Day: April 23, 2022

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Pasban Democratic Party demands end to fuel crisis, Karachi loadshedding 

Karachi, April 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor expressing grave concern over ongoing electricity load shedding in the holy month of Ramadan on Saturday demanded from the government to overcome fuel crisis and end power outages on war footing basis.

He said in a statement that load shedding has not only affected households but also marred small businesses, shopkeepers, traders and artisans. He said the Eid season; the biggest shipping season of the year is Pakistan is about to start, but the hours long electricity load shedding has already affected it. He said tailors and other skilled workers using electric machines face severe problems due to load shedding.

He said housewives are tormented due to power outages as they can’t prepare Sehri and Iftari due to load shedding. He said water supply in multi-storied building is also badly affected due to power outages. Altaf Shakoor said that the government must procure LNG and other fuels to run power plants smoothly. He said it is the job of policymakers to ensure sustainable fuel supply in the country for smooth power generation. He said the circular debt in electricity and gas sector is very high and it is sagging our already faltering economy. He asked the government to take serious steps to resolve this most serious issue.

PDP Chairman said that industrial production has virtually come to standstill due to fuel shortage and power load shedding. He asked how the wheels of industry would run when there is no electricity. He said stalled industrial production has delay a deadly blow to economy. He said that the policies dictated by international lenders have played havoc with economy.

He said political bickering in the country has further worsened the situation. He said that it is responsibility of the political forces to join hands on a broad based agenda to salvage our failing economy. He said growing inefficiency and line losses of DISCOs are increasing bills of electricity end-co summers, but the NEPRA has failed to perform its regulatory role in a true spirit. He said there is no one to take care of the interests of electricity consumers who are being looted with both hands.

Altaf Shakoor demanded urgent and revolutionary steps to check power outages on immediate basis. He said the government should waive off all taxes from solar and alternative energy equipment to promote cheap, clean renewable energy to give some relief to Pakistani power consumers.

He hoped that the new government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would take required steps in a true sense of urgency to overcome lingering load shedding of electricity in whole Pakistan, especially, the megacity Karachi that is hub of commerce, trade and industry, besides being a powerful revenue generating engine for the nation and the country.

For more information, contact:
Press Secretary,
Pasban Democratic Party (PDP)
Pasban Central Secretariat
Office # 9, Five Star Center,
Block 11, University Road, Opp. Ibne Sina Hospital,
Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
Tel: +92-21-34024480-81
Cell: +92-322-2212434
Email: pasban.ppick@gmail.com
Website: www.pasban.org

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GCU receives Rs 20 million donations for new mosque, Islamic center 

Lahore, April 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Government College University Lahore has received donations of about rupees twenty million from its alumni, staff, philanthropists and students for the establishment of new mosque and Islamic center on its main campus. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Asghar Zaidi hosted an iftar dinner on Friday where philanthropists pledged around five million rupees more for the mosque, while donations of almost fifteen million rupees had already been received by the University.

Speaking on the occasion, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Zaidi said that the construction of this grand Islamic Center and Mosque would cost a total of Rs. 100 million. He said the Mosque and Islamic Center would have three floors where a library, conference room and auditorium would also be built besides a large prayer room.

On this occasion, Naat and Qirat Competitions were also organized by the GCU Debating Society. About 40 teams from different educational institutions including Punjab University, Comsat University Lahore, University of Education, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences participated in the competitions.

Prof. Asghar Zaidi said that he was happy that students from other educational institutions also participated in the competitions. Hafiz Faisal Amjad won the first position in the Qirat competition, while Hanzala Siddique and Hafiz Ehtesham won the second and third positions respectively. In Naat competitions, Ali Hasnain won the first position while Kazim Raza and Hafiz Anis-ur-Rehman secured the second and third positions.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Department,
Government College University (GCU)
Squash Complex, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-000-010 Ext: 296
Tel: +92-42-99213343
Cell: +92-321-8440769
Email: registrar@gcu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.gcu.edu.pk

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Opposition’s bewilderment is clear from successful rallies, we have always fought for people’s rights: Ch Parvez Elahi 

Lahore, April 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):A delegation of political leaders from Chakwal led by Malik Mumtaz Haider of Thoya Muharram Khan called on Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and General Secretary Punjab Senator Kamil Ali Agha. The meeting was attended by former provincial minister Hafiz Ammar Yasir, Rasikh Elahi, Malik Shakir Nambardar of Kotaira, Chairman Malik Ashraf of Thoya Muharram Khan, Chairman Malik Abdul Manan of Nika Kahut and Malik Bashir Ahmed.

Ch Parvez Elahi said that even today the people are with Imran Khan. The bewilderment of the opponents is clear from the successful rallies. We have always fought for the rights of the people. We have worked in the past and in the future also public service will be our priority.

