FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has launched a programme to make special people productive and useful, said FCCI president Muzammil Sultan here on Monday.
Muzammil Sultan was addressing a function to distribute 50 tri-cycles among the handicapped. This function was jointly arranged by FCCI, Labard and Turk International Cooperation Agency. He appreciated local businessmen for helping the needy. Muhammad Naeem Anwar, Chief Coordinator of Labard, said a minor help could make special persons productive and in this connect affluent people should realise their social, moral and religious obligations to help the poor. FCCI Rehan Nasim said Faisalabad Chamber will also extend necessary help to special persons to start their own businesses.
PTEA demands freeze of power rates for six months
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FAISALABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) chairman Rana Arif Tauseef has demanded freeze of the electricity prices for six months and abolition of the fuel adjustment surcharge, saying that the frequent increase in prices and surcharges is hitting all sectors of economy, disrupting the economic cycle and jacking up inflation in the country.
He was addressing a meeting here on Monday. Federal Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar was also present. Rana Arif Tauseef said that the government must shelve the decision to increase electricity prices for six months as it was a minimum period to complete an export transaction. “The industrial sector is already facing internal and external challenges and a constant increase in electricity prices is aggravating the economic crisis. Owing to high business cost in Pakistan, a large number of industrial units had already shifted to other countries. High power tariffs, a burden on businesses and industry, can be reduced by utilising the available water resources more efficiently as the water is the most viable and cheapest way to produce electricity,” he suggested.
He demanded that the fuel adjustment formula should be revamped as it was very seriously affecting the trade and industry in a negative way as well as general masses. “Pakistani exports are losing buyers in the international market because of high business cost and the decision to increase power tariff under the monthly fuel adjustment system will make the Pakistani goods more uncompetitive,” he maintained. He also demanded a cut in the EQ surcharge to 2 per cent as levied in other provinces and to charge MDI charges on actual basis and not for loadshedding hours.
The PTEA chairman said that the government had not taken serious steps to overcome the growing electricity shortfall, resulting in a slowdown of economic activity across the country. The electricity supply cuts have a negative impact on the production process as well and export of value added industries in Punjab. He requested the government to take possible steps for consistent supply of electricity to industries. He asked the government to devise a proper mechanism instead of adopting shortcut solutions to meet the electricity demands.
Police arrest triple murder accused
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FAISALABAD: Chutiana police on Monday arrested an accused in a triple murder case. Police, on a tip-off, raided and arrested Nasir Ahmad. During preliminary investigations, the accused confessed to killing his aunt Farzana Bibi and her two children as she was opposing his relations with a girl of Chichawatni.
According to police, accused Nasir Ahmad had killed Farzana of Chichawatni and her two children and threw their bodies in a canal at Satiana some days ago. Police could not recover the bodies from the canal so far.
WARRANTS FOR 18 DEPORTEES: Anti-Corruption Special Judge Rao Sultan Ali Tahir on Monday issued arrest warrants for 18 people, who were deported from Masqat.
The deportees include: Wajid Hussain, Hameed Ali, Muhammad Saeed, Khaliq of Faisalabad, Malik Javed, Ejaz, Qasim, Saqib Hayat, Arshad, Khadim Hussain, Ashraf and Ejaz Akhtar of Sargodha. They were arrested by Masqat police and deported to Pakistan. The FIA had registered a case against travel agents Robina Kausar and Tariq of Satiana Road and 18 deportees.
PAF flight lieutenant dies in accident
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FAISALABAD: A PAF flight lieutenant, Hamza Nafees, was killed in an accident on Faisalabad-Chiniot Road on Monday. He was coming to Faisalabad to meet his cousin when a speeding truck hit his car (LEA-7391) near a textile mills. As a result, he was critically injured. He was shifted to a hospital where he died. Police have registered a case.
