LAHORE:Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) Friday approved seven development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 21,475.794 million. These schemes were approved in the 8th PDWP meeting of current fiscal year 2021-22 presided over by Chairman of Planning & Development Board Abdullah Khan Sumbal. The approved development schemes included “Insaf Afternoon […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Friday urged the need to adopt a holistic approach by reforming all stages of the electoral process to make the upcoming elections more transparent, secure and impartial. He said that it was the national obligation of all political parties and other concerned stakeholders to make collective efforts for strengthening the electoral […]
Read MoreLAHORE:An anti-dengue drive, initiated by the district administration, is under way currently, and surveillance is being carried out at various points in the provincial capital. Additional Deputy Commissioner General Shahid Abbas Kathia Friday visited Union Council 16 (UC-16) China Scheme in Shalimar zone, where he checked the staff working in streets for indoor dengue surveillance. […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Founder Chairman Pak-US Business Council and Chairman United Business Group (UBG) Iftikhar Ali Malik Friday paid rich homage to veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Gillani. In a condolence reference held here, Malik said that Gillani was an icon of struggle who symbolized the struggle for freedom in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday congratulated Haider Ali for winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. In a statement, the CM said Haider Ali had brought laurels home by winning a gold medal and added that the whole nation was proud of him. Pakistani players were not inferior to anybody in […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Friday said that providing basic amenities including health and education to the people of Balochistan is the top priority of the government. He expressed these views at the inauguration ceremony of ‘Balochistan’s Free Hepatitis Programme’ started with the assistance of Sarwar Foundation’s Punjab and Balochistan’s Hepatitis Control Programme. […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Eminent Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani’s Ghaibana Namaz-e-Janaza was offered at Jamia Masjid, Punjab University, after the Juma prayers. PU Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad, thousands of students, teachers and employees attended the funeral prayers. The participants paid tribute to the struggle of Geelani for freedom of the occupied Kashmir from Indian clutches. Prof […]
Read MoreLAHORE:A local court on Friday released 98 people arrested in Ayesha Akram harassment case in Greater Iqbal Park. The police produced a total of 104 accused before the court of Judicial Magistrate Hassan Sarfraz Cheema. The court was informed that the accused were in custody on the charge of harassment with TikToker Ayesha Akram which […]
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