Malik Mumtaz Haider of Thoya Muharram Khan said that the decision taken by Ch Parvez Elahi to support PTI has been well received by the people. It is our unanimous decision that we have been with the Chaudhry brothers in the past and will continue to be with them in the future, Insha-Allah. Ch Parvez Elahi as the Chief Minister of Punjab had laid the development works in the whole of Punjab, especially in Chakwal, providing roads, hospitals, schools and electricity which the people are still benefiting from.

For more information, contact:
Mediacell, Pakistan Muslim League
30-C, Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi Road,
Gulberg-II, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-35878428
Fax: +92-42-35877329
Website: www.pmlmediacell.com

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Wise people do not build permanent homes on pathways: Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Lahore, April 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):Addressing Itikaf City in connection with the martyrdom day of Sayyiduna Ali al-Murtada (Alayhis-salam), Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that the fourth rightly guided Caliph advised Hazrat Imam Hassan (Alayhis-salam), “O, my son, you have not been born for the world but for the hereafter. Stand firm on the commandments of Allah and never ignore the reality of death.”

Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that this piece of advice of Hazrat Ali (Alayhis-salam) is a beacon of light for every Muslim boy and girl, adding that this advice needs to be written in golden letters and acted upon. He said that whoever understood this advice of Sayyiduna Ali (Alayhis-salam), the door of knowledge, and held on to it all their life, can never go astray, nor can the glitter of the world can blind their sight. He said that Hazrat Ali (RA) wholly explained the reality of life and the inevitability of the Day of Judgment in the form of this advice.

Shaykh-ul-Islam, while referring to the same advice of Hazrat Ali (Alayhis-salam), further said, “O, my son, please always remember that the life of this world is temporary and mortal. Let your heart be a witness to the vagaries of time and show wisdom. Many powerful people came to the world and then left it.”

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri further said that the world is like a passage and those with thinking mind do not build their permanent homes on the walkways. Hazrat Ali (Alayhis-salam) said that no relationship is more durable, solid and beneficial than the one between Allah and His subjects.

Thousands of the faithful from across the country are attending Itikaf arranged under the banner of MQI. Chairman MQI Supreme Council Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri and President MQI Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri welcomed the residents of Itikaf City from Pakistan and abroad who have come from different parts of the world. Mufti Abdul Qayyum Khan Hazarvi gave a talk on jurisprudential matters and answered various questions of the participants.

For more information, contact:
Minhaj-ul-Quran International (MQI)
365 M, Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan
UAN: +92-42-111-140-140
Tel: +92-42-35169111
Email: tehreek@minhaj.org
Website: www.minhaj.org

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World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day

Lahore, April 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):23 April 2022 is declared as World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) in order to recognise the global importance of infant, child and adolescent mental health and advocate for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness in infants, children and adolescents. Faculty, professionals and volunteers of Covid-19 mental health helpline and students of Institute of Applied Psychology attended the Official Launch of World Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Day (WICAMHD) – Minding the Heart of the World.

Speakers were Dr. Daniel Fung, President of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP). Pr Mario Speranza, President of the International Society of Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology (ISAPP). Assoc Prof Campbell Paul, President of the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH). Assoc. Prof. Vlatka Boricevic Marsanic, MD, PhD, Specialist in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Center for Children, Adolescents and Parents, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. Dr Liu Jing, Professor and Chief, Director of Mental Health Center for Children, Peking University Institute of Mental Health and Sixth Hospital, China. Dr Fusun Cetin Cuhadaroglu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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Meeting between Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Chairman PML-N 

London, April 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):Both leaders met to discuss ways forward after a constitutional victory for democracy, the rule of law and supremacy of parliament. Both leaders agreed that they have accomplished a great deal whenever they work together. It was resolved that at a crucial crossroads in history the imperative to work together to rebuild the country was seriously needed.

The agenda included completing the unfinished business left on the Charter of Democracy, as well as a discussion on the broad roadmap for the future with consensus of all democratic forces. It was also agreed that high level summitry is needed to brainstorm the path ahead for a new charter.

Immediate goals include repairing the rot across the board. There was a strong realisation that the people of Pakistan have suffered greatly at the disastrous economic mismanagement and unprecedented incompetence of the PTI government, all of which needs to be addressed and repaired. Joint goals will focus on reversing in phases the drastic economic slide that Imran Khan has taken the country down on, the terrible blunders and self-serving trade-offs on foreign policy, as well as healing the deep scars from assaults made on the country’s Democratic system.

For more information, contact:
PPP Media Cell (Sindh)
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
Peoples Secretariat Shikarpur Colony,
Behind Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Karachi, Pakistan
Cell: +92-305-3370383
Email: contact@ppp-tu.com
Website: https://www.ppp.org.pk