Punjab presents Rs 2.3tr budget on June 15, 2019The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led Punjab government presented the provincial budget for the fiscal year of 2019-20 on Friday in the Punjab Assembly with a total outlay of more than Rs 2.3 trillion. Provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht delivered the budget speech, announcing that Rs 350 billion had been allocated for the development projects, […]
Opposition slams government for presenting a ‘poisonous’ budget on June 15, 2019The opposition in the Punjab Assembly, led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) recorded a strong protest throughout the budget speech of Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht on Friday. As the finance minister started criticising the previous governments in the beginning of his speech, the MPAs stood on their seats and surrounded the dais […]
Arrests will not improve economy: Hamza Shahbaz on June 14, 2019Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz on Thursday said that the arrests and detentions by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would not improve the poor state of economy of the country, and the masses would not get their bread and butter through such arrests. He was speaking on the floor of the […]
Punjab Assembly budget session to start today on June 13, 2019The budget session of the Punjab Assembly will commence from today (Thursday). A notification has been issued in this regard by the Punjab Assembly Secretariat. “The provincial budget for the fiscal year of 2019-20 will be presented on Friday afternoon by Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht,” the notification stated. According to the notification, the […]
Jiyalas come on roads in Lahore as NAB arrests Zardari on June 11, 2019The workers and Jiyalas of Pakistan People’s Party took to the streets in Lahore soon after a team of National Accountability Bureau arrested former President and Co-Chairman of PPP Asif Ali Zardari from his residence in Islamabad. The Jiyalas blocked the traffic from four points in Lahore to protest the arrest of their leader while […]
Imran Khan a puppet, pawn and selected PM: Maryam on May 29, 2019Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming him a “puppet, pawn and selected prime minister, who came into power by stealing the mandate of the people”. Delivering a fiery speech at a ceremony organised in Lahore in connection with Youm-e-Takbir to commemorate Chagai-I nuclear […]
Hamza slams govt, NAB as LHC extends his bail on May 23, 2019Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Wednesday said that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman should form his own political party. “The NAB chairman should form his own political party if he wants to indulge in politics and should make an alliance with Imran Khan,” he said, while talking to […]
PPP wants Hamza’s removal as opposition leader on May 17, 2019Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Thursday urged the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to replace Hamza Shehbaz as leader of the opposition. Talking to Daily Times, PPP Parliamentary Leader Syed Hassan Murtaza said that Hamza Shehbaz was busy with his cases. “Therefore, he cannot spare time for parliamentary affairs. This is severely hampering the performance of […]
PML-N MPAs boycott standing committee meetings on May 16, 2019The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday boycotted the meetings of the Punjab Assembly’s standing committees. PML-N MPAs said they would not attend the meetings of standing committees till the government fulfilled its commitment to name Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz as the Public Accounts Committee chairman. Lawmakers were scheduled […]
PML-N demands contempt of court proceedings against PTI’s Tareen on May 12, 2019A resolution was submitted in Punjab Assembly on Saturday against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader, Jahangir Khan Tareen. The resolution demanded the contempt of court proceedings against him for attending the government meetings despite being disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Punjab Information Secretary and member of Provincial Assembly Azma […]