Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Veteran journalist and former caretaker federal minister for information and postal service Arif Nizami on Wednesday has passed away in Lahore.

The journalist was under treatment at a hospital for the last two weeks after he had suffered a heart attack. Arif Nizami was son of Hameed Nizami, the founder Nawa-i-Waqt Group of newspapers.

While reacting to the journalist’s death, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, “Saddened to learn of the passing of veteran journalist, editor, and political commentator Arif Nizami.”

“My condolences and prayers go to his family,” he added.

President Dr. Arif Alvi also condoled over the demise of veteran journalist Arif Nizami and prayed for the departed soul and bereaved family.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain also expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of Arif Nizami.

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has also expressed heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of senior journalist Arif Nizami.

According to ISPR, the Army Chief prayed that Allah Al-Mighty may bless his soul and give strength to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.

Meanwhile, Chief of the Air Staff Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu Wednesday expressed his heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of senior journalist Arif Nizami.

“May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss, Ameen,” said the air chief in a condolence message, issued here by Pakistan Air Force.

 

 

Lahore (Nut-Desk)

Eid-ul- Azha will be celebrated today with religious fervor to commemorate the great sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Ismael (AS). The day will dawn with special prayers in mosques for well-being of the Ummah and progress, prosperity and security of the country.

Congregational prayers will be held across the country to mark the religious festival, along with sermons highlighting the significance of the event and the philosophy behind sacrifice.

Security arrangements have been beefed up across the country during the occasion.Prime Minister Imran Khan will offer Eid prayers at Nathia Gali.

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar will offer Eidul Adha prayer at GOR. After the Eid prayers, Chief Minister Usman Bazdar will offer prayers for the security and stability of the country.

Former President Asif Ali Zardari will offer Eid prayers at Bilawal House. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah will offer Eid-ul-Adha prayers in Sehwan Sharif.

Most of the political leaders of Sindh will offer Eid prayers in their home towns. Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Nasir Shah will offer Eid prayers in Sukkur. President PPP Sindh and Provincial Advisor Nisar Khorro will offer Eid prayers in Larkana.

The Balochistan Governor and the chief minister will celebrate Eid in Quetta while members of the National and Provincial Assemblies and Senators will celebrate in their respective areas.

Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Agha and Chief Minister Jam Kamal will celebrate Eid in Quetta. They will offer Eid prayers at the Governor House, Quetta.

Heavy Rains disrupts routine life across Punjab. Several got injured and 2 killed in various incidents

Lahore (Nut-Desk)

Heavy rains in different cities of Punjab disrupted life on Tuesday, with streets severely inundated and at least two people killed in various rain-related accidents. Low-lying areas in Faisalabad and Mianwali lay flooded, with water flowing into houses. The railway track in Mianwali is feared damaged by the urban flooding.

Heavy rains were also reported in Gujranwala, Jhang and Murree.In Lahore, 99mm of rain made the weather pleasant, however, one person was killed and 10 others were injured when the roofs of their houses collapsed.

Traders in cattle markets were seen struggling trying to protect animals from the rain.The fire station located at the Allama Iqbal International airport also became inundated, along with the runway and the apron. Rescue and emergency vehicles became stuck in deep, muddy waters.

In Raiwind, a 30-year-old man was killed when the roof of his home collapsed due to the rain, while 10 people were injured in similar incidents in the China Scheme and Mohalnawal areas.

Heavy rain has disrupted the Lahore Electric Supply Company’s (LESCO) transmission system in different parts of the Lahore . More than 130 LESCO feeders have tripped due to rain in Lahore on Tuesday. Many areas in the city are facing power outage due to feeders tripping and other technical faults.

SHEIKH RASHEED BUYS THREE CAMELS FOR EID UL AZHA

Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed visited on Tuesday a cattle market in Rawalpindi, where he bought three camels for sacrificing them on Eidul Azha. He bought three camels for a cumulative sum of Rs560,000. The minister shared on his official Twitter handle a video of him negotiating the price of camels with livestock traders.

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Eidul Azha, the Festival of Sacrifice, will be celebrated across Pakistan on Wednesday and citizens will sacrifice their animals after offering Eid Prayers.

The Punjab government has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be adopted during Eid ul Adha prayers and sacrifice of animals in wake of a spike in COVID cases nationwide amid the fourth wave.

According to a notification issued by the Punjab home department, the Eid payers should be held at open places and while offering it inside the mosques, the doors and windows should remain open to ensure a smooth cross-ventilation.

