New master plan for Faisalabad to be unveiled on March 23 on January 6, 2021The Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) is finalizing the draft of a new master plan for Faisalabad which will be shared with all concerned stakeholders on March 23, 2021. It will cover the development-related planning of Faisalabad city for the next 20 years, said Divisional Commissioner Mr. Saqib Mannan. He was addressing the business community of […]
Food security only if agriculture a profitable sector on January 6, 2021It is a prerequisite to ensure adaptation of modern trends, and that stakeholders, including industry, academia, research, and the farming community, should make agriculture a profitable sector for food security, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Asif Tanveer. He chaired a meeting of the Department of Entomology, the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, […]
16 prisoners die in jail due to lack of treatment facilities on January 3, 2021Sixteen inmates died in the Faisalabad prison last year owing to a lack of basic medical and health facilities, speaking the volume of negligence on the part of authorities concerned. According to jail sources, the situation in Faisalabad Central Jail and District Jail has worsened due to a lack of treatment facilities for the inmates. […]
Three mega projects going nowhere for years on January 2, 2021Incomplete work over three mega projects in Faisalabad is irking the locals as the development work slowed to a snail pace and the projects remained incomplete after the lapse of many years. The projects include a parking plaza which was to be built outside Chiniot Bazaar, a 250-bed Haseeb Shaheed General Hospital in Haseeb Shaheed […]
Meeting reviews cases of medical stores on December 31, 2020The meeting of the District Quality Control Board was held with Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali in the chair on Wednesday where medical store inspection reports of Drug Inspectors were reviewed. The total 35 cases against medical stores found involved in different violations of the Drug Act were examined during the meeting and the hearing of […]
TEVTA launches sector skills council for textile on December 26, 2020The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) is implementing a revolutionary program to overcome the shortage of skilled workers through empowerment of the industrial sector and by establishing sector skills councils, Ali Salman Siddique, TEVTA chairman, said at the introductory meeting of the first Sector Skills Council for Textile and Garments, established by the […]
Arrangements for Christmas celebrations reviewed on December 22, 2020The comprehensive administrative and security measures have been taken to ensure that the Christmas celebrations in the district are held in a peaceful and pleasant atmosphere and the cooperation of religious leaders was essential in this regard. This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali at a meeting of District Interfaith Harmony Committee in which […]
70,000 screened for coronavirus in second wave on December 22, 2020The meeting of the District Coordination Committee was informed about the situation of coronavirus on Sunday that more than 70,000 people have been tested, out of which 1,323 tested coronavirus positive, 705 have recovered while 42 people have died in the second wave of corona. The committee met at the Commissioner’s Office in which Divisional […]
GCUF cancels admission test to four PhD programmes on December 12, 2020In a faux pas over the allegations of flawed and irregularities in the admission process, the Government College University Faisalabad has cancelled four PhDs programs entrance tests even after displaying merit list and directed the newly-admitted students of the said programs to refund their fees. The vice-chancellor while taking note of the allegations, cancelled the […]
Chiniot being patrolled through Faisalabad personnel on December 9, 2020Although 12 years ago Chinot was elevated as district from a tehsil, it has yet to establish its Punjab Highway Patrols mechanism for patrolling at four check posts and highways in Chiniot. So far, it is being patrolled by the Faisalabad Region. The incidents of robbery are rising on Chiniot highways whereas it seems that […]