A public holiday has been announced in Lahore tomorrow on the occasion of the arrival of the Iranian President.
Public Holiday in Lahore:
The Section Officer issued a notification with the approval of Chief Secretary Punjab that it will be applicable only to District Lahore
There will be no holiday in the departments attached to the Punjab Civil Secretariat, earlier a public holiday has also been announced in Karachi.
On the other hand, another important progress has been made in further strengthening Pakistan-Iran friendship, Islamabad’s ‘Eleventh Avenue’ has been renamed as ‘Iran Avenue’.
The federal bench approved this decision on the summary of CDA through summary circulation.
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It may be recalled that CDA has started the construction of Eleventh Avenue, in the first phase construction has been started from Sector D Bara to E Eleven North East corner where the interchange on Khayaban Iqbal has also been constructed.
In the second phase, it will be extended to IJ Principal Road. According to CDA officials, after the approval of the federal road, it has now been renamed as Iran Avenue.