A gorgeous view of Allama Iqbal Airport Lahore

The magnificent Lahore Fort

Traffic accident kills two in Lahore

25th Dec 2013, Lahore
A traffic collision on Wednesday left two people dead in Lahore, according to a private news channel.
According to police, two motorcycle riders travelling to Raiwind crashed in to a tractor parked at the roadside at Arain Chowk and were severely injured.
Eye witnesses were quoted saying the two men were critically wounded and succumbed to their injuries before the arrival of an ambulance.

The tractor has been taken in to custody by the police.

Pakistanis to mark shortest day tomorrow

21st Dec 2013, Lahore
December 22 is the winter solstice, the shortest day, of the year for Pakistan and other Asian countries.
According to the Meteorological Department, December 22 would be recorded the shortest day with 11 hours and 20 minutes of daylight and 12 hours and 40 minutes of night. It is a time when the sun reaches its farthest point from the celestial equator.
As the first day of the astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice marks the time at which the sun shines directly overhead at 23.5 degrees south latitude. With the North Pole tilted away from the sun, locations north of the equator see the sun take its lowest and shortest path across the southern sky.
The department also said that the duration of daylight would be increasing gradually from December 23.

Minorities enjoy equal rights in Pakistan, says Nawaz

21st Dec 2013, Lahore
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rebuffed all the ground realties and said that the minority groups are enjoying equal rights in Pakistan.
He said that some misguided people are creating a chaos in the country at the pretext of religion.
Addressing a ceremony held to celebrate the Christmas, PM said that the minorities have rendered laudable services for the country’s prosperity and defense.
He commended the role and services of minority communities in Pakistan Army, bureaucracy, judiciary and parliament.
The prime minister said misleading people do not attach any importance to the mosque, temple or church.
He maintained that his government would not allow anyone to destroy Pakistan’s identity through his nefarious designs.
The government stands by the oppressed and the victims of Joseph Colony were given Rs500, 000 each.

Irregular gas supply troubles consumers

                                                                                                       
21st Dec 2013, Lahore
The domestic consumers in Lahore were bothered with the low pressure of gas available for cookery and heating on Saturday.
The consumers were reportedly seen complaining about the inconvenience caused in almost all localities of the city.
Several residents said they used liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as an alternative but it was not affordable.
The citizens urged the authorities concerned to take steps for regularising the gas supply during the winter season.

Lahore; the city of happenings: An aerial view of populaous Lahore!!

Lahore; the city of happenings: An aerial view of populaous Lahore!!

Lahore; the city of happenings: Drone protests discourage foreign investment

Lahore; the city of happenings: Drone protests discourage foreign investment: 20th Dec 2013,Lahore Planning and Development Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that t...

Drone protests discourage foreign investment

20th Dec 2013,Lahore

Planning and Development Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that the people 

who are staging protests against the drone strikes are actually deterring foreign investments in the country.
Addressing a session of the Pakistan Engineering Congress on Friday, Ahsan Iqbal said that the drone protesters are not serving the nation. He further said that the nation does not support any sit-ins and political protests.
Further speaking, the federal minister stated that Imran Khan received the mandate for bringing peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
He urged the political parties of Pakistan to stand with the federal government in solving national issues by rejecting the protest ways.
Ahsan Iqbal, while talking on the Kalabagh Dam, said that the issue is debatable on which not a single political party has reached on a consensus. He claimed that they do not want the country to be divided just for the revenue earned by the dam.

An aerial view of populaous Lahore!!

LHC stops censor board from certifying Indian films

                                                                                                                                                                     

20th Dec 2013, Lahore
Federal Film Censor Board has been ordered to stop certifying Indian films by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday, according to a private news channel.
The bench was headed by Justice Khalid Mehmood for hearing the case filed against the exhibition of Indian films in national cinema.
According to the petitioners, Pakistani film industry is collapsing, rendering thousands unemployed due to the exhibition of Indian films in the cinema. They added that according to the law, Indian films cannot be exhibited in Pakistan but certain elements are importing these films from Europe and Gulf state and the censor boards allows their exhibition without inspection of the documents.
The court ordered the censor board to stop certifying Indian films until further notice and issued orders for the Federal Government and the parties in the case to file their replies.

