LAHORE: Known TV actor Sumbal Shahid passed away on Thursday at a local hospital where she was admitted a fortnight ago with Covid-related complications.
According to her sister Bushra Ansari, also a known actor, Sumbal was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on April 22 after developing complications caused by Covid-19 and was later put on ventilator when her condition deteriorated.
Her funeral prayers were offered at Cavalry Ground and she was buried in the adjacent graveyard under Covid SOPs.
She was the daughter of writer, columnist Ahmad Bashisr, who would write an English newspaper column under pen name Bullah Shah. Her sister Asma Abbas and niece Zara Noor Abbas are also TV actors.
Man climbs electric pole, rescued
Lahore
April 15, 2021
LAHORE:A person, who had climbed a high tension wire electric pole in Cavalry Ground, was rescued alive by Rescue 1122 on Wednesday. Rescue 1122 received a call that a person had climbed a high tension wire pole near Khalid Masjid, Cavalary Ground. A rescue team reached the spot. They engaged the victim through a dialogue and convinced him to come down. Rescuers said that the victim was mentally disturbed and pressurised.
ALTHOUGH the Firdous Market underpass, connecting Gulberg to Lahore cantonment and DHA, was meant to ease the vehicular flow, the problem has persisted. The main obstacle causing the problem is the traffic signal at the Cavalry Ground intersection in the cantonment.
While the traffic flows smoothly through the underpass, it snarls up at this particular junction. With little hindsight and coordination between the provincial government and the cantonment board concerned, traffic flow could have further eased with the construction of another underpass/flyover at the Cavalry Ground crossing. As things stand, whatever time and fuel are saved at the underpass are wasted at Cavalry Ground intersection.
Traffic woes
January 23, 2021
Although the recent completion of the Firdous Market Underpass connecting Gulberg to Lahore Cantonment and the posh DHA society provides convenience to motorists and has eased vehicular flow, it hasn’t completely eliminated the traffic problem. The main obstacle that is causing this problem is the traffic light at the Cavalry Ground intersection in the Cantonment area. While the traffic flows smoothly through the underpass – constructed at a cost of Rs1.76 billion in six months instead of projected 90 days – it snarls up at this particular road junction.
With better coordination between the Lahore Development Authority and the Lahore Cantonment Board, the traffic flow could have further eased with the construction of another underpass/flyover at the Cavalry Ground crossing. Whatever time and fuel saved at the Firdous Market Underpass is wasted at the Cavalry Ground intersection with a long tailback of vehicles.
January 10, 2021
Residents of the Cavalry Ground neighbourhood in Lahore have not received their gas bills after October 2020. The residents have lodged their complaint at 1199. The number of October’s gas bill was also given. Later, it became impossible to contact the authorities as the lines remained ‘busy’.
Will the higher officials look into this issue in a timely manner and ensure that the residents are not overcharged?
Brig (r) Ishtiaq Ali Khan
Lahore