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‘Tum Jeeo Hazaro Saal’ programme held

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KARACHI, Feb 18 (APP):Under the auspices of the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) Karachi, a splendid event titled “Tum Jeeo Hazaro Saal… Poetry Dialogue” was held to commemorate the birthdays of shining stars in literature, Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui and Mahmood Sham.
The event took place at the Haseena Moin Hall of ACP.
Provincial Caretaker Minister for Information, Minority Affairs, Social Protection, and President of Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, Muhammad Ahmed Shah, along with Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Mahmood Sham, Khalid Moeen, and Shama Afroz expressed their thoughts.
The Minister cut the birthday cake for Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui and Mahmood Sham.
A large number of people with connections to literature and arts participated in the event, while the duties of the moderator were fulfilled by Hina Ambreen.
During the event, the minister remarked that Pirzada Qasim and Mahmood Sham played vital roles in the welfare and enhancing ethical values of the society.
He emphasized that the ACP is an institution for writers and poets.

President summons senate session

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP):President Dr. Arif Alvi has summoned a session of the Senate to be held on February 19 (Monday) at 3 PM.
The president summoned the session of the Senate in the exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 54 of the Constitution, said a notification issued by the Senate Secretariat.
The Senate is likely to take up questions, calling attention to notices, legislative business, and matters of public importance.

ECP notifies names of 93 candidates returned to KP assembly

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PESHAWAR, Feb 18 (APP):The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday notified the names of 93 candidates who returned to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
The 93 candidates included two candidates from PPP and three from JUIF while all the remaining were independent candidates.
The notification asked all the independent candidates to join a political party within three days of the notification under proviso of sub-clause-C of Clause-3 of Article 106 of the constitution.
The PPP candidates included Ahmed Karim Kundi from PK-112, DI Khan and Ehsan ullah Khan from PK-115 DI Khan.
The JUIF candidates were former opposition leaders in the provincial assembly Lutf ur Rehman from PK-114, DI Khan, Aftab Haider from PK-111, DI Khan, and Sajjad Ullah from PK-32, Kohistan Lower.
The independent candidates returned to KP assembly were: Suriya Bibi, Fateh ul Mulk, Sharaft Ali, Ali Shah, Akhtar Khan, Fazl Hakim Khan, Amjad Ali, Habib ur Rehman, Sultan Room, Gul Ibrahim Khan, Muhammad Yamin, Muhammad Anwar, Azam Khan, Hamayun Khan, Shafiq ullah, Ubaid ur Rehman, Liaqat Ali , Hamid ur Rehman, Shakeel Ahmed, Musavir Khan, Riaz Khan, Syed Fakhar Jehan, Abdul Kabir Khan, Fazal Haq, Sajjad Ullah, Muhammad Riaz, Taj Muhammad, Munir Hussain, Zubair Khan, Barber Munir Swati, Zahid Chenzeb, Ikram ullah, Nazi Ahmed, Raja Ali, Mushtaq Ghani, Akbar Ayub, Arshad Ayub, Malik Adeel, Rangez Ahmed, Aqibullah, Abdul Karim, Faisal Khan, Murtaza Khan, Zarshad, Tufail Anjum, Amir Farzand, Muhammad Zahir, Abdul Salam, Tariq Mehmood, Iftikhar Ali, Ihtesham Ali, Khalid Khan, Arshad Ali, Iftikhar Ullah, Fazal Shakoor Khan, Muhammad Arif, Mehboob Sher, Muhammad Israr, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Sohail, Abdul Ghani, Samiullah, Sher Ali, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Meena Khan, Fazl Elahi, Zar Alam, Muhammad Idrees, Khaliq ur Rehman, Main Muhammad Umar, Ishfaq Ahmed, Aftab Alam, Shafiullah, Shah Abu Turab, Aurangzaib Khan, Ali Haider, Muhammad Khursheed, Sajjad, Ziaullah,  Pakhtoon Yar, Naek Muhammad, Johar Muhammad, Hisham Inamullah, Tariq Saeed, Muhammad Usman, Asif Ali and Ajab Gul.

Wheel jam strike of four alliance failed: Achakzai

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QUETTA, Feb 18 (APP):Caretaker Provincial Information Minister Balochistan Jan Achakzai on Sunday said that the wheel jam strike of the alliance of 4 parties has failed.
  ” All major highways are open. Traffic is light on some national highways due to Sunday”, he said in a statement issued here.
He deplored that Sardars and Nawabs of Balochistan are punishing the common people to reject the 2024 elections.
He said that the alliance should not harm the welfare of the state and people but should resort to legal forums. The people of Balochistan have rejected ethnic nationalism, CM further maintained.