 

CM urges people to unite against conspirers

 20th Dec 2013, Lahore

 Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday said that the nation must stand united like a brick wall in order to foil the conspiracies by the enemies of Pakistan.
While reviewing the law and order situation in a meeting on Friday, the CM instructed the officials to utilise each resource to ensure the protection of the lives and property of the people.
Discussing the security situation for Chehlum of Imam Hussain (RA), the CM instructed the police and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to keep a close eye on the extremists as well as to strengthen the security arrangements through cctv cameras and walk-through scanners and gates. He added that unbiased action should be taken against people giving hate speeches and to implement the law of banning loudspeakers in every sense.
Home secretary and inspector general of Police briefed the CM about the overall security situation.

the white beauty of Anarkali Tomb.....

The magnificent anarkali tomb

Film festival from today....

19th Dec 2013, Lahore: 

Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop’s third International Film Festival of 2013 will be held from Dec 19 to 21 at Alhamra Arts Council, The Mall, at 1pm to 7pm, showcasing 64 feature, documentary, children’s, animated and short films.Entrance to halls is through free passes available at the Rafi Peer Cultural Center and at the venue of the festival.

Addressing a press conference at the Lahore Press Club, Usman Peerzada, Sadaan Peerzada and Tasneem Pirzada said the films had been selected from 250 films of 35 countries. These films encompassed various aspects of human life and allow the viewers a glimpse into different cultures, thoughts, socio-political realities and activities of people of the world.

These brilliant works by young and renowned film directors and their teams provide a closer look at the advances made in the contemporary cinema.

The films to be screened are from Pakistan, Iran, Spain, Denmark, Australia, France, Germany, Norway, India, UAE and Russia.

LHC concerned over law, order situation

18th Dec 2013, Lahore
The Lahore High Court expressed serious concern over failing law and order situation in Punjab and apathy of the rulers on Tuesday.
The court observed that the poor were being murdered while son of the chief minister and ministers visiting sasta bazaars on helicopter and motorcade of 70 vehicles respectively.
The court was hearing a petition of a woman, who wants her property recovered from the illegal possession of land grabbers. SSP Operations Rana Abdul Jabbar was present in the court.
Petitioner Salima Bibi alleged that a political party was patronising the land grabbers and police had been acting as silent spectator.
The court asked the officer as to why police officials were obeying illegal directions of the rulers. “Who is responsible for the bad law and order situation in the province?” the court posed another query.
The SSP stated that delay in implementation of death sentences was a major reason behind increasing crime.
The court adjourned the hearing until Jan 17 and directed the police to produce record of the petitioner’s case.
The Lahore High Court on Tuesday summoned Vice Chancellor of University of Health Sciences in response of writ petition for not releasing examination schedule for MBBS students of a private medical college.
Justice Muhamamd Khalid Mahmood Khan directed the vice chancellor to appear in person today (Wednesday).
The petitioner students through their counsel informed the court that their college was affiliated with the UHS, but despite that the university administration was not issuing the examination schedule for them.
The lawyer argued that the educational career of these students would disturb if the schedule is not issued.
The requested the court to issue directions to the UHS administration to release schedule for the students of their medical college.

Lahore in pictures......

The beautiful view of Shalimar garden

Pakistan‚ India have no option but to work for peace: Shahbaz

December 18, 2013, Lahore

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said peace cannot be established in the region without resolving the issues of Kashmir‚ water and Siachin between Pakistan and India.
Speaking at a function here in Lahore on Wednesday‚ he said there is no option for Pakistan and India but to strive for peace.
He said that both the countries should pursue the goal of peace and work for the welfare of their people.
The Chief Minister said Pakistan's nuclear programme guarantees peace in the region.

experience the ancient classy Lahore....

A memorable picture of Chuburji Lahore

Shia cleric Allama Nasir Abbas shot dead in Lahore

  

 

16th Dec, 2013, Lahore 

Shia cleric Allama Nasir Abbas of Multan was shot dead by unidentified armed men on Sunday night.