Seven inspectors suspended for poor performance
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FAISALABAD: RPO Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema has suspended seven inspectors and a sub-inspector for poor performance. Those suspended are: Gulberg SHO Inspector Bilal Cheema, Ghulam Muhammadabad SHO Inspector Waheed Shahid, Mansoorabad SHO Inspector Zafar Iqbal, Baluchni SHO Inspector Dilbar Hussain, Nishatabad SHO Inspector Saifullah Bhatti, Jaranwala CIA Inspector Ahmad Adnan Tariq, Tariqabad CIA Inspector Muhammad Asif and Sub-Inspector Muhammad Atif. Zulfiqar Cheema warned the complacent police officials to improve their working and control crime in their respective areas, otherwise disciplinary action would be taken against them.
Concern over low milk production
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FAISALABAD: There are 50 million animals in the country but average milk production is very low as compared to other countries, which is main hurdle to flourishing the sector. This was said by University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice-Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan while addressing an outreach programme and awareness session on mechanism of silage preparation at Chak 71/JB.
He said that only two per cent of the farming community was getting 8,000 litres milk per animal yearly while the remaining farmers were getting 3,000 litres milk per animal. He stressed the need to ensure the availability of silage to animals in order to increase the production as proper usage of silage was prerequisite for it. Faculty of Animal Husbandry Dean Dr Muhammad Sarwar, MNA Saeed Iqbal, former MPA Mian Muhammad Farooq, Dr Karim Bakhsh, Dr Mehrunnisa, Dr Asif, Dr Ashraf, Qamar Shakil, Ch Basharat Aziz Jaspal and others also spoke on the occasion.
Farewell function
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FAISALABAD: A farewell function was organised in the honour of outgoing Fesco general manager (operation) Shakeel Ahmed here on Monday.Speaking on the occasion, Superintending Engineer first circle Khalid Rashid said that the success story of power sector in Pakistan was the outcome of consistent, committed and dedicated efforts of workers and engineers. He paid tribute to Shakeel Ahmed and said that he emerged as a role model for the Fesco staff. Shakeel Ahmed thanked to all his colleagues for organising the function. Later, a shield and gifts were presented to Shakeel Ahmed.
Muzammil Sultan was addressing a function to distribute 50 tri-cycles among the handicapped. This function was jointly arranged by FCCI, Labard and Turk International Cooperation Agency. He appreciated local businessmen for helping the needy. Muhammad Naeem Anwar, Chief Coordinator of Labard, said a minor help could make special persons productive and in this connect affluent people should realise their social, moral and religious obligations to help the poor. FCCI Rehan Nasim said Faisalabad Chamber will also extend necessary help to special persons to start their own businesses.
PTEA demands freeze of power rates for six months
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) chairman Rana Arif Tauseef has demanded freeze of the electricity prices for six months and abolition of the fuel adjustment surcharge, saying that the frequent increase in prices and surcharges is hitting all sectors of economy, disrupting the economic cycle and jacking up inflation in the country.
He was addressing a meeting here on Monday. Federal Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar was also present. Rana Arif Tauseef said that the government must shelve the decision to increase electricity prices for six months as it was a minimum period to complete an export transaction. “The industrial sector is already facing internal and external challenges and a constant increase in electricity prices is aggravating the economic crisis. Owing to high business cost in Pakistan, a large number of industrial units had already shifted to other countries. High power tariffs, a burden on businesses and industry, can be reduced by utilising the available water resources more efficiently as the water is the most viable and cheapest way to produce electricity,” he suggested.
He demanded that the fuel adjustment formula should be revamped as it was very seriously affecting the trade and industry in a negative way as well as general masses. “Pakistani exports are losing buyers in the international market because of high business cost and the decision to increase power tariff under the monthly fuel adjustment system will make the Pakistani goods more uncompetitive,” he maintained. He also demanded a cut in the EQ surcharge to 2 per cent as levied in other provinces and to charge MDI charges on actual basis and not for loadshedding hours.
