Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Minister holds meeting to discuss Hindu marriage registration process

Minister

LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Minorities Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora presided over a consultative meeting regarding registration of the Hindu marriages in the Punjab province.

The purpose of the meeting was to make the process of legal registration of Hindu community marriages easier and more effective.

The provincial minister said, “We understand the problems of Hindu community and will provide full support to facilitate their marriage registration process. The Punjab government believes that there should be no hindrance in the provision of their fundamental rights to all minorities.”

In the meeting, the leaders of the Hindu community presented their proposals and discussed the current issues in detail. Krishan Sharma said, “This is an important step and we appreciate the effort of the Punjab government. We hope that soon we will see a solution to our problems.”

Professor Minhaj University Sabir Naz said that it would be better to include all the representatives of the Hindu community in the consultation meeting.

The provincial minister assured the participants that it would be taken forward only after mutual consultation of all the stakeholders because the vision of the Punjab government was to create ease in the lives of people.

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World Bank approves $150mn loan for Pakistan

World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank approved $150 million for a project to increase the participation rates of girls and boys in pre-primary and primary grades and enhance reading proficiency in primary grades in Punjab Province.

The project is expected to directly benefit approximately 5 million children, 7,000 headteachers, 165,000 teachers, and more than 3,000 teacher mentors in public schools as well as Punjab Education Foundation schools.

“Punjab has more than 7 million out-of-school children. The grades will help the government of Punjab substantially reduce this number and, in parallel, improve foundational learning outcomes for boys and girls who are already in school,” said Najy Benhassine, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan. “This will be done through scaling up and strengthening public-private partnerships, improving school preparedness among young children, enhancing the quality and use of teaching and learning materials and assessments, and improving the learning environment in schools.”

Earlier, World Bank (WB) has approved additional financing to the tune of $ 1 billion for Dasu Hydropower Project, being constructed by WAPDA on River Indus.

This is the single largest financial facility provided by the World Bank for a project in Pakistan.

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Tiktoker arrested for killing husband

Tiktoker

LAHORE: A female Tik Toker and her partner were arrested on the charge of murder in Lahore, Punjab province.

According to the spokesperson of Punjab Police, the woman Tik Toker killed her husband two years ago along with her partner, after which the accused Rizwan fled the country.

According to the spokesperson of Punjab Police, the police arrested the Tik Tokkar woman and her partner while taking action.

According to the police, the accused Rizwan Ali was arrested from Muscat two years after the incident and brought to Pakistan.

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Proposal prepares to impose soft smog lockdown in Punjab

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  • The provincial departments have prepared proposals for soft smog lockdown.
  • The authorities proposed complete closure of educational institutes on Friday.
  • Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab to convene meeting of Cabinet Committee today.

LAHORE: A proposal has been prepared to impose a soft smog lockdown to control smog in Punjab province.

Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi to convene a meeting of the Cabinet Committee for Anti-Smog today.

Sources said that provincial departments have prepared proposals for soft smog lockdown. The authorities proposed the complete closure of schools, colleges, and universities on Friday and markets, gyms, cinemas, theaters, and factories on Saturday.

According to government sources, it has been proposed to close restaurants on Saturday to prevent smog, only take-away and home delivery will be allowed on this day.

The movement of public and private vehicles will also be restricted in the city while half of the staff will work in government offices.

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Teachers continue boycott of classes in Punjab

Teachers
  • The classes have been suspended in government-run schools.
  • Teachers boycotted classes in all government educational institutions.
  • The teachers vowed to continue protest until their demands were met.

LACHORE: Teachers continued protest demonstrations and boycott of classes across the Punjab province against the proposed privatization of government schools by the interim provincial government.

Due to teacher strikes and protests, classes have been suspended in government-run schools in several cities for 12 days.

Teachers have boycotted classes in all government educational institutions in urban and rural areas including Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Lodhran, Rajanpur, and Hafizabad.

It should be noted that cases were registered against more than 450 teachers who blocked the GT Road during the protest in Gujranwala yesterday and 15 teachers were also arrested for raiding their houses.

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Pakistan reports 556 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Friday reported 556 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday. The NCOC, a department leading the country’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country had confirmed overall 1,295,933 cases so far, including 1,256,816 recoveries. The country has … Read more

Pakistan records 482 new COVID-19 cases

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — Pakistan reported 482 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday. The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,294,861 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has … Read more