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BAHAWALPUR, Aug 13 (APP):A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Zaheer Anwar Jappa in the committee room of his office here Tuesday to review arrangements to celebrate Independence Day in a grand manner. The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Ameer Taimoor, Additional Deputy Commissioner Finance Farooq Qamar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Headquarters Sumera Rabani, Additional Deputy Commissioner General Muhammad Ahmad and officials from relevant departments. Assistant Commissioners of remote tehsils participated via video link.
The Deputy Commissioner stated that the main flag-hoisting ceremony would be held at the Circuit House and similar ceremonies would be held at the tehsils level. He mentioned that public and private offices would be illuminated for the occasion. Additionally, following the guidelines of the Chief Minister of Punjab, extensive tree planting will be done under the “Plant for Pakistan” initiative on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day. It was reported in the meeting that special events for Independence Day would be organized in educational institutions, the Arts Council Bahawalpur, the District Council and other organizations. Sports competitions will also be held as part of the celebrations. He instructed the relevant officials to ensure that all arrangements are completed on time.