He belonged to the Tehreek-i-Nifaz-i-Fiqh Jafaria (TNFJ).

He was going to his residence after attending a Majlis at Qaumi Markaz, Shah Jamal at around 11 pm when armed motorcycles intercepted his vehicle near FC College Underpass and opened fire.

Abbas was seriously injured in the attack and was taken to Shaikh Zayed Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Model Town SP (Operations) Tariq Aziz quoted witnesses as saying that Allama Nasir Abbas and his student Hafiz Anjum were going to his Eden Value Homes residence near Thokar when assailants on motorcycles intercepted their car and opened fire. The student and Allama’s driver escaped unhurt, the SP said, adding that the gunmen escaped.

Following Allama Nasir's murder, a large number of his followers reached Shaikh Zayed Hospital.

Expressing their anger, they chanted slogans against the government and damaged the premises.

They further demanded that the body be handed over to them.

After receiving the body, the protestors marched towards the Governor House.

Police officers inspected the site of incident and supervised the collection of forensic evidence. In the hospital, they recorded the statements of the survivors.

Large contingents of police were at the crime scene and at the hospital till late in the night.

Allama Nasir Abbas, 42, has left behind six daughters and a so

Condemning the killing of Shia cleric, Majlis-i-Wahdatul Muslimeen has announced three days of mourning.

A spokesman of Majlis Wahadatul Musalameen said that the government has failed to stop sectarian targeted killings.

Meanwhile, Tahafuz-i-Azadari Council in Karachi also condemned the killing and slammed the government for failing to protect Shias in the country.

Robbers kill two in separate incidents

15th Dec 2013, Lahore

Two citizens were gunned down by robbers on resistance in two incidents in the Gujarpura area on Saturday.

A 45-year-old man, identified as Malik Riaz of China Scheme Haji Yaseen Park, was on his way when two armed robbers intercepted him near a marriage hall and shot at and wounded him when he tried to foil their dacoity attempt. The unidentified robbers fled on a bike. The victim was removed to hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was a driver in a paint factory and lived in a rented house with his wife and children.

In another incident, a 50-year-old man, identified as Ramazan of Rachna Town, Shahdara, was shot dead by robbers on resistance. The deceased was stated to be a fruit-cart vendor and sole breadwinner in his family. Police have shifted the bodies to morgue and registered cases.

FALLS TO DEATH: A 37-year-old labourer died after falling from the roof of an under-construction house in the Chuhng area on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Javed Faiz, hailing from Vehari. He had lost his balance and fell from the roof. He suffered injures and was shifted to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

TRAFFIC SECTOR: Capital City Police Officer Chaudhry Muhammad Shafique Saturday inaugurated the building of new Mcleod Road Traffic Sector. The CCPO said the new traffic sector had been put on solar energy which would help to improve the office working.

Minister Bilal Yasin on his tours to model bazaar....

Mechanism to keep prices under control: Yasin

Sunday, December 15, 2013 - Lahore 

Punjab Cabinet Committee on Price Control comprising Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin, Chief Secretary Punjab Naveed Akram Cheema, IG Police Punjab Khan Baig and Secretary Industries Irfan Ali visited Faisalabad and Chiniot today to check the prices and availability of the essential commodities.

They went to Model Bazar Jhang Road, Sahulat Bazar Faizan-e-Madina Susan Road and inspected the arrangements made by the district govt. for providing daily use items to the public on controlled prices. They checked the quality and stock of the edibles in these bazaars and compared the prices with whole and general market. 

They said that the whole sale prices of essential items should be reviewed on daily basis and keep strict eye on demand and supply as a proactive approach so that timely measures could be taken to avoid shortage. Talking to the media, Punjab Food Minister said that a comprehensive mechanism had been devised to keep the prices of essential items under control by the Punjab govt. under the vision of CM Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.

He said that market committee system had been revamped by introducing various reforms and corrupt officials of market committees had been removed for maintaining good governance in this department.

He said that under the directions of CM Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif timely measures had been taken to arrest the trend of the unwarranted price hike. The Minister maintained that the process of auctions in fruits and vegetables markets was being supervised by the district and divisional administration which helped in controlling the unjustified prices.

