Corona cases multiply
March 14, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Saturday showed serious concern over sharp rise in national positivity of COVID-19 which was visible, and hovering around 5-6 percent.
The special NCOC morning session was held to take a review of rising disease trends here, chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. The forum noted that the rising disease trend was a matter of serious concern where the major contributors were Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and few cities of KP and AJK.
The forum was briefed that all federating units were asked to take immediate actions for strict implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The forum also lauded the steps taken by Punjab for disease control.
Corona cases multiply
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February 28, 2021
Dr Ajaz Anwar talks of a huge botanical garden in Iqbal Town owned and maintained by Mian Ahmad Din, which is home to “the largest collection of local trees, some dating back to pre-partition times Image: Supplied
If you Google Allama Iqbal Town’s Jahanzeb Block, a botanical garden will show up. It’s unique in the whole country as it boasts the largest collection of local trees, some dating back to pre-partition times. These include mangoes, jamans, sheeshams, baeris, lasooras, sumbals, peepals and even a now near-extinct goandani.
According to local oral history, it was a huge garden owned and maintained by one Mian Ahmad Din who had made a fortune as the holder of a ration depot. It had a dedicated tubewell for which he regularly paid the electricity bill. Here he would hold regular qawwali events. When Iqbal Town was planned in the early 1970s, this garden was included in the scheme.