Month: June 2021

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said the opposition adopted an undemocratic and non-parliamentary behaviour during the budget speech on Monday. The opposition violated parliamentary norms and its behaviour was irresponsible, he added. The opposition was busy in the politics of non-issue, he said adding it was improper for the opposition to obstruct the […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated Rs 58.299 billion under the annual development programme for construction, expansion and restoration of roads in the financial year 2021-22. According to the budget document, issued here on Monday, about Rs 20, 464 million have been earmarked for the ongoing schemes, which included regular schemes of Rs 12, 409 […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has earmarked a total Rs 370 billion for the health services in the province for the year 2021-22, including Rs 95.20 billion for different development programmes in the sector. As per budget documents on Monday, Rs 78.70 billion had been allocated for the Specialized Healthcare & Medical education (SH&ME) and Rs […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated a development budget amounting Rs 5 billion for environment and climate change for fiscal year 2021-22. During his budget speech, Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht said that Rs 2.6 billion had been allocated for new schemes, whereas, Rs 373 million had been allocated for ongoing schemes. Development funds of […]

LAHORE: The police observed the World Blood Donor Day on Monday in collaboration with Sundas Foundation and organized a blood donation camp at District Police Lines Qila Gujjar Singh here. Capital City Police Chief Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar visited the camp and reviewed blood donation by hundreds of policemen for the children suffering from […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated Rs1.1 billion for the Emergency Service (1122) in the development budget for the financial year 2021-22. According to the budget documents issued on Monday, Rs 550 million had been allocated for 19 regular schemes and Rs 550 million for 19 ongoing schemes. The allocated amount for the 19 ongoing […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against post-arrest bail granted to PML-N MNA Javed Latif by a sessions court in a case of defaming state institutions. The appeal filed through prosecutor general Punjab stated that the accused MNA was involved in defaming state institutions and the police had registered […]

LAHORE: The Punjab government will continue with tax relief and incentive package in the next financial year by giving more than Rs 50 billion tax concessions during next fiscal year starting from July 1, 2021. In his budget speech during Punjab Assembly session here Monday, Provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht said that under […]