Lahore
May 8, 2021
LAHORE:Jumma-tul-Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramazan was observed with traditional religious fervour and solemnity as millions of fasting believers thronged to the mosques and prayer grounds under strict COVID-19 SOPs, seeking special blessings of The Almighty especially for the eradication of deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
The centuries-old traditions of this auspicious day has been marred by coronavirus pandemic for second consecutive year, forcing a large number of worshippers to stay out of the mosques, praying in the adjoining streets and open grounds.
The prayer leaders and Khateebs in their sermons stressed the believers to offer collective and individual repentance seeking forgiveness of The Almighty. Jumma-tul-Wida is also observed as Youm-ul-Quds by few organisations to express solidarity with oppressed Muslims of Palestine and mobilise the Ummah to work for the liberation of first Qibla of the Muslims from the occupation of Zionist regime
Civil Defence Day celebrated
March 2, 2021
LAHORE:To celebrate the Civil Defence Day, district administration organised a walk here on Monday. Lahore Deputy Commissioner Mudassar Riaz and Civil Defence Director Punjab Shahid Kayani graced the occasion as special guests. Civil Defence officers were also present. The walk was started from Nasser Bagh and ended at Town Hall. Addressing on the occasion, the DC appreciated the Civil Defence personnel. He said that Civil Defence personnel were dedicated to the national spirit and the volunteers perform their duties with utmost honesty.
Owners rally for schools reopening
Lahore
December 18, 2020
LAHORE:Dozens of private school owners, teachers and other staff members taking out a rally demanded the government for early reopening of schools and a special financial package to save low-cost private schools from severe financial crisis.
The “Save Education” rally organised by All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association (APPSMA) was also attended by representatives of private colleges and tuition centres. The rally started from Nasser Bagh and culminated at GPO Chowk where the organisers also spokes on the occasion and expressed their serious concerns over the schools’ closure during the on-going second wave of Covid-19. The speakers were of the view that low-cost private schools were badly hit by the closure as majority of the parents were not paying monthly fees while the campuses were receiving hefty utility bills and various kinds of taxes. They also said because of absence online education facili