Day: June 16, 2021

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Tuesday that despite coronavirus pandemic, the PTI government had taken measures in the budget 2021-22 to ensure economic stability. In a statement, he said the government did not leave the people alone in difficult situation and pointed out that the Punjab was the only province where […]

LAHORE: Judicial Activism Panel (JAP) appreciated the Punjab budget 2021-22 and termed it people-friendly. Talking to reporter here on Tuesday, JAP Chairman Muhammad Azhar Siddique said that despite coronavirus pandemic, the Punjab government managed a developmental and people-friendly budget. He said that the government had reserved billions of rupees for the social sector, including health, […]

LAHORE: Punjab budget for financial year (FY) 2021-22 is positive and growth-oriented and in accordance with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) manifesto. He said all economic indicators have now improved and the GDP growth rate would remain at 3.9 per cent during the next financial year. Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht expressed these views, while […]

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Deputy General Secretary Insaf Youth Wing Punjab Sarfraz Ahmed has termed the provincial budget for fiscal year 2021-22 historic and said that a balanced and pro-people budget had been presented. Talking to REPORTER here on Tuesday to comment on the Punjab government budget, he said that the PTI led […]

LAHORE: Director General Punjab Emergency Services Dr Rizwan Naseer on Tuesday inaugurated the international instructor development course which is a part of the international programme for enhancement of emergency response (PEER) at Emergency Services Academy (Rescue-1122) here. This five days training programme namely “Training for Instructors (TFI)” was being monitored internationally by international monitors and […]

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said if the opposition parties think they may stop the government in the passage of budget in the centre and the provinces, they are a bunch of day-dreamers. Speaking at the inauguration of a newly-built government school building in Village 515 GB Toba Tek Singh on Tuesday, he […]

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Literacy Raja Rashid Hafeez on Tuesday said that despite issues like corona, the Punjab government presented the largest development budget in the history of province which focused on alleviating poverty and unemployment. In a statement, the provincial minister said that promotion of formal and non-formal, technical and vocational sciences and arts […]

LAHORE: Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) Vice Chairperson Ch Waseem Akhtar on Tuesday said that Pakistan has become a leading country in the region leaving behind India and Bangladesh in the export of manpower in 2020 despite the pandemic. He expressed these views while speaking to media persons here at his office. According to the […]