GUJRAT, March 13: The Punjab government has approved Rs50 million for laying a new sewerage system in Gujrat.

This was stated by district Nazim Chaudhry Shafaat Husain while talking to newsmen here on Wednesday.

He said the district council had sent a proposal to the higher authorities in this regard and received an approval letter recently.

Monitoring teams would be formed to check the standard of the construction, he concluded.

HOUSE LOOTED: Three masked robbers looted the house of a paediatrician in Kunjah on Tuesday night.

The bandits forced their entry into the house of Dr Arshad Chishti and decamped with 78 tolas of gold ornaments, Rs75,000 in cash and prize bonds worth Rs32,000.

DOCTORS’ RECRUITMENT: The local health authorities have sought applications from doctors to fill in 21 vacancies, it is learnt.

Ten posts of lady doctors, 14 of male doctors and seven of dental surgeons have been lying vacant in several hospitals and rural health centres (RHCs).

PPP ON ALLIANCE: The Pakistan People’s Party will not form any alliance with any party in the forthcoming elections.

This was stated by former central secretary-general Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar while talking to newsmen.

He said the newly formed faction of the PML known as the PML(QA) did not have any influence in the politics.

Opinion

Editorial

Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...
Kurram ceasefire
Updated 26 Nov, 2024

Kurram ceasefire

DESPITE efforts by the KP government to bring about a ceasefire in Kurram tribal district, the bloodletting has...
Hollow victory
26 Nov, 2024

Hollow victory

THE conclusion of COP29 in Baku has left developing nations — struggling with the mounting costs of climate...
Infrastructure schemes
26 Nov, 2024

Infrastructure schemes

THE government’s decision to finance priority PSDP schemes on a three-year rolling basis is a significant step...