Four outlaws held; narcotics, stolen items recovered

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 18 (APP):The Dera police on Sunday claimed to have arrested four outlaws who recovered drugs, weapons, and stolen items from their possession during different operations.
According to a police spokesman, the Dera police, following the directions of District Police Officer (DPO) Abdul Rauf Babar Qaisrani, tightened a noose around criminal elements and made all-out efforts to ensure a crime-free society.
As a part of such efforts, a team of Cantt police station led by SDPO City Muhammad Adnan along with SHO Gulsher Khan conducted a successful operation and busted a gang of bikers and rounded up their two members, namely Akram and Ikram.
The police also recovered five motorcycles and Rs 3.7 million in cash from their possession.
Similarly, a team of Daraban police station led by SDPO Daraban Circle Malik Anees ul Hasan along with SHO Abdul Ghaffar Khan arrested an accused, namely Azad Khan, son of Abdul Raheem, and recovered 1020 grams of hashish and a stolen motorcycle from his possession.
Meanwhile, the Gomal University Police station team, during a search operation, arrested the accused, namely Ahmad Khan, and recovered six stolen ‘Iron-Garder’ and a rifle, along with 14 cartridges, from his house.
The separate cases were registered against the arrested accused.

Saidpur scheme residents ask SNGPL to complete work of dug streets

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RAWALPINDI, Feb 18 (APP):The residents of the Saidpur Scheme, New Phagwari called upon the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) officials to to pick up the solid waste and cement the streets at the earliest as it had become impossible for the residents to move in the street.
Talking to APP, Abdul Rehman Rajpoot a resident of the area said that the streets of Saidpur Scheme no 2  had turned into a muddy mess after recent rains. He said that the area had become a permanent source of inconvenience for the residents and especially for the students and visitors of the Government College of Commerce.
He stated that the SNGPL had dug the streets for laying gas pipelines around two months ago and after laying pipes the contractor left the area without concreting which added misery to the public life.
Another resident Abdul Samee said that due to the dilapidated condition, the motorists, students, women, and children had to face hardships while passing through the streets, adding “We can not go to Masjid for offering prayer.”

Agriculture Promotion: IPM training being imparted to agri-officials

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MULTAN, Feb 18 (APP):The agriculture department decided to provide integrated pest management (IPM) training to staffers of the ‘Extension and Pest Warning Departments’.
According to official sources, “IPM is considered one of the best models for agriculture promotion as it not only enhances production but also reduces input expenses. The South Punjab Secretariat issued a training schedule.”
Deputy Director (DD) of Technical Dr Haider Karar will impart training to staffers.
The training will be held in 11 districts of south Punjab, including Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Layyah, Lodhran, Multan, Muzaffargarh, DG Khan, Rajanpur, Vehari, and Khanewal.
The training will commence on February 19, and one day will be specific for staff of the relevant district.
The staffers of each district join the training on their training day at their respective district headquarters.

Oil tanker catches fire

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SIALKOT, Feb 18 (APP):A fire broke out in an oil tanker on Jamkay-Silver Star Road late last night.
Rescue 1122 took timely action and controlled the fire and saved the nearby population.
According to a rescue spokesperson, District Emergency Officer (DEO) Engineer Naveed Iqbal commanded the operation. Six fire vehicles of rescue participated in the operation.
According to the driver, the fire had started due to short circuit.
There was about 15,000 liters of diesel in the tanker, said rescue officials.

Two arrested with fireworks

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Amjad Shafique
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SIALKOT, Feb 18 (APP):Sialkot police arrested two accused and recovered fireworks in a large quantity.
According to a police spokesperson, Larakki police recovered 900 boxes of firecrackers from Shabbir and 400 boxes of firecrackers from Muhammad Jameel at Allo Mahar.

72 power pilferers netted across the MEPCO region

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MULTAN, Feb 18 (APP):Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) teams have raided and caught 72 more power pilferers in a day during ongoing operations across the region.
The task force teams have raided various places and registered 27 new cases against power pilferers and two caught with red-handed.
Over Rs 3.6 million fine was imposed on power pilferers.
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