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FAISALABAD, Oct 30: The Punjab home department imposed a ban on the performance of six more actresses for dancing in brief dress on Saturday.
The ban has been imposed on Manesha Khan, Savera, Maria Muskrahat, Anjuman Chaudhry, Nisha Chaudhry and Neha Ali.
The home department, in the light of report of the DCO, had banned the performance of 29 actors and actresses. The practice of police raids on complaints has been stopped and DCOs have been asked to report to the home department so that the violators could be taken to task.
The dramas are being staged in five theatres, Shabnam, Shahzad, Minerva, Bambino and Nishat where the dances of girls have been allowed on the demand of script. But actresses are performing in vulgar manner which forced the administration to take action against them.
UPLIFT SCHEMES: The Tehsil Municipal Administration (City) has reportedly called tenders for the allocation of contracts of 410 development schemes worth Rs223 million.
More than 90 per cent of the schemes pertained to construction of roads and streets and cementing of drains. The cost of project ranges between Rs300,000 and Rs700,000. Only a few schemes are worth Rs1 million to Rs1.5 million.
According to sources, the TMA had been facing serious financial problems as the provincial government could not provide required funds and withdrawal of a number of taxes.
Despite financial constraints, tenders have been called keeping in view next local bodies elections, they added.
"Requests are being made to the provincial government for the release of funds to meet the day to day requirements and, in these circumstances, how can it possible for the TMA (City) to spend a huge amount (Rs223 million) on development schemes," they maintained.
Sources claimed that many schemes for which tenders had been called had already been started or accomplished recently. Maximum funds have been allocated for the areas in the constituency of tehsil Nazim Mumtaz Ali Cheema and his brother Minister for Textile Industry Mushtaq Ali Cheema.
A senior TMA official on condition of anonymity confirmed that more than 50 per cent schemes could not even be started due to paucity of funds. Work on 10 per cent schemes was in progress while the tenders have just been called to fulfil 'requirements for the payments.'
He claimed that contracts of remaining 40 per cent schemes would be awarded to a group which was favourite of the TMA high-ups.
