GUJRANWALA, March 19: Iranian industrialists want to install a car manufacturing plant besides making investment in oil and gas sectors in Gujranwala with the help of local business community. This was stated by Iranian ambassador Mr Karimi while talking to local industrialists after visiting an exhibition of Gujranwala-made products at Ghulshan Iqbal Park here on Sunday.

He visited various stalls displaying industrial products and lauded their quality. He hoped that the products would attract customers in the international market.

The commercial councillors of Sudan and Iriteria, besides other foreign delegates, also visited the exhibition and appreciated the quality of products. They suggested that the products should also be exhibited in African countries.

Earlier, chamber of commerce and industry president Akhlaq Ahmed Butt and other office-bearers welcomed the foreign guests on their arrival at the venue. held: A BHU’s former medical officer was arrested in a corruption case by the Anti-Corruption Establishment here on Sunday.

Accused Dr Muhammad Ashraf, Molan BHU in charge, had got Rs350,000 loan after concealing facts from the Punjab Health Foundation and continued receiving house rent from the department. The provincial health secretary on checking found his documents fake. He ordered the recovery of the house rent besides loan from the accused doctor.—Correspondent

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