Day: June 15, 2021

LAHORE: Keeping in view the great importance of industrial sector in overall economic growth, Punjab government has increased development allocation four times i.e. from Rs 3 billion to Rs 12 billion. Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht announced this in his budget speech during Punjab Assembly session here Monday. He added that in addition, Programme […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated Rs 248.476 million as development budget for Auqaf and Religious Affairs department as development budget for the financial year 2021-22. According to the budget documents issued on Monday, an amount of Rs 201.083 million has been earmarked for eleven new schemes while Rs 47.393 million has been allocated on […]

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Monday said the Punjab government had presented a historic and public friendly budget according to the needs of the people. In a statement while giving her reaction, she said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar had won the hearts of the […]

LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht presented the annual Punjab budget for financial year (FY) 2021-22 with total outlay of Rs 2, 653 billion, which is 18 per cent higher than the current FY outlay of Rs 2240.7b in the Punjab Assembly, here on Monday. In its third annual budget, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf […]

LAHORE : Three persons were injured in a cylinder blast in a commercial outlet, near Thokar here on Monday but no loss of life was reported. On receiving information Rescue 1122 reached the spot (Metro Cash & Carry) and started rescue operation. Rescuers shifted the injured to Jinnah Hospital. They were identified as Maham (25) […]

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Hussain Jahanian Gardezi said on Monday that despite coronavirus pandemic, the Punjab government had presented a balanced and people friendly budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. Commenting on provincial budget, he said that maximum incentives and facilities were being provided to farmers to enhance agriculture yield. He said the Punjab […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated Rs. 6, 150 million for ongoing and new projects of Sports & Youth Affairs Department for the fiscal year 2021-22 under the Annual Development Programme (ADP). According to the budget document on Monday, Rs 2, 911.449 million were allocated for ongoing schemes and Rs 3, 238.551 million were earmarked […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has earmarked Rs 16.8 billion for the transport sector during the fiscal year 2021-22. During his budget speech, Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht said that the provincial government had allocated Rs 16.1 billion for ongoing schemes under which, 15.9 billion would be spent on Mass Transit project while Rs 197 million […]