MULTAN: September 06 – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi offering dua after inaugurating Shah Shams Disposal Station. APP
FAISALABAD: September 06 – Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri addressing a press conference at Circuit House. APP photo by Tasawar Abbas
MULTAN: September 06 – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi cutting ribbon to inaugurate 132 kv Grid Station at Fatima Jinnah Town. APP photo by Tanveer Bukhari
MULTAN: September 06 – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi addressing during inauguration ceremony of 132 kv Grid Station at Fatima Jinnah Town. APP photo by Tanveer Bukhari
SIALKOT: September 06 PTI leader Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan laying floral wreath on graves of martyrs at Chawinda. APP Photo by Muhammad Munir Butt
SIALKOT: September 06 – A view of displayed portraits of martyrs to mark the Defense Day of Pakistan. APP Photo by Muhammad Munir Butt
SIALKOT: September 06 – Major General Muhammad Ishaq Khattak addressing during ceremony to mark Defense Day of Pakistan. APP Photo by Muhammad Munir Butt
LAHORE: September 06 – Autobiography of Sheikh Rashid Ahmed named “Lal Haveli Say Aqwam-i-Muthida Tak” unveiled. Government Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar is Chief Guest on the occasion. APP photo by Javed Qureshi
LAHORE: September 06 Singer performing national song on the stage during a ceremony to mark Defence Day of Pakistan at Alhamra Arts Council. APP photo by Ashraf Ch
LAHORE: September 06 Artists performing national song on the stage during a ceremony to mark Defence Day of Pakistan at Alhamra Arts Council. APP photo by Ashraf Ch
LAHORE: September 06 A view of post where Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed was fight with Indian army in 1965 War. APP photo by Ashraf Ch
LAHORE: September 06 – Federal Minister for Railways and Chief of Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid Ahmad addressing during launching ceremony of book written by him titled From Lal Haveli to the United Nations. APP Photo by Rana Imran
LAHORE: September 06 – Federal Minister for Railways and Chief of Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid Ahmad presenting his book to Governor Punjab Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar during launching ceremony of book titled From Lal Haveli to the United Nations. APP Photo by Rana Imran
Army chief calls on president
ISLAMABAD, Sep 6 (APP): Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Sunday called on President Dr. Arif Alvi here at Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed the matters pertaining to national security.
During the meeting, the president said that Pakistan was proud of its armed forces, which had overcome internal and external challenges being faced by the country, a President House press release said.
He said that the armed forces of the country always exhibited unprecedented courage and professionalism and had foiled the enemy’s nefarious designs.
The president paid rich tribute to the brave soldiers who laid down their lives for defence of the country in September 1965.
LAHORE: September 06 – Federal Minister for Railways and Chief of Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid Ahmad addressing during launching ceremony of book written by him titled From Lal Haveli to the United Nations. APP Photo by Rana Imran
Parents comfortable in sending children to schools as Coronavirus fear subsides : Survey
ISLAMABAD, Sep 6 (APP): With a turnaround in coronavirus cases and reopening of businesses across the country, most of the parents feel now comfortable to send their children to schools, a survey revealed.
The NCOC will take a final decision when to re-open educational institutions in the country that were closed in March owing the pandemic, in a meeting on September 7.
Conducted by IPSOS, the nationwide tracking research on COVID-19 in Pakistan, observed a drastic change in parents’ comfort level while sending children back to school since June. The parents’ opposition of sending children to schools dropped from 80% in June to 37% in September.
According to survey, four out of five Pakistanis had now been able to completely resume their business or employment activities.
It observed that the awareness level above coronavirus among the public was highest in April that has been stagnant since then and now seems to be settling at 86%.
Three out of four Pakistanis find local news channels to be most trustworthy source of information for COVID-19 updates, followed by the religious places. However, Twitter maintains its minimal role during last many months.
The survey found out that with reopening of businesses and economy, there was slight increases in public concerns for themselves, family members and community. However, concerns are at EVER-lowest level on a country level, since pandemic start in February.
One out of three Pakistanis fear second wave of COVID-19, mainly because people are not following preventive measures.
It observed that Pakistanis seem to getting too relaxed on COVID-19 preventive SOPs.
Half of them feel comfortable in socializing with relatives and friends while others ready eating out and public travelling.
Interestingly, even after discovery of COVID-19 vaccine, majority of Pakistanis (63%) seemed not eager to get vaccinated and, if they do, they are willing to pay not more than Rs 300 for the vaccine price.