“Eid prayers should be offered multiple times at the same place in order to avoid mass congregations,” it said while further requesting Muslim scholars and clerics to ensure keeping their Eid sermons short in order to minimize the effects of COVID spread.

Eid ul Adha 2021: Namaz timing across Pakistan’s major cities

Lahore (Nut-Desk)

Pakistani citizens are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha today and the administrations of mosques, Eid gahs, and Imam Barghas across Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir have announced the timings for Eid ul Adha prayers.

In a bid to help users navigate the timings easily, Newsupdatetimes has compiled a list of several mosques across various cities as the information received yet.

Islamabad

7:30 am Faisal Mosque. Prof. Dr. Tahir Hakeem will offer Eid prayers at Faisal Mosque

7.30 am Imambargah G6

Lahore

6:00 am Jamia Naeemia Garhi Shahu

6:15 am at Minar Pakistan Ground

6:30 am Jamia Masjid Mansura

6:30 am Jamia Ashrafia Ferozepur Road

7:00 am Jamia Masjid Bahria Town

Faisalabad

6:00 am Main Eidgah Model Town

6:00 am Jamia Masjid Omar

7:00 am Jamia Masjid Madani Samanabad

7:00 am Imambargah Qasr Abu Talib

7:30 am Imambargah Haidaria

Hyderabad

6:10 am Nigah Madina Masjid Cloth Market

6:10 am Faizan Madina Affandi Town

6.30 am Sultani Masjid Tilak Chari

7:00 am Jamia Masjid Abdullah near Lady Graham Hospital

7:00 am Dargah Sakhi Abdul Wahab Shah Jilani Mosque

7:00 am Haider Karar Mosque, Karbala Dadan Shah

7.30 am Fawara Chowk Liberty Market

8:30 am Madina Masjid Surrey Ghat

9:00 am Abul Fazl Mosque, Maula Ali

9:00 am Mehfil Hussaini Station Road

Gujranwala

5:45 am Dhobi Khat Ground Satellite Town

5:45 am Model Town Market Ground

6:30 am Jamia Masjid Satellite Town

6:30 am Jamia Masjid Fazilat Citi Housing

6.45 am Jamia Masjid Mubarak Satellite Town

Rajanpur

6:30 am Central Eid Gah Rajput

6:40 am Main Eid Gah Jafaria

6:45 am Jamia Masjid Chowk Allahabad

7:10 am Darbar Khawaja Ghulam Farid

Bahawalnagar

7:00 am Central Imambargah

7:30 am Jamia Uloom, Central Eid Gah.

7:30 am Eid Gah, Jamia Reza Mustafa

Taftan

7:45am Central Eidgah

Bannu

6:15 am Jamia Masjid Tanchi Bazaar

6:30 am Jamia Masjid Lucky Gate

6:30 am Eid Gah Hafiz Ji

7:30 am Imambargah Hassania Masjid Ali Raza

Jahanian

6:30 am Jamia Masjid Hasnain Karimin

6:45 am Sabzazar Municipal Committee

Badin

8:00 am Gulzar Mosque, Madinah

8:30 am Main Eid Gah Pir Aali Shah

Thatta

8:00 am Mukli Society Jamia Masjid

9:00 am Shahjahan Jama Masjid

9:30 am Central Eid Gah Mukli

Kabirwala

8:00 am Darul Uloom Eidgah.