The PTEA chairman said that the government had not taken serious steps to overcome the growing electricity shortfall, resulting in a slowdown of economic activity across the country. The electricity supply cuts have a negative impact on the production process as well and export of value added industries in Punjab. He requested the government to take possible steps for consistent supply of electricity to industries. He asked the government to devise a proper mechanism instead of adopting shortcut solutions to meet the electricity demands.
Police arrest triple murder accused
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: Chutiana police on Monday arrested an accused in a triple murder case. Police, on a tip-off, raided and arrested Nasir Ahmad. During preliminary investigations, the accused confessed to killing his aunt Farzana Bibi and her two children as she was opposing his relations with a girl of Chichawatni.
According to police, accused Nasir Ahmad had killed Farzana of Chichawatni and her two children and threw their bodies in a canal at Satiana some days ago. Police could not recover the bodies from the canal so far.
WARRANTS FOR 18 DEPORTEES: Anti-Corruption Special Judge Rao Sultan Ali Tahir on Monday issued arrest warrants for 18 people, who were deported from Masqat.
The deportees include: Wajid Hussain, Hameed Ali, Muhammad Saeed, Khaliq of Faisalabad, Malik Javed, Ejaz, Qasim, Saqib Hayat, Arshad, Khadim Hussain, Ashraf and Ejaz Akhtar of Sargodha. They were arrested by Masqat police and deported to Pakistan. The FIA had registered a case against travel agents Robina Kausar and Tariq of Satiana Road and 18 deportees.
PAF flight lieutenant dies in accident
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: A PAF flight lieutenant, Hamza Nafees, was killed in an accident on Faisalabad-Chiniot Road on Monday. He was coming to Faisalabad to meet his cousin when a speeding truck hit his car (LEA-7391) near a textile mills. As a result, he was critically injured. He was shifted to a hospital where he died. Police have registered a case.
Seven inspectors suspended for poor performance
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: RPO Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema has suspended seven inspectors and a sub-inspector for poor performance. Those suspended are: Gulberg SHO Inspector Bilal Cheema, Ghulam Muhammadabad SHO Inspector Waheed Shahid, Mansoorabad SHO Inspector Zafar Iqbal, Baluchni SHO Inspector Dilbar Hussain, Nishatabad SHO Inspector Saifullah Bhatti, Jaranwala CIA Inspector Ahmad Adnan Tariq, Tariqabad CIA Inspector Muhammad Asif and Sub-Inspector Muhammad Atif. Zulfiqar Cheema warned the complacent police officials to improve their working and control crime in their respective areas, otherwise disciplinary action would be taken against them.
Concern over low milk production
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: There are 50 million animals in the country but average milk production is very low as compared to other countries, which is main hurdle to flourishing the sector. This was said by University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice-Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan while addressing an outreach programme and awareness session on mechanism of silage preparation at Chak 71/JB.
He said that only two per cent of the farming community was getting 8,000 litres milk per animal yearly while the remaining farmers were getting 3,000 litres milk per animal. He stressed the need to ensure the availability of silage to animals in order to increase the production as proper usage of silage was prerequisite for it. Faculty of Animal Husbandry Dean Dr Muhammad Sarwar, MNA Saeed Iqbal, former MPA Mian Muhammad Farooq, Dr Karim Bakhsh, Dr Mehrunnisa, Dr Asif, Dr Ashraf, Qamar Shakil, Ch Basharat Aziz Jaspal and others also spoke on the occasion.
Farewell function
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: A farewell function was organised in the honour of outgoing Fesco general manager (operation) Shakeel Ahmed here on Monday.Speaking on the occasion, Superintending Engineer first circle Khalid Rashid said that the success story of power sector in Pakistan was the outcome of consistent, committed and dedicated efforts of workers and engineers. He paid tribute to Shakeel Ahmed and said that he emerged as a role model for the Fesco staff. Shakeel Ahmed thanked to all his colleagues for organising the function. Later, a shield and gifts were presented to Shakeel Ahmed.