QUETTA: September 06 – Adviser to Chief Minister for Sports Abdul Khaliq Hazara distributing shields among participants at a ceremony in connection with Defence Day of Pakistan. APP photo by Mohsin Naseer
President confers 70 military awards on armed forces officers, soldiers
ISLAMABAD, Sep 6 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday conferred national military awards on 70 officers and soldiers of armed forces in recognition of their meritorious services and valor they had shown to safeguard the national frontiers.
At a special investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-i-Sadr, the President conferred awards in four categories including Sitara-i-Jurat, Sitara-i-Bisalat, Tamgha-i-Jurat and Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military).
The ceremony was traditionally scheduled on March 23, 2020, but it had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even this time too, due to the social distancing measures, it was bifurcated into two day-event for conferment of military and civil awards respectively with all the participants wearing face masks as per anti-COVID SOPs.
Besides the recipients of the awards, the ceremony was also attended by members of the federal cabinet, services chiefs, family members of the recipients also including of those who martyred in different operations to purge the country of terrorists.
The President conferred Sitara-i-Jurat on Wing Commander Noman Ali Khan, who shot down an Indian aircraft that attempted to invade Pakistan’s airspace on February 27, 2019.
Air Vice Marshal Zafar Aslam and Group Captain Rana Ilyas Hassan were decorated with Sitara-i-Bisalat.
Among others who were also conferred Sitara-i-Bisalat included Wing Commander Umar Chaudhry Shaheed, Lt. Commander Humair Iftikhar, Captain Junaid Irfan Abbasi Shaheed, Subedar Major Munawar Khan Shaheed, Subedar Munir Ahmed Shaheed, Naib Subedar Nazir Ahmed Shaheed, Havaldar Engineer Muhammad Asif Shaheed, Havaldar Abdul Naseer Shaheed, Havaldar Amir Wali Shah Shaheed, Havaldar Abdul Rehman Shaheed, Lance Havaldar Abdul Razzaq Shaheed, Naik Salimullah Shaheed and Lance Naik Nazir Khan Shaheed.
Sepoys Amir Khan Shaheed, Fakhar Abbas Shaheed, Ramz Ali Shaheed, Samiullah Baig Shaheed, Anwar Jan Shaheed, Waris Sha’ban Shaheed, Mir Alam Shaheed and Imdadullah Khan Shaheed were also conferred Sitara-i-Bisalat posthumously.
The president decorated Group Captain Faheem Ahmed Khan and Wing Commander Hassan Mahmood Siddiqui with Tamgha-i-Jurat.
Forty four armed forces officers were conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) including Lt. General Khawar Rehman, Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar, Air Marshal Jawad Saeed, Air Marshal Zahid Mahmood, Major General Naveed Safdar, Major General Tahir Khadim, Major General Aslam Khan, Rear Admiral Imran Ahmed, Major General Ammar Raza Hamdani, Major General Irfan Ali Shaikh, Major General Wasim Ahmed, Major General Imran Afzal, Major General Syed Raza Jafar, Major General Tahir Iqbal, Major General Malik Mohammad Masood and Major General Ayub Hassan Bhatti.
The President also conferred the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Air Vice Marshal Ahmad Hassan, Major General Hassan Akhtar Kiani, rear admirals Mohammad Shoaib, Zakaur Rehman, Naveed Ashraf, Awais Ahmed Bilgrami and Abdul Basit Butt, major generals Salman Fiaz Ghani, Zafar Iqbal, Kunwar Irfan Ahmed, Chaudhry Sarfaraz Ali, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Raza Jalil, Tahir Gulzar Malik, Saqib Muhammad Malik, Muhammad Imtiaz Khan, Muhammad Asim Iqbal, Aniqur Rehman Malik, Shahid Mahmood, Asim Malik, Rafiqur Rehman, Inam Haider Malik, Fiaz Hussain Shah, Noman Zakaria, Khalid Saeed, Sarfraz Muhammad and Shahid Nazir, besides Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Zahir Faisal.
QUETTA: September 06 – Adviser to Chief Minister for Sports Abdul Khaliq Hazara addressing at a ceremony to celebrate Defence Day of Pakistan organized by Sports Deportment. APP photo by Mohsin Naseer
LAHORE: September 06 A view of post where Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed was fight with Indian army in 1965 War. APP photo by Ashraf Ch
