The financial year 2025-26 marks a defining period in Punjab’s public finance management, reflecting a shift from conventional budgeting toward results-oriented governance, fiscal discipline and accelerated development spending. Under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the provincial government pursued efficient budget utilisation, enhanced revenue mobilisation, prudent expenditure management and institutional reforms to strengthen financial governance while expanding […]
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When Performance Challenges Perception
Lahore’s higher education landscape has long been defined by a handful of influential institutions that have shaped regional academic, professional and research discourse. For decades, universities such as LUMS, UMT, UCP, BNU and GCU have occupied distinct niches within the city’s educational ecosystem, competing for academic prestige, faculty talent and student enrolment. It’s an established […]
Cardi B slips into abaya for Saudi Arabia performance
US rapper Cardi B’s high-profile performance at Riyadh’s MDLBEAST Soundstorm festival in Saudi Arabia goes viral. Simultaneously, she has appreciated the Kingdom through her various social media posts. She became the headline as she performed at one of the region’s largest music events, held in Saudi Arabia. It is part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to […]
Sarfaraz Ahmed:Pakistan’s performance in ACC U-19 Asia Cup
Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team arrived in Dubai on Wednesday for the upcoming Under-19 Asia Cup. The tournament will take place from December 12 to December 21, bringing together top junior teams from across Asia. The team received a warm welcome at the airport. Officials said all players are fully prepared for the event. They added […]
Sanam Marvi mesmerises the French with soulful Sufi performance
Pakistani folk, Sufi and spiritual singer Sanam Marvi captivated a jam-packed audience on Sunday with her spellbinding performance at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The concert, co-organised by the Embassy of Pakistan and Théâtre de la Ville, offered Parisians a rare opportunity to experience a Pakistani artist celebrated not only for her powerful […]
121,552 people provided emergency services in March
LAHORE: The Punjab Emergency Service Department (PESD) rescued 121,552 victims while responding to 125,943 emergencies with an average response time of seven minutes across Punjab during the last month. A monthly review meeting, held at Emergency Services Headquarters here on Saturday, was informed that the rescue teams responded to 35,519 road traffic accidents, 72,576 medical […]
Minister hints at more jobs, decreased prices of edibles
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan on Thursday said the up-coming budget would be growth oriented and would be offered more jobs to the people. Talking to a private TV channel, he said that the government was well aware about inflation and it was making sincere efforts to reduce it. He termed […]
Sajal’s ‘Mom’ to release in China
On Mother’s Day, late Bollywood superstar Sridevi’s last film ‘Mom’ will release in China on May 10, 2019. The film was earlier scheduled to release in China on March 22. “We wanted to pick the perfect date for the release of such a special film like ‘Mom’ in China, which is a huge market and […]
All mega corruption cases to be taken to logical end: NAB
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal Thursday reiterated the resolve to take all mega corruption cases to their logical end on a priority basis. “NAB is implementing accountability-for-all policy without any discrimination to eradicate the menace of corruption,” he said while reviewing the performance of NAB-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during his visit here. Appreciating […]