LAHORE:Vice Chancellor, University of Okara, Prof Dr Muhammad Zakria Zakar lauded the establishment of Anti-Women Harassment & Violence cell at district level and encouraged the young police officers’ commitment towards humanitarian causes. He was delivering a special lecture at Police Lines Okara on women harassment on Friday. Regional Police Officer, Ahmad Arslan Malik, and District […]
Read MoreWith environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has underscored that improved air quality is “key to tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and waste”. “Yet, air quality continues to deteriorate despite the increase in laws and regulations […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Friday announced lockdown in 15 districts of Punjab, eight in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) for the next week in order to control the spread of coronavirus positive cases. The decision was taken during a meeting held here at the Prime Minister House. The NCOC team led […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht and Punjab Chief Secretary Jawwad Rafique Malik co-chaired a meeting to review the Punjab development profile and status of Annual Development Plan 2021-22 (ADP) in perspective of allocated budget, releases, and its utilization here at P&D Complex on Friday. The finance minister and chief secretary Punjab expressed their […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti Friday congratulated Pakistan’s special athlete Haider Ali on winning gold medal in discus throw event of Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. He athlete of Gujranwala lived up to the expectations of the nation and clinched the coveted gold medal in the grand event. The […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Newly appointed additional district and sessions judges and civil judges in the district judiciary took oath of their office in a ceremony held at Lahore High Court (LHC) Library on Friday. LHC registrar Irfan Ahmed Saeed administered oath to the newly appointed judicial officers. Waris Ali and Muzaffar Ali Anjum took oath of Additional […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The district administration imposed Rs 559,000 fine on 26 shopkeepers over profiteering and overcharging in various parts of the provincial capital. According to a spokesman here on Friday, the price control magistrates inspected around 345 points and three FIRs (First Information Report) were got registered against the law violators. The magistrates arrested around 28 profiteers […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) collected Rs10.3 billion tax revenues in August 2021 compared to Rs 8.7 billion in August 2020, thus the total collection for first two months of the financial year was Rs 20.8 billion, which was 19 percent more than the Rs 17.5 billion collected during corresponding period of last fiscal year. The […]
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