LAHORE: Director-General Punjab Emergency Service Department (PESD) Dr Rizwan Naseer on Monday regularized the services of 121 rescuers on the recommendations of the scrutiny committee, here on Monday. According to the PESD spokesperson, a total of 121 rescue employees were regularized who were recruited on a contract basis in 2015. Out of them, 12 were […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) President Lt Gen (retd) Arif Hassan has said that training players for winning international medals is the responsibility of government and sports federations and they must be held responsible for poor performance of national players at international events and Olympics. Addressing a virtual press conference here on Monday, the POA […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Speakers have stressed the need of adopting public-private partnership model and mobilizing the corporate sector to transform Pakistan Railways into a profitable entity. In a joint webinar by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and NGO Reenergia on ‘Vision for Pakistan Railways’ on Monday, the ideas were shared on how to turn this national […]
Read MoreLAHORE: At least eight people were killed while 965 sustained injuries in 890 road accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. Out of the total injured, 584 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals, whereas, 381 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by rescue medical teams, said a […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Punjab Women Protection Authority (PWPA) Chairperson Kaneez Fatima on Monday called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office to discuss matters pertaining to the protection of women in society. The Chief Minister said that every step would be taken to ensure the protection of womenfolk at public places, adding that strict […]
Read MoreLAHORE: A large group of national players and sports officials recorded a peaceful protest here at Pakistan Sports Board Centre on Monday and demanded the resignation of President Pakistan Olympic Association, Lt Gen (retd) Arif Hassan blaming him for the down fall of sports in the country and country’s poor performance in recently concluded Tokyo […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday presented a cheque of Rs one million to K2 climbers belonging to Ghanche district, who climbed without supplemental oxygen. The climbers team include Muhammad Taqi, Yusuf Ali, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Hassan and Ali Durrani. The CM congratulated them and termed the climbers as valuable assets. Climbing […]
Read MoreLAHORE: The first meeting of the steering committee formed under the chairmanship of Provincial Minister for Industry and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal was held on Monday to finalise the arrangements for participation in the Dubai Expo. In the meeting held in the committee room of the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) important decisions […]
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