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BAHAWALPUR, May 25: The PPP high command is reportedly contemplating to field its three founding members for by-polls on as many Punjab Assembly seats in Yazman and Bahawalpur tehsils.
Dawn learnt here on Tuesday that the matter came under discussion during the recent visit of Punjab president Qasim Zia. The meeting thoroughly examined the situation and initially proposed the names of district president Riaz Daha (for PP-269), Shakil Mirza (PP-276) and Salim Akhtar Bhatti (PP-275).
It may be recalled that the Punjab Assembly seats fell vacant due to the resignations of Khalid Mahmood Warren, Dr Muhammad Afzal and Shoaib Karim, who had deserted the party along with district nazim Tariq Cheema and his brother MNA Tahir Cheema in March.
COLLEGE: Taking a serious notice of the reports published in a section of the press regarding National Paramedical College, DCO Imran Ahmad sought a report from EDO (health) Dr Arshad Iqbal here on Tuesday.
The EDO informed Mr Imran that a team of Punjab Medical Faculty, headed by Lahore Mayo hospital medical superintendent, had already rejected college's affiliation plea. The DCO directed Dr Arshad Iqbal to submit a detailed report in this respect by Wednesday (today).
IUB EXAMS: The Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) announced here on Tuesday that its first annual MA/MSc examinations 2004 would commence from July 22 at the centres of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan and Chishtian.
The last date for submission of admission forms and payment of fee is June 5. The controller (examinations) said separate papers of MA History and Pakistan Studies would be held while private candidates could only appear in the former. Meanwhile, the university announced the result of MA (second) annual examination, 2003 in the subjects of Urdu and Iqbaliat.
