LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the PTI will perform well in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local government elections. He said this while replying to questions of media persons during the inauguration ceremony of Gulab Devi Underpass, which is now named after Abdul Sattar Edhi. The chief minister said that the … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Local Government and Community Development Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed has said that under the Local Government Act 2019, 359 local bodies have been set up keeping in view the urban-rural divide across the province. The minister on Monday said this while expressing his reaction to the press conference of PML-N leader Ahsan … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Tuesday said that the accused, who are responsible for the Sialkot tragedy, must be awarded maximum punishment, adding that the police and public prosecution departments had been directed to submit flawless challan before the court within 30 days. He said this while talking with US Consul General William … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab is ready to act as the forward manufacturing base for industries of China and other countries, an official said on Tuesday. The provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal said that there was a need of focusing on industrial cooperation, increasing agriculture production, value-addition, and business connectivity in all sectors of … Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved execution of two development schemes of health and tourism sectors with an estimated cost of Rs947.457 million. These schemes were approved in the PDWP meeting presided over by Planning and Development Board chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal. The approved development scheme included purchase of linear accelerator … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), on Thursday, sought a reply from Punjab Local Government Secretary Noor Amin Mangal on a petition seeking a compensatory term for elected representatives of local bodies due to their suspension following the enactment of the Punjab Local Government Act, 2019. Read more: LHC orders Punjab govt to run smog awareness … Read more
KARACHI: Bayer Pakistan and Tayaba Organisation have distributed 2,000 H2O water wheels in rural Sindh and Punjab communities, which face acute water shortages, as well as water transportation challenges, a statement said. Under this project, 1,000 water wheels were distributed in Sindh (Umerkot and Tharparkar) and 1,000 in Punjab (Hasilpur) and will directly benefit 14,000 … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Pakistan added 370 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The country’s number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,289,913, according to the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Another four people lost their lives … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a $200 million loan for the development of an irrigation system in Punjab that will help increase agricultural productivity and enhance food security. The project loan, which is denominated in Japanese yen, will finance the construction of the second branch or Choubara system of the Greater … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan will formally launch the Naya Pakistan Sehat Programme initiative in Punjab on Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Lahore on a day-long visit to launch the healthcare programme, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The statement further added that the premier will be briefed over the ongoing … Read more
LAHORE: At least 15 people were killed in over 1,000 road accidents across Punjab in the last 24 hours, said the spokesperson for the Rescue 1122 service. The spokesman shared that at least 1,230 people were injured in the 1,162 accidents that took place in the 37 districts of Punjab. Out of the total injured, … Read more
LAHORE: The government is making all-out efforts to increase agricultural production through mechanisation, a senior official said. Chairing a meeting to review the measures for improvement in the agriculture sector, sowing targets of wheat, prices and availability of fertilisers, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said that the production of … Read more
LAHORE: A delegation of Sundar Trade and Industry Association (STIA) led by its president Malik Azhar Ali called on Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal at the Civil Secretariat and apprised him about the infrastructure and other issues at the Sundar Industrial Estate, a statement said. The minister said industrial development is the … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has welcomed the Punjab government’s decision to withdraw an increase in the property tax, a statement said. The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department has issued a notification, in this regard. LCCI president Mian Nauman Kabir, senior vice president Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and vice president … Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab government has enhanced the development allocation for the ongoing fiscal year, an official said. Chairing a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet’s Standing Committee on Finance and Development, Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht said that after enhancing the development budget by Rs85 billion, the total ADP allocation stood at Rs646 billion. The … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Government Spokesperson Hasaan Khawar assured on Thursday that the local government elections in the province will be held on time and warned the opposition to brace itself for a ‘defeat’. “Local bodies elections in Punjab will be held on time and the opposition should remain ready for a comprehensive defeat,” said the spokesperson … Read more
KARACHI: Zong has partnered with The Star School in Okara’s Wasawewala locality to set up a digital lab in the school, a statement said. In pursuit of its “let’s go digital” mission, Zong will facilitate the school with a computer lab for digital and curriculum learning, it added. “The digital lab in Wasawewala School is … Read more
LAHORE: Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal on Wednesday directed expediting the process of colonisation of industrial estates. Chairing a meeting, he said, the economy could grow only by accelerating the pace of industrial development. The minister said he would personally visit industrial estates to check on the ground situation of development works … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Fertiliser Review Committee has reviewed the supply, stock position and production targets of urea in the current month for sowing season. To supervise the urea supplies, amid Rabi season, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar along with Federal Minister for Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam held a meeting … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government is taking all possible measures to ensure smooth supply of essential commodities throughout the country, a senior official said. Presiding over the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin expressed satisfaction on the prices of commodities in Sasta Bazaars in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, … Read more
KARACHI: Zong 4G partners with SOS village in Sialkot to train young minds on digital education and earning opportunities, a statement said on Saturday. In continuation of its efforts to accelerate digitalisation in Pakistan and reduce the digital divide in the country’s education sector, Zong 4G has now joined hands with SOS village in Sialkot, … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab chief secretary Kamran Ali Afzal has directed expediting work on the ongoing development schemes under the annual development programme (ADP), a statement said. Chairing a meeting to review the implementation of Rs560 billion ADP, he directed the administrative secretaries of all the departments to issue pending work orders immediately as per the rules. … Read more
LAHORE: Law enforcement agencies informed Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Friday that at least 110 suspects involved in the lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot have been arrested. The police shared the figures while briefing the law minister about the Sialkot incident in a meeting held at the Civil Secretariat in Lahore. … Read more
A Sri Lankan national, who was working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was beaten to death and his body was later set on fire by a mob over alleged blasphemy. As per the initial reports, the incident took place on Friday on the Wazirabad Road of Sialkot where most factories are … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Karot hydropower project will start its commercial operations by the first half of 2022, as around 95 per cent work of the project had been completed, according to official sources in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. Recently, the Karot hydropower project, which is a major project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, successfully … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh-based fertiliser dealers have purchased an extra 125,000 tonnes of urea, compared with the last year, similarly dealers from peripheral areas of Punjab (adjacent to Sindh) bought 50,000 tonnes of extra urea, compared with the last year for hoarding purposes. Minister for Industries and Production Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar regretted that unfortunately due to … Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab government has made it mandatory to recite Durood Sharif during assembly hours in schools across the province. On the directives of the provincial Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, the Punjab chief secretary, on Tuesday, notified schools about the decision through a circular. Read more: PM launches Rehmatul-Lil Alameen scholarship program in Islamabad “During … Read more
LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday nabbed six suspected terrorists during operations in different cities of Punjab. Acting on tip-offs, the Counter-Terrorism Department Punjab conducted 29 operations in various cities, Bol News reported. During the operation, CTD arrested six individuals who reportedly belonged to different terror groups. The arrested terrorists have been identified as … Read more