He said that hoarders and profiteers of essential items would not be spared at any cost for which Price Control Magistrates had been mobilized to take action against the unscrupulous elements on daily basis and their performance was also being checked daily.

Earlier, the members of the Punjab Cabinet Committee on Price Control were briefed by the Divisional Commissioner Sardar Akram Javed and DCO Noor-ul-Amin Mengal about the measures taken for controlling the prices of the essential goods.

The Commissioner told that as many as 152 Price Control Magistrates in the four districts of the division had been assigned duties to check the specified markets on daily basis. He said that process of auction in vegetables and fruits markets is being monitored daily early in the morning by the officers and himself as well.

He informed that an electronic price board had also been installed at busiest intersections Kohinoor chowk for keeping the public aware of the prices of the vegetables and pulses.

DCO informed that 16 Sahulat Bazars were being held in the district thrice in a week.

10 days to go in Jesus Birthday....

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore

Golden advices of Finance Minster....

  Ishaq Dar urges investors to en cash dollars to avoid losses

LAHORE: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has criticized ‘pseudo intellectuals’ for their predictions about the devaluation of rupee and increase in the US dollar price.
He was addressing the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) award ceremony here at the Governor’s House on Saturday.
The US dollar price would be brought down, he said and urged the investors to encash their dollars to avoid losses.
About the IMF loan, Dar said it was unavoidable as the bad policies adopted by previous regimes were responsible for the current economic situation.
Talking about the economic achievements of government, he said it had paid 3 billion doallars liabilities of the previous government and fulfilled the sovereign commitments as a dignified nation.
It has achieved 5 per cent GDP growth due to its economic reforms, he added.
Endorsing the idea of privatization for better economic activity by APTMA Group Chairman Gohar Ijaz, the minister said the government would privatize some of the institutions.
The government would recover outstanding Rs 800 million from the Etisalat.
The finance minister conveyed the heart-felt felicitations to APTMA from Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

Old memories of British India!!

A memorable picture of Lahore High Court in the then united India

APCA points to ‘corruption’ in ACE

13th Dec 2013, Lahore

The All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) Anti Corruption Unit alleged the Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) was plagued by corruption because Director General Abid Javed appointed corrupt officers.

Without naming ACE officers, the association members said during a hurriedly-called meeting on Thursday that these officers were facing inquiries over corruption charges.
Speaking on the occasion, Irfan Manzoor, the association president, said the DG appointed corrupt officers who were influencing inquiries and minting money from the people.
It was alleged that the ACE management was very strict regarding even fake complaints against employees and office bearers of APCA.
They said that recently director ACE suspended one senior clerk Zahoor without holding inquiry against him.
Similarly office superintendent, Ali Akbar was transferred from Bahawalpur to Lahore without any allegation. Due to transfer the education and schooling of his children was suffering badly. They demanded the cancellation of his transfer so that education and schooling of his children could not suffer.

Lahore; the city of happenings: PML-N preparing to rig LG polls: Q13th Dec, 20...

Lahore; the city of happenings:
PML-N preparing to rig LG polls: Q


13th Dec, 20...: PML-N preparing to rig LG polls: Q 13th Dec, 2013, Lahore Alleging the ruling party of having prepared a plan to rig local governmen...

PML-N preparing to rig LG polls: Q

13th Dec, 2013, Lahore
Alleging the ruling party of having prepared a plan to rig local government elections, top Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday demanded the election commission to take a notice of the matter.
Addressing a news conference at Muslim League House here, Pervaiz Elahi said foul play by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in local polls would bring a bad name to the election commission.
He was of the view that the commission would become a victim of vote-rigging if it failed to take a timely action, and said local elections under supervision of district administrations would not be acceptable to any party except the ruling party. 
The PML-Q Punjab president also questioned how transparent local elections could be held under supervision of DCOs, patwaris and tehsildars when DCOs would be acting as returning officers and their subordinates as presiding and assistant presiding officers. Election results would bring a huge hue and cry after from all the political parties, he said while adding presiding officers who would not influence voters to vote for the ruling party would get punishment.
He said during his stint in power, heads of local bodies used to write ACRs of DCOs and DPOs but according to the new law tehsildars would be writing ACRs of chairmen and vice-chairmen of local bodies.
He added the PML-Q government had provided ideal administrative and financial powers and funds through the provincial finance commission to local governments.
He said local bodies’ system enforced by the incumbent provincial government was against the basic spirit of local governance.
To a query regarding electoral arrangements, he said the PML-Q would make seat adjustments with all likeminded parties.
Prominent among those present at the news conference were Muhammad Basharat Raja, Chaudhry Zaheeruddin Khan, Nasir Ramzan Gujjar, Sardar Asif Nakai, Nasir Mahmud Gill and Seemal Kamran.

