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MULTAN, Oct 4: An increase of 14.46 per cent was registered in the cotton bales which arrived at various ginning factories in Punjab as compared to the corresponding period, last year.
According to the data provided by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association, till September 646,643 bales of cotton arrived at the mills of the province as compared to last year’s 564,941.
According to the break down, in Multan 20336 balse arrived for ginning, at Khanewal, 88,982, Lodhran 4,090, Muzaffargarh 22,220, Dera Ghazi Khan 9,145, Rajanpur 9,880, Layya 10,560, Vehari 70,900, Sahiwal 97,342, Pakpattan 43,827, Okara 10,300, Qasur 3,400, Toba Take Singh 34,782, Fasialabad 40,409, Jhang 21,500, Mianwali 1,300, Bhakhar 8,000, Rahim Yar Khan 33,200, Bahawalpur 32,050 and in Bahawalnagar 84,300 bales arrived at the factories.
This year, the total number of cotton bales which arrived at various ginning factories across the country was 1,103,264 while it was 1,273,554 last year.
Results: The Bahauddin Zakariya University announced the result of BSc electrical and civil engineering here on Wednesday.
According to the results, out of 17 candidates of electrical engineering, second term, first annual examination-2005, eight were declared successful, while out of 63 civil engineering, first term, 2006, candidates, 37 passed the first annual examination.
RALLY: The Save Animal Movement, observed animal day and held a rally here.
The movement office-bearers Maqbool Hussain Bhatti (secretary general), Rashid Rehman, Baigam Zuhra Sajjad Naqvi, and others spoke at the rally.
They demanded an end to torture on the animals, besides a separate ministry for their welfare.
