Zia gone, now it’s Nawaz Sharifs turn: PPP on July 5, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday observed black day by holding a rally from Charing Cross to Nasser Bagh. Punjab PPP head Qamar Zaman Kaira led the rally along with other office bearers. party workers were carrying banners, placards, party flags and were shouting slogans against anti-democracy elements of the past and present era. […]
PPP workers delighted on receiving Eid postcards on June 25, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party workers in the city were delighted on Sunday morning on receiving post-cards wishing them a happy Eid from their party chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The tradition of sending postcards with Eid wishes to party workers was put in place by former PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto. This Eid, Bilawal Bhutto revived the […]
Dozens of Hindu families asked to vacate homes in Haroonabad on June 25, 2017LAHORE: The Punjab government has issued notices to dozens of Hindu families living in Haroonabad, a teshil of Bahawalnagar district, to vacate their homes until June 28. Society of Hindu Balmiki Mandar (SHBM) president (Haroonabad) Harbans Lal Sultani while talking to Daily Times on Sunday said that the Hindu families had been living in the […]
PTI files resolution against Indian libido boosters on June 21, 2017 LAHORE: A resolution against the open sale of harmful Indian libido boosters has been submitted in Punjab Assembly. The resolution was filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed legislators in the House Malik Taimur Masood in the Notice Branch of the assembly secretariat. After filing the resolution, the PTI leader while talking to Daily Times […]
PTI decides to cash in on ex-FIA officials revelations against Sharifs on June 18, 2017 LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to “cash in” on former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official’s startling revelations against ruling Sharifs. According to sources, the party was taking a keen interest in the offer made by Inamur Rehman, a London-based former FIA official, in which he said that he was ready to submit […]
Punjab govt bins Multan sub-civil secretariat project on June 17, 2017LAHORE: Lawmakers from southern Punjab in the Punjab Assembly on Friday voiced serious concerns over non-allocation of funds for establishment of a sub-civil secretariat in Multan in order to transfer powers to southern Punjab Talking to Daily Times, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in the House Qazi Ahmad Saeed and other legislators including, Sardar […]
PA passes supplementary budget in absence of opposition on June 16, 2017LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on its last day of the session on Thursday passed the supplementary budget with majority in the absence of all opposition parties who had staged a walkout in protest. Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha delivered her speech and confirmed that the total volume of the supplementary budget for fiscal year […]
JIT should prove its impartiality on June 16, 2017LAHORE: Following the appearance of the prime minister in before the Joint Investigation Team on Panama leaks issue, the Punjab government and the opposition are at loggerheads. Talking to the media before the Punjab Assembly session outside the assembly building on Thursday, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan termed PM Nawaz Sharif’s appearance before the […]
Govt receives flak for Rs 168bn supplementary grant demand on June 15, 2017LAHORE: The Punjab government has received flak from the opposition for demanding Rs 168 billion supplementary grant for the fiscal year 2016-17. The debate on supplementary grant was started in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday with acting Speaker Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani in the chair. Unlike the past, the demanded was opened by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf […]
Punjab govt ends yearlong tax exemption for Internet services on June 14, 2017LAHORE: The Punjab government has withdrawn a yearlong tax exemption for Internet services by passing the Finance Bill 2017-18 with a majority in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday. The House also approved a modification in the stamp duty system for properties belonging to rural and urban areas in the province. The opposition strongly opposed and […]