SARGODHA, March 4: Route of Karachi-Faisalabad night coach should be extended to Sargodha so that people of Mandi Bahauddin, Khushab, Mianwali and Bhakkar districts could avail the facility.

This was said by District Nazim Inamul Haq Piracha in a written request made to Pakistan Railways chairman.

He said only Super Express could not meet requirements of the people for safe and speedy travel between Sargodha and Karachi.

Earlier, talking to the press at his office here on Saturday, Mr Piracha said as many as 75,840 floor bags weighing 10kg each would be distributed among 6,520 deserving families of the district at subsidised rate under the chief minister’s atta supply programme. He said 10 sale points had been identified throughout the district for this purpose.

JASHN-I-BAHARAN: Jashn-e-Baharan convener Mian Sultan Ali Ranjha and DCO Dr Sajid Yousfani on Saturday opened the six-day festival by arranging contests of recitation from the Holy Quran and Naat Khawani at the Jinnah Hall.

Hafiz Muhammad Husain Kaswali, Qari Muhammad Saifullah Qadri, Qari Muhammad Safdar, Yousaf Ali Qadri, Qari Muhammad Nasar Hayat, Qari Abu Bakar, Muhammad Jamshed Qadri and Qari Muhammad Yousaf Abu Bakar recited verses and Naats.

RALLY: A protest rally was staged here on Saturday after Asr prayers in front of the Block No. 1 mosque against the visit of US President George W.Bush.

MMA leader Dr Arshad Shahid said a large number of people had joined them in observing black day at the arrival of President Bush.

Opinion

Editorial

PTI in disarray
Updated 30 Nov, 2024

PTI in disarray

PTI’s protest plans came abruptly undone because key decisions were swayed by personal ambitions rather than political wisdom and restraint.
Tired tactics
30 Nov, 2024

Tired tactics

Matiullah's arrest appears to be a case of the state’s overzealous and misplaced application of the law.
Smog struggle
30 Nov, 2024

Smog struggle

AS smog continues to shroud parts of Pakistan, an Ipsos survey highlights the scope of this environmental hazard....
Solidarity with Palestine
Updated 29 Nov, 2024

Solidarity with Palestine

The wretched of the earth see in the Palestinian struggle against Israel a mirror of themselves.
Little relief for public
29 Nov, 2024

Little relief for public

INFLATION, the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services over a given period of time, has receded...
Right to education
29 Nov, 2024

Right to education

IT is troubling to learn that over 16,500 students of the University of Karachi (KU) have defaulted on fee payments...