrial zone to be established in Jehlum
* Education sector will be allocated Rs 22 billion
* Rs 8 billion earmarked for Sasti Roti Scheme
* Punjab Police will get Rs 43bn, but no raise in salaries

The Punjab government is all set to announce a Rs 585 billion provincial budget on Monday, with Rs 190 billion for the Annual Development Programme and around 30 percent increase in health and education allocations.

Sources told Daily Times special funds will be allocated to establish an industrial zone in Jehlum, and build three new hospitals, three more Danish schools and a skill-development project as collaborative projects. According to the sources, the industrial project – Economic Zone – in Jehlum will be an effort to encourage businessmen to start their businesses in the province under this project. This project will be similar to the Sundar Industrial Estate Lahore, while special facilities and subsidies will be provided to encourage business activities. The education sector has been allocated Rs 22 billion, while allocation for the education endowment fund is also being increased to provide higher education to deserving students. The sources said around Rs 3 billion will be fixed for establishing three new Danish schools in Punjab and manage the current three.

Sasti Roti: They said Rs 8 billion will be earmarked for the Sasti Roti Scheme, with special emphasis on making this project corruption-free. Moreover, Rs 30 billion will be fixed for roads and infrastructure development and subsidy will be announced to improve public transport system. The sources said the option to start the Lahore Road Mass Transit System or the Rapid Mass Transit Rail System in Lahore will also be considered and budgetary allocation for this project will be Rs 1.25 billion.

Police: A skill development project will be initiated in collaboration with the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority. Punjab Police will get Rs 43 billion without increasing salaries of the personnel, as their salaries had already been increased earlier this year.

A 50 percent pay raise and a 15 to 20 percent increase in pensions and medical allowances will be announced for over one million public-sector employees. The provincial government will have to bear additional expenses of Rs 48 billion, as it is allocating Rs 252 billion for increasing these salaries against last year’s Rs 204 billion.

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Completed Portion of Ganda Singh Road Kasur
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^^thats Lahore-Kasur road????

^^thats Lahore-Kasur road????

Ya its Lahore - Kasur - Ganda Singh (pak-india border)Road ...some work is still pending on Lahore-Kasur section and will be completed by October as per info by new contractor...remember Hussnain Cotex was balcklisted on this project by punjab govt earlier...

Ya its Lahore - Kasur - Ganda Singh (pak-india border)Road ...some work is still pending on Lahore-Kasur section and will be completed by October as per info by new contractor...remember Hussnain Cotex was balcklisted on this project by punjab govt earlier...

Road is looking nice, who is new contractor BTW???

Road is looking nice, who is new contractor BTW???
The leftover portion is given to three different contractors..one of them is Habib Constructions...
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This road is inside Kasur city and not Lahore-Kasur Road

ya Kasur city portion is also part of the project (Lahore-Kasur- Ganda Singh)

DUALIZATION OF LAHORE - KASUR ROAD.
GROUP-3 KM 49.82 TO KM 55.00. LENGTH 5.18 KM
KASUR CITY PORTION
Cost in PRs Million : 755
Client:C & W Government of Punjab
Commencment date:April 02, 2010
Completion date: Oct 01, 2010(Substantially completed in record period of 2-1/2 Months on June 21, 2010)


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I must say here that our quality in road construction is imporoving day by day! This road just looks awesome!

but i dont know but it seems that the road markins aren real?

Yes !THese pics are a month old! but Lane markings are now complete!

Road looking very nice....
Anyhow, how much is the distance between Lahore & Kasur???

A comparison of DPS(Allah hoo Chowk) Roundabout - Kasur

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Amazing work..

good work punjab gov.. i like the way this gov is paying attention on the quality of road