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BAHAWALPUR: Provincial Minister for Food, Sami Ullah Chaudhary Sunday that people had been vulnerable to diseases as they were forced to eat adulterated food sold at markets.
He was addressing a ceremony held in connection with the organization of annual supports and parents days at Danish School in Hasilpur tehsil of Bahawalpur district.  Member Punjab Danish Authority, Colonel. Ghulam Abbas, Principal Danish Boys School, Saeed Ullah Chaudhary, Principal, Danish Girls School, Aaliya Ayyub Chhatha, Admin Officer, Colonel. Ashraf, Assistant Commissioner Hasilpur, Muhammad Tayyab and a large number of parents, teachers, and students attended it. He said that some elements were involved in food adulteration to mint money and to become rich shortly.
He said that such elements were considered as enemies of people as they were damaging their health by selling out sub-standard food. Chaudhary said that food adulteration had been considered as food terrorism and vowed the government would deal with the menace like that it had been dealing with terrorism. He appealed people to point out the elements involved in food adulteration so that immediate action could be taken against them.
He appreciated the role of Danish school system in imparting standard education to children belonging to poor families. “Siblings of poor families including laborers and farmers have been getting standard education and all required facilities at Danish schools at per like that are being provided to others at modern schools,” he said. He said the government had been paying special attention towards the provision of all basic civic amenities to people in education, health, and other sectors.
He said that the national economy had been getting a boost due to sound policies being introduced by the sitting government.  He emphasized the need to introduce the same syllabus at all educational institutions across the country. Delivering their speeches, the principals of both sections including boys and girls of Danish School said that 210 students of Danish School Hasilpur got A and A+ grade in annual examinations of middle-class held under the supervision of Punjab Education Commission. They further said that 100 students of the school got success in matriculation examinations and 99 students out of total 180 appeared in matriculation examinations got A and A+ grade.
They further said that 171 students of Danish School Hasilpur appeared in intermediate examinations and added that out of them, 106 secured A and A+ grade. They said that students of Danish School Hasilpur were also awarded awards, medals, and trophies in curriculum and supports events held at national level. On the occasion, PT and gymnastic show and science exhibition were also organized.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.