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Express Tribune
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
CM promises Faisalabad mass transit system, electric buses
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced that a metro bus service will be launched in Faisalabad next year. Addressing a Laptop and Honhaar Scholarship Phase-II ceremony at GC University Faisalabad, she announced that green electric buses would also be launched in the city. She said a Faisalabad Development Plan would be initiated, following the model of Lahore. She also vowed to make the rural settlements of Faisalabad division into model villages with a uniform development pattern with cities. The chief minister also said, "The whole nation takes pride in the bravery of our officers and soldiers of the armed forces who defeated the enemy on every front. Pakistan got a historic victory. If the people were divided and the leadership was not united, we could not have achieved such a historic victory against the enemy. The historic victory united the entire nation." She highlighted, "Our security forces bravely fought the war against the enemy and the entire nation stood behind them in every respect. We not only won the war but also ensured a bright future for the entire nation."
Express Tribune
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Interfaith harmony termed key to religious co-existence
Experts have stressed that social harmony is not merely a religious issue but is often manipulated for personal, political, and economic gains. They were addressing a seminar on "Interfaith Harmony in Pakistani Society: Challenges and Prospects" was held at GC University Faisalabad, organised by the Department of Islamic Studies in collaboration with the Punjab Government's Department of Human Rights and Minority Affairs and the organisation Insan Dost. Vice Chancellor Dr Rauf-i-Azam underscored the role of such discussions in fostering moderation, tolerance, and mutual respect within society. Head of the Department of Islamic Studies Dr Yasir Arafat Awan, highlighted the seminar's significance in addressing the critical need for interfaith harmony in Pakistan. Dr Ghulam Shamsur Rehman discussed the evolving challenges of interfaith harmony, calling the 21st century an era of opportunities.
