Lahore—Jamaat Islami, declaring the lifting of
Emergency rule and PCO from the country as a
drama and a fraud with the nation, has announced
that the party’s stance for boycotting the
election-2008 is confirm and it will not change
in any case.
This was stated by JI Punjab Amir Liaquat Baloch
while addressing a press conference held here at
the party secretariat on Saturday. Party leaders
including Farid Paracha and Ameer-ul-Azeem were
also present on the occasion.
Liaquat Baloch also confirmed that following the
decision of party’s central council to boycott
the elections; all of the JI candidates had
withdrawn their nomination papers across the
country today.
Wah Cantt—Governor Punjab Lt. Gen (R) Khalid
Maqbool said the local governments will not be
suspended and will continue working during the
elections.
He was talking to newsmen after his address at
the annual parents day function of Cadet College
Hassanabdal on Saturday.
He said the facilities at the cadet college will
be expanded and buildings will be renovated
under a multi million rupees project.
The renovation work will be done in the current
financial year while the expansion project worth
Rs. 300 million will be carried out in the next
financial year, he informed.
The Punjab government has provided necessary
funds for the uplift of the college. The federal
government will also approve grants.
Faisalabad—Dr. Muhammad Rashid Director General
Ayyub Agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad
has said that the level of competence in
biometrical principles and techniques can be
improved through the improvement of quality
research at the national scenario. He was
delivering his presidential address in national
seminar on “Strengthening of Design and Analysis
Capabilities in the National Agricultural
Research System(NARS)” jointly organized by
Dept. of Math. & Stat. UAF, ALP Directorate PARC
Islamabad and Pakistan Statistical Association
Faisalabad Chapter at Old Senate Hall on
Saturday.
Faisalabad—Three PML-N ticket holders belonging
to lawyers’ community have announced to retire
from the election.
Addressing a press conference here,
Tanveer-ur-Rehman Randhawa president District
Bar Association Faisalabad said that PML-N had
given him ticket from PP-85 but he decided to
retire from general election.
Faisalabad—Mr Tahir Ishaq Bharara of Bharara
Textiles was elected Chairman of Pakistan
Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) for the
year 2008 here today. He would be assisted by
Senior Vice Chairman Mr.Muhammad Naeem of Enn
Eff Exports and Vice Chairman Sheikh Masood
Ahmed of Tex-Arts during his tenure. The
election of Office Bearers was unanimous.
Newly elected Chairman thanked the textile
exporters for reposing confidence and assured
that he would take full possible means to drag
out textile from crisis to achieve the export
target.