Gujarat

8:00 am Central Imambargah Hussainiya Circular Road

8.30 am Central Jamia Masjid Eid Gah

Chaghi

7:15 am Jamia Amir Sultania Mosque, Dalbandin

Bahawalnagar

7:00 am Haroonabad Central Eid Gah

7:00 am Chishtian Central Eid Gah

7:30 am Central Eid Gah, Jamia-ul-Uom

7:30 am Jamia Reza Mustafa Trust

Sukkur

6:55 am Mecca Mosque Tariq Road

7:15 am Central Jamia Masjid Bandar Road

7.30 am Gulshan Eid Gah

7:30 am Jinnah Jinnah Municipal Stadium

Kamalia

8:30 am Main Eid Gah Khair Shaheed

8:30 am Eid Gah Fiqh Jafaria Lari Ada

Nawabshah

7:00 am Umm Al-Momineen Ayesha Siddique Mosque, Manzoor City

7:30 am Central Imambargah Murtazavi

7:30 am Imamia Mosque

7:30 am Imambargah Haidari

8:30 am Main Eid Gah Skarand Road

Kāmoke

6.30 am Kamunki Lady Park

7:00 am Madinah Main Bazaar

Lodhran

6:30 am Masjid Tafhim-ul-Quran

6:30am Jamia Masjid Rahmaniya

7:00 am Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom Madrasa

7:00 am Imambargah Shah Najaf

DI Khan

06:30 am Kotli Imam Hussain

07:00 am The town hall

07:30 am Central Eidgah

Tando Allahyar

6:10 am Faizan Madina

7:00 am Jamia Siddique Akbar

7:15 am Main Eidgah

Lower Dir

6:30 am Eid Gah Manda

6:30 am Jamia Masjid Allah Akbar Timergara

Sibi

7:00 am Central Jamia Masjid

7:30 am Central Eidgah Bukhari Ground

Mansehra

6.30 am Central Mosque Lohar Banda

6:45 am Masjid Kabra Nari Mohalla

7:00 am Central Jamia Masjid Abbottabad Road

Sargodha

6:45 am Jamia Muftahul Uloom Satellite Town.

7:00 am Imambargah Block 7

7:15 am Central Eid Gah

7.30 am Jamia Masjid

Malakand

6:30 am Dhand Dheri School Ground at 6.30

7:00 am Sakhakot School Ground

6:45 am Central Eid Gah Zafar Park Batkhela

8:30 am Central Eidgah Kanodas

Gilgit

7:30 am Central Imamia Eidgah

8:00 am at Shah Karim Hostel Ground

Khanewal

6:45 am Central Eidgah Railway Ground at 6:45

6:15 am Central Eidgah Ahle Hadith Colony No. 2

Malakand

6:30 am Dhand Dheri School Ground

7:00 am Sakhakot School Ground

6:45 am Eid Gah Zafar Park Batkhelh

Pakpattan

6:30 am Jamia Masjid Dargah Hazrat Baba Farid

AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Kotli

7:00 am Central Jamia Masjid Al Firdous Gulhar

8:00 am Gol Masjid Housing Scheme

7:00 am Jamia Masjid Ghousia Ballya

Lahore (NUT Desk)

IG Punjab chaired a video link conference on Eid-ul-Adha security plan, CPEC projects and security of Chinese citizens.

On Eid-ul-Adha, about 47,000 officers and personnel will be on duty for the security of 25,672 mosques, imambargahs and Eid congregatios in open spaces across the province.

On Eid-ul-Adha, notification has been issued to cancel the leave of officers and personnel posted in the field formations of Punjab Police.

Inspector General of Police Punjab Inam Ghani has said available resources should be utilized for the security of Eid gatherings at mosques, imambargahs and open spaces across the province on Eid-ul-Adha while special attention should be paid to the security of cattle markets and traffic management. He issued these instructions while presiding over a video link conference today while giving instructions to all RPOs, CPOs and DPOs of the province. The IG Punjab stressed that complete checking and clearance of sensitive mosques, imambargahs and other Eid gatherings should be ensured before Eid prayers while snipers on the roofs of A category mosques and imambargahs and commandos in plain clothes inside Eid gatherings should be   deployed while immediate action against violators should not be delayed while strictly enforcing the ban on collection of sacrificial skins by unauthorized or banned organizations.

During the meeting, Additional IG Operations Sahibzada Shehzad Sultan while briefing IG Punjab said that on Eid-ul-Adha, there will be Eid gatherings at 25672 mosques, imambargahs, minority places of worship and open spaces across the province and around 47 thousand police officers and officials shall  perform security duties during this event . He further said that 250 Gazetted Officers, 537 Inspectors, 1680 Sub-Inspectors, 3171 ASIs, 2387 Head Constables, 27869 Constables, 9093 Police National Volunteers, 3329 Special Police and 222 QRF Teams will also be deployed at the sensitive places whereas 242 walk through gates, 12373 metal detectors and 10640 CCTV cameras shall also be installed for security purposes.

In addition, IG Punjab has issued orders to cancel the leave of all officers and personnel posted in the field formations of Punjab Police on Eid-ul-Adha to protect the lives and property of the citizens and maintain an atmosphere of law and order.  In a letter sent to all RPOs, CPOs and DPOs, it has been directed that on Eid-ul-Adha, the citizens go back to their home areas and safety of their homes is  the responsibility of the police.  No officer or official will be able to go on leave on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha ,he added.

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