TOBA TEK SINGH: Provincial Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Sajid Zafar Dall laid the foundation stone for the Madina Town water supply project in Faisalabad on Sunday.

Project Director Kamran Raza Kahlon said the project, estimated to cost Rs785 million, will provide clean drinking water to over 120,000 residents upon completion. Wasa Managing Director Amir Aziz said a Japanese company is executing the project according to schedule. He added that three additional overhead water reservoirs and two ground reservoirs will also be constructed in the city.

Provincial Additional Secretary of the Technical Department of Housing and Urban Development Umar Farooq was also present.

ACCIDENT: A car collided with a sugarcane-laden tractor trolley on Sargodha-Chiniot Bypass in Jhang late on Saturday, resulting in the death of car driver Muhammad Younis. Rescue 1122 said the accident occurred due to poor visibility stemming from dense fog near Ghoghaywali Basti.

In a separate incident in Jhang, a bus overturned on Sargodha Road near Machinan Wala Adda when its driver attempted to overtake a sugarcane-laden tractor trolley. Five passengers sustained serious injuries and were shifted to the Jhang DHQ Hospital. The injured were identified as Muhammad Ashraf, Yasmeen Bibi, Muhammad Bilal, Allah Ditta, and Ahmad Hashmat.

FESCO: Faisalabad Electric Supply Compnay CEO Muhammad Amer Pannu has assigned additional responsibilities to four officers to fill vacant positions effective immediately.

Chief Engineer of Operation Muhammad Rafiq will now also serve as general manager of operation, Chief Engineer of Customer Services Sadaf Naz as chief engineer of planning and design, Director of Legal Farrukh Aftab general manager of human resources and Chief Engineer of Planning and Design Amer Mahboo will also assume the responsibility of general manager technical.

POLL SESSION: Faisalabad District Monitoring Officer for the 2024 general election Muhammad Zubair Watto organised an awareness session for candidates of national and provincial assemblies on Sunday at the municipal corporation hall in Faisalabad. The session was held with the support of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Election Officer Zaroya Amjad was also present at the session. Participants were informed about the ECP’s code of conduct, which includes a fine of Rs50,000 for violations and potential disqualification for repeat offenders. They were also instructed on the permitted sizes for posters and pamphlets and the prohibition of pena-flexes.

DIES: Prof Dr Rana Azam Khan, chairman of the Department of Farm Machinery and Power and Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, passed away on Saturday after a prolonged illness. Scores of people attended his funeral prayers at the university mosque.

Published in Dawn, January 8th, 2024