Month: June 2021

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 […]

LAHORE: The provincial government has approved funds worth Rs 41.75 million for the development of micro and Nano-electronic chip design centres at eight universities. According to official sources, Integrated Circuits (ICs), commonly known as chips, have radically altered the industry and nano-technology which contributed to major advances in computing and electronics. The Chip design technology […]

LAHORE: United States Embassy Charge d’affaires Lesslie Viguerie has reaffirmed the importance of Pakistan and US partnership in different meetings with political figures, civil society and media representatives during his three-day visit to the Punjab capital. The Charge’ Viguerie called on Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and prominent members […]