PTI government hiding facts about Covid-19: Bilawal on July 7, 2020Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday once again claimed that the government is deliberately conducting less testing of Covid-19 suspected patients and misleading the entire world. Talking to JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman via phone, the PPP chief said that the government is deceiving the world by hiding the facts and figures related […]
PML-N holds protest camps in Lahore against POL price hike on July 3, 2020The main opposition party Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz on Thursday staged protest in different areas of Lahore against the inflation and massive increase in petroleum prices. The PML-N established 16 protest camps in Lahore that is considered as the stronghold of the party. A good number of workers showed up in the protest camps while […]
Opposition protests in PA over hike in fuel prices on June 30, 2020The opposition in Punjab Assembly staged severe protest on Monday over the hike in petroleum prices during the ongoing session. The MPAs of opposition including the PML-N and PPP were carrying the placards while chanting slogans against the government over the recent hike in petroleum prices. As per the details, the session of Punjab Assembly […]
Punjab budget passed amid opposition’s walkout on June 27, 2020The government on Friday passed the Punjab Budget for the Fiscal Year of 2020-21 amid the walkout and protest of the opposition parties led by the PML-N. All the suggestions and recommendations of the opposition were rejected as not a single amendment was made in ‘The Punjab Finance Bill 2020’ as it was introduced in […]
PA passes demand for grants worth Rs 1.84 trillion on June 26, 2020The first phase of passing the Punjab budget was completed on Thursday as 47 demand for grants worth of 1.84 trillion was passed in Punjab Assembly while rejecting the cut motions moved by the opposition benches. The House proceedings started with the delay of more than an hour with Speaker Chaudhary Pervez Elahi in the […]
Govt presents 41 demands for grant in PA worth more than 1.84 trillion on June 25, 2020The procedure to pass the Punjab budget was formally started on Wednesday as the government presented 41 demands for grant worth of more than 1.84 trillion rupees in Punjab Assembly. The opposition moved cut motions on six demands for grant including the Food and Agriculture but both were rejected by the government with majority. As […]
36% budget allocated for southern Punjab: budget debate concludes in PA on June 24, 2020The PTI government increased the budget allocation for the South Punjab and this amount will only be spent in the areas of South Punjab, it was stated by Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal on Tuesday, while concluding the general debate on Punjab budget. “The budget allocation for South Punjab was just 16 percent during […]
Blame game continues as Punjab lawmakers discuss budget on June 23, 2020The treasury and opposition were seen defending the policies of their own parties during the general debate on budget in Punjab Assembly on Monday. The treasury members were praising the budget presented by the Punjab government while the opposition MPAs criticized the provincial budget during the third day of general debate. The session of Punjab […]
PA deputy speaker annoyed over absence of finance minister during budget session on June 20, 2020Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari was annoyed over the absence of finance minister and finance secretary from the budget session as both were not present in the House on Friday when the session started. As the session started on Friday, the opposition pointed out that the finance minister and secretary are not […]
No relief given to poor in budget: Hamza on June 19, 2020Leader of the opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz once again said that the Economy and NAB cannot be run side by side in the prevailing scenario. The country will be at great loss if rulers don’t find solutions to economic problems and they don’t stop believing in political victimization, the opposition leader said. He […]