Skip to main content

RMU, allied hospitals observe Kashmir Solidarity Hour

Rawalpindi : Rawalpindi Medical University and allied hospitals observed Kashmir Solidarity Hour here on Friday as students, professors and senior doctors from RMU along with nurses, paramedics and doctors from the three teaching hospitals in town gathered in front of Benazir Bhutto Hospital on Benazir Bhutto Road from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. to express solidarity with the Kashmiris facing grave human rights violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir.On the call of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, the RMU and allied hospitals arranged a massive show on main Murree Road (BB Road) on which traffic remained suspended for half-an-hour for observance of Kashmir Hour. RMU students, professors, doctors and staff of allied hospitals also held a rally that was led by Vice Chancellor at RMU Professor Dr. Muhammad Umar.Medical superintendents at the three teaching hospitals including BBH, Holy Family Hospital and District Headquarters Hospital attended the rally and the massive show organised by the educated elite of the nation.The participants of the rally were holding banners expressing solidarity with the Kashmiri people and chanted slogans against the Indian oppression in Kashmir.Speaking to participants, Professor Umar said Modi would never succeed in his illegitimate attempt to denigrate Kashmiri’s quest for liberty.The whole nation including medical professionals across the country is one on the call of PM and would do everything for the Kashmiri brethren, he said.Other speakers including medical superintendents at allied hospitals said they would never leave their Kashmiri brothers alone in their movement for freedom.

from The News International - Islamabad https://ift.tt/2PJ5jar
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Pragmatic steps taken to implement Axle Load Control regime on NH&MP

Islamabad: Ministry of Communications has taken pragmatic steps to implement the Axle Load Control regime on Motorways & National Highways in the country. Sole objective of this move is to control travelling of overloaded vehicles which lead to fatal accidents besides damaging the national asset of road network of billions of rupees.Prior to implementation of axle load control regime, a technical committee was formed, consisting of officers from Ministry of Communications and National Highway Authority which remained in constant contacts with transport community, Members of the Chambers of Commerce and stakeholders hailing from all the provinces. This technical committee visited their offices and held detailed discussions in series of meetings and took them into confidence to facilitate implementation of Axle Load Control regime. The stakeholders assured of their full cooperation and subsequently, implementation of Axle Load Control was realized which is in progress.It is worth to ...
Post a Comment
Read more

CJP questions how ‘clarification order’ made it to website

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has raised nine questions in a letter to the Supreme Court’s registrar, seeking clarification on how a Sept 14 clarification order was uploaded to the top court’s website. The Sept 14 order, issued by eight judges led by senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for failing to implement the Supreme Court’s July 12 judgement, which declared the PTI eligible for reserved seats in parliament. In his letter dated Sept 21, the CJP wondered who directed the uploading of the Sept 14 clarification order on the Supreme Court’s website. His inquiry followed a note from the Deputy Registrar (Judicial), who flagged the issue of the order’s appearance on the website. The note questioned how the order was uploaded when no cause list had been issued, no notices had been sent to the parties, and the order had not been received by the deputy registrar’s office until 8pm on the...
Post a Comment
Read more

UN awards 2 Pakistani female peacekeepers for gender advocacy

The United Nations has awarded two Pakistani female peacekeepers with the Gender Advocacy Award for their “outstanding performance”, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ISPR said the awards were presented to Major Sania Safdar, part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus, and Major Komal Masood, who served in the Central African Republic, “for their outstanding performance and commitment in promoting the ideals of UN”. The accolades were presented by the under-secretary general in the UN’s Department for Peace Operations at its New York headquarters. “While serving in [an] international environment, both officers demonstrated exceptional professionalism [and] dedication,” the ISPR noted. It added that the two peacekeepers “made [a] significant contribution to Mission’s Peace and Stability efforts, especially with regards to advancing women’s meaningful participation in Peacekeeping Operations within the ...
Post a Comment
Read more