Punjab under Rs 568 billion debt, says FM on June 10, 2017 LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that Punjab owes Rs 568 billion in debt, which is only 2.5 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). The finance minister was concluding the budget debate in the Punjab Assembly on Friday. It might be mentioned that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was […]
Treasury member makes role of PA questionable on June 9, 2017LAHORE: Unequal disbursement of development funds among the districts in proposed annual budget for fiscal 2017-18 has raised serious question about the actual role of Punjab Assembly regarding legislation instead of obliging the blue-eyed treasury members from the government. Mostly the members including some of the treasury members during the budget debate complained about their […]
Treasury MPAs vent their spleen on government on June 7, 2017LAHORE: It was a hard day for the provincial government in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday, as some of the treasury lawmakers criticised the government for not entertaining their budget proposals. Participating in the budget debate, two of the treasury members, including Masroor Jhangvi, railed against the government for not accommodating his proposals regarding public […]
Opp leader chides government over anti-people budget on June 6, 2017LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed Monday strongly criticised the government for presenting “anti-poor” budget and said that the daily expense of the Governor’s House and the Chief Minister’s House was Rs 2.8 million. During his opening speech on the budget debate for fiscal year 2017-18, the opposition leader asked the […]
Rs 1.97 trillion tax-free Punjab budget unveiled on June 3, 2017LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha on Friday presented Rs 1.97 trillion tax-free annual budget of fiscal year 2017-18, with a huge amount of Rs 635 billion set aside for development projects in the province. The finance minister said that the budget for the next fiscal year had the largest development programme amounting […]
Call to replace Fazl as Kashmir Committee chairman on May 29, 2017LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly (PA) on Monday unanimously passed a resolution against Indian oppression in India-Held Kashmir (IHK) and killing of 12 Kashmiris, including Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat in the occupied territory. The resolution was moved by the Opposition Leader in PA Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, which was backed by the treasury benches. “The House […]
PM will appear before JIT if needed, says Rana Sana on May 27, 2017LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will appear before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Panama case if it deems necessary. Talking to the media after the Punjab Assembly’s session on Friday, the law minister said that the JIT was formed on the order of the […]
80% ruling MPAs skip Thursday’s assembly session on May 26, 2017LAHORE: Despite heavy mandate and more than 300 legislators of the ruling Nawaz League in the Punjab Assembly, the issue of lack of quorum is still unresolved, as 80 percent of the treasury members did not bother joining Thursday’s session. Resultantly, the session was unwillingly adjourned by Deputy Speaker Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani soon after […]
Treasury teams up with opp member to slam bureaucracy on May 26, 2017LAHORE: Both the treasury and opposition benches in the Punjab Assembly jointly stood against bureaucrats for not appearing before the House during the session. Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Khalil Tahir Sindhu backed opposition member Asif Mehmood when the latter pointed out the non-seriousness attitude and absence of the Labour Department secretary, […]
JI MPA challenges Sanas claim of not collecting agri income tax on May 24, 2017LAHORE: Lawamker Dr Wasim Akhtar of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Tuesday challenged Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s claim of not collecting agriculture income tax (AIT) from agriculturists and said he would present documents to augment his claim in the next session of the assembly. During the session of the assembly on Tuesday, questions pertaining to the […]