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       TOBA TEK SINGH: PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja says that the present government is not an elected government as it was the creation of post-election rigging and it would be dissolved soon.

       “The people know how they (the rulers) have been imposed on us but those who brought them are also worried,” Mr Raja stated this while expressing solidarity with the industrial workers at their gathering at the Aman Ghar Hall in Faisalabad on Sunday.

       He said the lack of annual increase in wages of the workers was the incompetence of the government. “Millions of workers have been deprived of basic facilities and social security. In a country where the workers are deprived of their basic rights, claims of development by the government are futile. The development is only visible in government advertisements.”

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       Salman Akram Raja said millions of workers were jobless. He called the PTI a party of the toiling masses and announced that it would stand by the workers in every protest to raise their voice.

       Joins Faisalabad workers gathering in support of their demand for rights

       “The powerloom factories have been closed by the owners and the district administration should bring both the workers and the owners to the table to resolve their issues through negotiations.”

       Labour leaders Umar Dar, Baba Latif Ansari, Aslam Meraj, Parveen Latif, Rana Riaz, Malik Mumtaz and Sheikh Nisar also spoke.

       HOUSE FIRE: Six members of a family were critically burnt after a fire broke out due to a gas leak at a house in Himmatpura locality of Faisalabad at night.

       Rescue 1122 said the family returned home from the outing and as soon as they opened the door of their room and switched on the light bulb, a spark caused a heavy gas explosion.

       As a result, a fire broke out in the room due to massive accumulation of leaked gas which engulfed all of them. They received critical burns and were shifted to the burn unit of Allied Hospital.

       Those injured were identified as Zunaira Bibi (53), Ghazala (22), Muhammad Usman (30), Sidra (31), Arham (2) and Zurrain (1).

       ACCIDENT: A woman died after a speeding car hit a motorcycle at Gojra near M-4 interchange on Jhang Road. Rescue 1122 report said Tahira Perveen (65) was on the way along with her son, Mohsin Ashraf, to their Chak 303-JB from Gojra when the car ran over their bike. As a result, they fell down. Tahira received critical injuries and she died instantly. Mohsin received minor wounds and he was shifted to Gojra THQ Hospital.

       At Kamalia, a farmer drowned in the Ravi River on Sunday. Rescue 1122 officials said Naseer Ahmad (60) was crossing the Ravi to go home from his farmland along with his cattle when he got trapped in deep water and drowned. The rescuers were struggling to find his body when this report was filed.

       AWARD: University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zulfiqar Ali had been conferred with the Academic Excellence Award in recognition of his achievements and significant contributions to academia.

       Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan gave him the award at a ceremony at Governor House in Lahore, organised by the Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan. A press release said Dr Zulfiqar Ali’s leadership and dedication had not only elevated the standards of education but also made a lasting impact on the broader academic landscape in Pakistan.

       Dr Ali is also serving as the VC of the MNS University of Agriculture Multan.

       Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2025