Punjab govt to enforce closure of markets at 9pm from next week By: Web Desk on June 18, 2022LAHORE: To deal with the energy crisis Punjab has also chosen to follow Sindh’s suit and implement an energy conservation strategy to alleviate the power problem. According to reliable sources, the authorities have completed talks with trade associations and chambers of business. The execution of the energy-saving strategy will begin the following week, according to […]
11 fatalities as heavy rain, windstorm hit Punjab cities By: Web Desk on June 17, 2022After a long period of heat, with temperatures reaching as high as 48 degrees Celsius, the much-awaited rain brought relief to the heat-stricken people, but the heavy wet showers brought misery to them. On Friday, 11 people were killed in two rain-related incidents in Lahore and Sarai Alamgir. The rain showered heavily in Lahore, Islamabad, […]
IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan chaired a meeting of the Police Executive Board at the CPO on June 16, 2022Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan has said that the process of departmental promotions on vacant seats of traffic wardens should be completed at the earliest. DIG Traffic Punjab should fill 295 vacant seats through departmental promotions as per merit. IG Punjab directed that other issues related to traffic police should be […]
Finance Minister Awais Leghari presents Rs3.2tr tax-free Punjab budget By: Web Desk on June 15, 2022 On Wednesday, Governor Balighur Rehman convened the 41st session of the Punjab Assembly (PA) in Aiwan-e-Iqbal. The session was presided over by PA Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, and Provincial Finance Minister Awais Leghari presented the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2022-23. Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, Sardar Awais Leghari, Malik Ahmad Khan, Khawaja […]
Punjab Assembly’s ‘independent status’ clipped under domain of Law Department By: Web Desk on June 15, 2022The government has abolished the Punjab Assembly’s independent status, placing it under the jurisdiction of the Law Department. The Punjab Assembly has once again been designated as a special institute by the Law Department, and the Law Department will now issue all notifications pertaining to the Punjab Assembly. The services of Punjab Assembly Secretary Muhammad […]
PM takes strict notice over delay in publication of Punjab textbooks By: APP on June 15, 2022ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday taking strict notice of the delay in the publication of curriculum material by the Punjab Text Book Board directed the authorities concerned to address the issue at the earliest. The prime minister asked Education Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain to take urgent action on the delay in the publication […]
Met office warns for pre-monsoon rain, urban flooding in Punjab cities By: Web Desk on June 15, 2022The Met Office has warned that pre-monsoon rain-thundershowers will hit Punjab cities tonight and has also warned the concerned departments about the possibility of urban flooding. According to the Met Office, moist currents from the Arabian Sea are expected to penetrate the upper parts of the country beginning on June 15th (evening/night). Rain-wind/thundershowers are expected […]
Punjab Assembly budget session delayed again By: Web Desk on June 14, 2022Following a stalemate in negotiations between the government and the opposition, a number of PML-N leaders and provincial ministers have proposed postponing the budget session until the next month. The Punjab Assembly session, which was called at 1 pm today (Tuesday) for the presentation of the budget, has been delayed due to the obstinacy of […]
Assistant Commissioner Imran Raza Abbas commits suicide By: Web Desk on June 14, 2022Imran Raza Abbasi, Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), committed suicide on Tuesday after police discovered him hanging from a ceiling fan in his Lahore flat. Imran Abbasi was posted in Lahore only a day ago, and he was found dead after arriving from Islamabad the night before. When his driver opened the flat door, he found him […]
Sibtain Khan appointed as Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly By: Web Desk on June 13, 2022Moments before the presentation of the provincial budget in the Punjab Assembly, PTI leader Sibtain Khan was appointed as Opposition Leader. On Monday, Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi issued notification of Mr Sibtain’s appointment as Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly, ahead of the assembly’s expected stormy session in which the PML-N government would present […]