Inspection team expresses satisfaction over conduct of FFMS Training camp.
Jamshaid Ali
GUJAR KHAN: Inspection team from Head Office, Fauji Foundation, Rawalpindi, expressed satisfaction over the academic and non-academic performances of Fauji Foundation Model School, Negail Campus. General Manager (Inspection & Evaluation) Mrs. Tabassum Jamshed accompanied by Senior Manager Mrs. Nabila Javed visited the school on Thursday. The team inspected the record, enrolment, management, and other related things and commended the Principal Mrs. Shaheena Chaudary and Vice Principal, Mrs. Asma Shoukat of the school for their up-to-date and transparent record –keeping. The team also visited the training camp and lauded the organization and & conduct of regional course designed for newly appointed teachers who had come from different schools of Fauji Foundation. While recording her opinion in the visitors’ book, the GM remarked that everything was being organized in a remarkable way. And of course, it cannot be done without devotion and dedication, she added. Earlier, on 3rd July, Brigadier (retd) Abdul Hadi also spoke highly of the management and conduct of the programme. While talking to The News on this occasion, Principal Mrs. Shaheena Chaudary revealed that Fajui Foundation had decided to pay an amount of rupees 0.5 million to the parents of a student who drowned in a pool during school’s tour of Wah Gardens. The Fauji Foundation has also decided provide free schooling up to graduation level to all the three children of the unlucky parents, whichever institution they study, she added.

Encouragement does a lot to students.
Our correspondent
GUJAR KHAN: Encouragement of the students in curricular and extra-curricular activities is very important. It is one of those factors which spur them on to work more and harder. This was said by speakers while speaking to the newly-recruited teachers at training camp at Fauji Foundation Model School on Thursday. Fauji Foundation has arranged a regional course for week-long training of newly-inducted teachers who had been appointed at different schools of FF in Muzaffarabad, Dina, Mandi Bauhudin, Sohawa, etc. Speaking on the topic “How to become an effective teacher”, guest speaker Professor Jamshaid Ali said that encouragement, more than correction, does a lot in making the students work better. He remarked that teaching the students is a matter of a great responsibility because a teacher whiling teaching is moulding and training not the mind of an individual but that of a whole generation. Counting the makings of a good teacher, the guest speaker said that personal appearance including personality & self-confidence, enforcement of discipline in the class, knowledge about the subject & the students, presentation which includes way of speaking, articulation and & pronunciation, involvement which includes sincerity & dedication are some of the major characteristics of a good teacher. He said that the job of a teacher is that of a motivator and facilitator. Speaking as another guest speaker on this occasion, Major (retd) Ghazanfar Abbas Faoorqi who is the Principal of FFMS (City Campus) said that the teachers should have a sound knowledge of sounds & phonetics of a language. He impressed upon the audience the importance of correct pronunciation.

 Town council approves budget worth rupees 300 million for the fiscal year
2007-08. Our correspondent
GUJAR KHAN: Town council has Thursday unanimously presented and approved budget worth rupees 300 million for the fiscal year 2007-08 while pre-budget session was marred by protests, walk-outs and pandemonium. Town nazim Chaudary Muhammad Azeem presented the budget while convener of the house
Chauady Abrar Rasheed was also present on this occasion. Total income during the next fiscal year is estimated at rupees 299.78 million while total expenditures stand at 290 million rupees with the development expenditures estimated at 76 percent and non-expenditure stay at 24 percent. Out of total development expenditures of rupees 220 million which include 25 million from chief minister‘s grant for the year 2006-07, 29 million rupees for citizens community board (CCB) for the year 2007-08 would be expended. Out of non-development expenditure worth rupees 70 million, 39 million have been earmarked for Pay and Allowance, rupees 28 million for contingencies and rupees 2.1 million for charged expenditures. While presenting budget, Town nazim Chaudary Muhammad Azeem said that the town municipal administration (TMA) has not levied any new tax despite reduction in income heads as some of sources of income have been transferred to District Government. He, however, said that the TMA would continue to expend on development projects as previously. He further said that the TMA was committed to solving the problems of the residents of rural Union councils as well. On this occasion, the town nazim disclosed that prime minister had accorded a grant worth rupees 50 million for supply of gas to 22 villages in tehsil Gujar Khan. He also said that a number of road construction projects were underway in the eastern part of the tehsil. He said that president had issued a huge grant of rupees 150 million for supply to electricity to District Rawalpindi and out of which rupees 3.3 million would be expended for supply of electricity to villages in the tehsil. He said that all constructions in educational institutions in District Rawalpindi would be carried out by national logistic cell (NLC). Earlier, members of the town council protested against appointment of two legal advisors for the TMA without passing a resolution in the council and non-availability of agenda of meetings of town council in advance for the last two years. A member of the council Khan Zamir protested that the members of the house were not provided with agenda of the meeting in advance. On this, on the call of Khan Zamir, all members of the council walked out of the house. Later, they were brought back into the house after 20-minute hectic efforts and entreaties by town nazim Chaudary Muhammad Azeem. Another member of the council Raja Gulfraz questioned the appointment and necessity of two legal advisors for the TMA without the approval of the town council. He also asked how their salaries were increased without taking the council into confidence. Replying to these questions, the town nazim said that the Town council officer was new & inexperienced and added that he would ensure provision of agenda to all the members of the council in advance. The town municipal officer (TMO) explained that it lay within ambit of the provincial government to increase the salary of its employees. GUJAR KHAN: A dead body of unidentified man was found in Ward No 4 here on Thursday. The body which appeared to about 70 years old, was shifted to tehsil headquarter hospital. Neither name nor address  nor mode of death of the deceased could be ascertained.

                                                                            Dead Body found
                                                                            our correspondent
GUJAR KHAN: A dead body of unidentified man was found in Ward No 4 here on Thursday. The body which appeared to about 70 years old, was shifted to tehsil headquarter hospital. Neither name nor address nor mode of death of the deceased could be ascertained.

 

                                              Town nazim takes note of unhiegenic condition in the city
Our correspondent
GUJAR KHAN: Town nazim Chaudary Muhammad Azeem has taken serious note of uncleanly and unhygienic conditions in the city. During his visit of Housing Scheme No 1, town nazim got infuriated at seeing dumps of garbage scattered in a street of the area and issued stern orders then and there to sanitation staff to remove refuse within one day. During his visit, the town nazim saw the dilapidated condition of a street in the same area and promised the residents that the street would soon be concreted over. He also said on this occasion that the street would be first provided with sewerage system.
 

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