Subsidised Flour Available At 1,100 Sale Points.

LAHORE -- Deputy Commissioner Lahore Umar Sher Chattha has said that supply of subsidised flour has been ensured at around 1,100 sale points in the provincial capital. In a statement issued here on Saturday, he said a total of 160,194 flour bags, out of which 57,071 of 10-kg and 103,123 of 20-kg, had been provided to various sale points. He added that the price of a 10-kg bag of flour was fixed at Rs490 and a 20-kg flour bag at Rs 980 by the Punjab government. The deputy commissioner said that district officers, assistant commissioners and price control magistrates had been directed to monitor supply and availability of the subsidised flour so that people could benefit from the government subsidy. Meanwhile, Assistant Commissioner Cantt Qurat-ul-Ain Zafar inspected the prices of commodities, rate list placement, supply of subsidized flour and DC counters maintenance in her jurisdiction and got arrested two 'tandoor' owners over selling bread on high rates.

MS and CEO CONFERENCE HELD

Provincial Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that a society can be improved through unity, solidarity and organization.

He was addressing the Second MS and CEO Conference here at a local hotel held under his chair.

The minister said that the government hospitals in Punjab were being visited regularly. The main purpose of visiting government hospitals in Punjab was only to bring improvement and facilitate the patients and their attendants. 'Every officer sitting here is a leader. We are trying to provide better healthcare facilities to 12 crore people of Punjab. We all have to work together to serve patients in government hospitals. We have visited DHQ Hospital Kasur and tried...