Lahore Transport Company(LTC) on its way to new heights......

                           
     
LTC launches new bus service

12th Dec 2013, Lahore

Lahore Transport Company (LTC) has launched a state-of-the-art bus service in collaboration with the Turkish company platform from the Lahore airport to various parts in the city.

In the beginning 18 buses will be plied on B-08 route (General Bus Stand to Lahore Airport) while 16 buses will be operational on B-28 route (Green Town to Lahore Airport). New bus service will provide relief to the people who were averse from the dearth of public transport.

On the occasion, LTC Chief Operating Officer Omar Pirzada, Airport General Manager Syed Aamir Mahboob, Chief Security Officer Col Farhat Kiyani, DMD Platform Tanweer Siddiqui, Manager Enforcement Shafique Ahmad, PRO Airport Kamran Malik and Deputy Head of Communication Nasir Hussain were also present on the inauguration of bus service.

JI in action once again.....

Jamaat-e- Islami announces a campaign against privatization

 

Dec 11^th 2013, Lahore, 
Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan, Syed Munawar Hasan, has announced launching of a full scale campaign against the sellout of important national institutions in the name of privatization, with the active support of political and religious parties besides workers.
In his presidential address at an all parties anti Privatization conference at Mansoora, he said that in spite of harmful results of privatization, the rulers wanted to hand over state institutions to their favourites on throw away prices. He said if the rulers could not run these institutions, they should admit their failure and withdraw their tall promises made to the public during the election campaign.
He said instead of checking corruption and mismanagement, the government was planning to sell state institutions to the people who were actually responsible for their present condition. However, he said the rulers’ designs in this regard won’t materialize.
The JI Ameer called upon the rulers to account for the huge amounts obtained from the sell out of the national banks and other institutions in the past.
The moot was also addressed by JUP’s Pir Ejaz Hashmi, PPP’s Naveez Chaudhary, Ahle hadith scholar Hafiz Ibtesam Elahi Zaheer, NAP’s Ehsan Wyne, JUI’s Maulana Sanaullah, PTI’s Rana Zubair Abdullah, NLF’s chief Shamsur Rahman Swati, PREM Union leader Hafiz Salman Butt, WAPDA Piagham Union’s S.D. Saqib.
JI Secretary General, Liaqat Baloch, in his address, called upon the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to explain why the Punjab province was getting an unfair treatment under the PML(N) federal government in respect of the CNG supplies. He said the rulers were least interested in controlling corruption, the root cause of economic crisis. He said, the secret of the progress of the advanced countries was that they built national institutions on strong footings and their workers were given their rights and facilities which increased their efficiency and productivity.
Hafiz Ebtesam Elahi Zaheer suggested that instead of selling out state institutions, the rulers should sell out their palaces. He said the rulers had filled their coffers by plundering public wealth.
He remarked that if the people voted to power the capitalists and US slaves, they should be ready to such problems. He said the solution of the ailing economy of the country was not with the IMF or the World Bank.
ANP’s Ehsan Wyne lauded the services of the JI for the country and the nation and for democracy.
JUI’s Maulana Sanaullah , in his address, remarked that in fact the rulers were heading for familization of the institutions in the name of privatization. He said, privatization gave birth to exploitation and injustice.
PPP leader Naveed Chaudhary said that the national institutions were state symbols and their sellout was against national interest. He said that the rulers ere feeding the already rich by depriving the poor of their two time meals.

The magnificient governor house....

An eye catchy view of governor house Punjab in Lahore