Lahore—Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz
Sharif visited Elite Training School Badian Road
Friday and attended Namaz-e-Jannaza of Assistant
Sub-Inspector Ghulam Jaffar who had embraced
martyrdom during encounter with terrorists.
Punjab Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah Khan,
Member Punjab Assembly Col.(R) Shuja Khanzada,
Advisor Jehanzaib Burki, Inspector General
Police Punjab, Home Secretary and other high
ranking police officers were also present.
Lahore—Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has urged
the society to play its role in exposing the
extremist elements and help the government
apprehend the anti-state, terrorist elements
operating in the guise of Taliban. I believe
that they are not Taliban or Mujahideen but mere
terrorists and traitors who are involved in
subversive activities against the country and
playing in the hands of their foreign masters”,
he said Friday while talking to the media during
his visit to General Hospital to inquire after
the injured of the terrorist attacks at Bedian
Elite Training Centre.
Lahore—Capital City Police Officer Muhammad
Pervez Rathore has said that Lahore police is a
force of Ghazis and martyrs and its morale was
high due to public support. He said the citizens
of Lahore were not only satisfied but proud of
the efficiency of police which were ensuring law
and order by laying down their lives in the line
of duty.
Lahore—Lahore High
Court (LHC) on Friday adjourned the hearing of
several identical Intra Court Appeals (ICA)
against bye-polls delay till October 20. The
Division Bench of the Lahore High Court
comprising Justice Umer Ata Bandial and Justice
Ijazul Ahsan while hearing the arguments
observed that the courts were not senseless to
leave the people on the mercy of terrorism for
the purpose of elections.
Lahore—Punjab Population Welfare Minister Neelam
Jabbar Chaudhry has said the government has
enhanced the health budget to achieve Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). Talking to various
delegations, she said additional resources had
also been provided for protecting people through
strengthening of primary healthcare and disease
preventive programmes.
