Zaman critical of PONAM leaders

Published January 22, 2002

LAHORE, Jan 21: World Punjabi Congress Chairman Fakhar Zaman has criticized PONAM leaders Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Jalal Mahmood Shah and Dr Qadir Magsi for their utterances against the Punjab.

In a press statement issued here on Monday, he said remarks attributed to these leaders were provocative, condemnable and a deliberate attempt to promote hatred among provinces.

He recalled that more than half a million Punjabis had sacrificed their lives for the creation of Pakistan. Then, he said, it was the people of Punjab who suffered hardships to have the martial law lifted.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....