Punjab Govt Spends Rs.135 Billion On Various Projects In Southern Punjab
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan: Punjab government is spending Rs.135 billion on various projects for comprehensive development in Southern Punjab during the current fiscal year which will help in speedy social and economic development besides elimination of poverty in these districts and provision of job opportunities to the educated youth of these areas.
He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting of 30-member committee constituted to propose various steps for elimination of sense of deprivation and backwardness in Southern Punjab at 90-Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, here today. Members National and Provincial Assemblies from various districts of Southern Punjab and officers of government departments were also present in the meeting.
During the meeting, proposal regarding allocation of quota in employment and higher education for creating job opportunities for educated youth of Southern Punjab was discussed. The meeting stressed upon promotion of industrial sector and paying special attention to agriculture sector in order to create job opportunities in Southern Punjab. The meeting proposed to take measures for the protection of economic rights of skilled women of Southern Punjab and provide them free education of various vocational courses.
The Senior Advisor said that the youth of Southern Punjab are talented and hard working and the government will arrange quality education for them so that equal educational opportunities could be available to them. He said that Punjab government is also establishing Danish Schools in Southern Punjab. Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa said that progress of Southern Punjab is an important mission of Pakistan Muslim League-N and the comprehensive development work has been started in the province of Punjab due to the policies of Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif
Punjab Govt Spends Rs.135 Billion On Various Projects In Southern Punjab was first posted on September 11, 2009 at 11:48 am.
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Kotri Railway Track Restrored For Train Service
KARACHI: The railway track, broke down due to freight trains’ collision here, has been repaired after 15 hours of rescue efforts, Geo news reported.
Divisional Superintendent Railway Karachi Aftab Memon, talking to Geo news early on Friday morning, claimed to have repaired the effected railway track near Kotri, saying the train service on the track has been restored now.
He said the delayed trains bound to interior Sindh from Karachi will be passed on the track in first phase while the train, meant for providing helping hand in rescue work in Korti, has arrived here.
DS Railways said this mishap has adversely affected the schedules of trains and now we will leave no stone unturned to fix the delays.
Kotri Railway Track Restrored For Train Service was first posted on September 11, 2009 at 11:51 am.
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Foriegn Ministers Of Pakistan And India Meet Next Week
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Indian foreign ministers will meet next week in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations’ General Assembly session.
According to the channel, Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart S M Krishna in their meeting would discuss issues of bilateral interest, including the resumption of composite dialogue process between the two countries and progress by Pakistan on bringing the Mumbai terrorist attacks’ culprits to justice as per India’s demands.
Krishna also confirmed newsmen in New Delhi Friday that he would hold a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart next week in New York, the channel added.
Foriegn Ministers Of Pakistan And India Meet Next Week was first posted on September 11, 2009 at 12:09 pm.
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