LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan had a one-on-one meeting with Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar here in Lahore on Wednesday. “The premier had talked to the CM about the recent cantonment board elections and bureaucratic changes made for the betterment of the province and operations in Punjab,” sources told Bol News. The officials, who spoke … Read more
LAHORE, Sept 13 (APP): Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Director-General Adnan Arshad Aulakh has said preparations for the forthcoming First Chief Minister Punjab 5-A-Side National Women Hockey Championship are in the final stages and the event will play a significant role in popularising the game among women across the country. He said this while presiding over … Read more
LAHORE: Many people adopt professions based on their circumstances. The same can be said about women who join prostitution and in Punjab, it seems that the business is thriving due to the police’s involvement. For Raeesa*, it was never fun or pleasure that made her take up the profession but it was her situation. The … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab which has the largest cantonment areas in the country is going to see a major political battle between the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Sunday’s Local Government elections, to be held in all the 42 cantonment boards of the country. All preparations for the polls have been completed … Read more
Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas has announced that all public and private schools in the province will remain closed till September 15 due to increasing COVID-19 cases. The Education Minister took to Twitter and wrote, “All Public and Private Schools of Punjab to remain closed until Wednesday, September 15th, 2021. Stay home and stay safe.” … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the rising incidents of violence against women across the province. Presiding over the 82nd meeting of the cabinet committee on law and order at the Civil Secretariat in Lahore, Basharat told the participants that Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has also expressed concerns … Read more
LAHORE: Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Wednesday that the PPP is on a mission to revive the party in Punjab and is hopeful of forming the next government in Punjab. Ashraf, who is the president of PPP’s central Punjab wing, said that he had reached Lahore a day earlier and was overwhelmed … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday assured MPAs from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that his government will provide all the “necessary assistance” to the provincial government for the establishment of the safe city project, said a press release issued by the CM office. A delegation of KP parliamentarians’ led by provincial minister Shaukat Yousafzai had … Read more
LAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has extended his stay in south Punjab for three more days, and will now visit Lodhran and Layyah too, with the opposition leader claiming that many people are willing to join his party. According to sources, all the “electables” who had joined Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) before the 2013 and … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab is all set to witness yet another major reshuffle in bureaucracy following Dr Kamran Afzal’s taking over the office of chief secretary. Earlier on Monday, PM Imran Khan, after consulting CM Usman Buzdar, selected Federal Secretary Industries and Production Dr Kamran Afzal from the panel of three officers moved by Establishment Division for … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday once again changed Punjab’s chief secretary and inspector general of the police. This is the fourth time that a new chief secretary has been appointed and the sixth time that a Punjab IGP has been changed since 2018. According to officials, PM Imran consulted Punjab Chief Minister Usman … Read more
Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced on Tuesday that the provincial government has sent a letter to Lahore’s Aitchison College for not implementing the newly introduced Single National Curriculum. “Letter sent to Aitchison College Lahore for NOT implementing Single National Curriculum in its entirety by Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board,” tweeted Raas along with the … Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab government is all set to change the chief secretary and inspector general of police (IGP) for the fifth and seventh time, respectively in the PTI-led government’s three-year tenure, BOL News has learnt. Sources in the federal capital told BOL News that the Punjab government has forwarded a summary of six senior officials, … Read more
In view of the increasing cases of Coronavirus, the provincial government has banned inter-city public transport in 15 districts of Punjab. The Department of Transport has sent letters to the Deputy Commissioners, Secretary DRTA and Assistant Commissioners of 15 districts, according to the notification from September 4 to September 12, inter-city public transport will be … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore Central Business District Development Authority (LCBDDA), also known as, Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab) organised a successful pre-bid interactive sessions across Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore, a statement said on Saturday. LCBDDA is now contributing to the urbanisation of Pakistan and; thus, have amalgamated their resources to build first-ever business infrastructure in … Read more
In the wake of increasing coronavirus cases across the country, the National Command and Operation Centre on Saturday announced to impose new restrictions in 24 districts of Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. According to a letter issued by NCOC, the nonpharmaceutical interventions will remain enforced from September 4 to September 12. In Punjab, these districts include; … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has advised Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and Punjab Minister for Local Government and Community Development Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed to meet Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and keep them on board regarding the upcoming local bodies elections. “Both of you should meet the PML-Q Leader Chaudhry … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday appointed party’s stalwart from Gujar Khan and former premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as the new PPP Central Punjab president. Additionally, the PPP’s parliamentary leader Syed Hassan Murtaza was appointed general secretary of the central Punjab and Shahzad Saeed Cheema as information secretary of the … Read more
LAHORE: Realising the importance of South Punjab in the next general elections, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has finally decided on initiating a mobilisation campaign in South Punjab from September 3. Earlier on Sunday, talking to the media, former premier and leader of the opposition in Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani had confirmed … Read more
LAHORE. After proposing distance-based fare, the Punjab Masstransit Authority (PMA) has also proposed over a dozen “non-fare” measures to increasing revenues of the mass transit projects in Punjab so that their reliance on the government subsidies may be minimised. PMA managing director Mirza Naseer Inayet has written a letter to the transport department for getting … Read more
LAHORE. Heads have been continually rolling at key government departments during the three-year rule of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, a situation that has put the provincial bureaucracy in disarray. In the last three years, the Punjab government has replaced four chief secretaries, six inspector generals of police (IGPs), five principal secretaries to CM, four … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the provincial chief secretaries to ensure all possible administrative measures to stabilise the prices of basic essential items, particularly monitoring of the illogical difference of prices at wholesale and retail levels. Presiding over a meeting to review the demand and supply, as well as the prices of … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Raja Basharat assured businessmen that he will take up their concern regarding the closure of businesses for two days in a meeting with Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Monday. “The issue of closing markets for two days a week will be taken up in a meeting with … Read more
LAHORE. PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif – who is on a three-day visit to Karachi – paid on Saturday condolence visits to the families of a number of deceased politicians including former president and PML-N stalwart Mamnoon Hussain and Sindh former governor Mumtaz Bhutto. Meeting Hussain’s sons at their residence, Shehbaz noted that the former president … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said on Saturday that the provincial government has prepared a development package for every district of the province in consultation with the lawmakers. “A separate development package for every district has been prepared, elected representatives have been consulted in the preparation of the District Development Package,” said the CM … Read more
KARACHI: The Bank of Punjab on Friday declared 53 per cent growth in net profit for the half-year ended June 30, 2021, a bourse filing said. The profit-after-tax of the bank increased to Rs5.59 billion for the first-half (January–June) 2021, compared with Rs3.65 billion in the same half of the last year. The bank announced … Read more
LAHORE. President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shahbaz Sharif will be reaching Karachi today [Friday] to attend a meeting of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leadership which is scheduled for Saturday. He will also represent the PML-N at PDM’s rally, scheduled for Sunday. During his stay, Shahbaz will also meet key political figures and businessmen in … Read more
A total of 7,629 people from different nationalities have been evacuated from Afghanistan so far through air and land routes. “Pakistan continues to evacuate diplomatic staff and foreign nationals including the personnel of international institutions stranded in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover of Kabul on August 15,”a statement said. Pakistan International Airline, the national flag carrier, … Read more
