Resolving people’s problems top priority, says Punjab CS

LAHORE:Punjab Chief Secretary (CS) Kamran Ali Afzal has said that welfare of people, improvement in governance, public service delivery, development projects, merit and transparency will be his top priorities. Presiding over an introductory meeting with the administrative secretaries at the Civil Secretariat on Friday, he said that the welfare of people was the basic charter […]

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Opposition proving to be hurdle in conduct of fair polls in future: governor

LAHORE:Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammed Sarwar said on Friday that the opposition was proving to be an obstacle in the conduct of free and fair elections in future, as it was opposing the electoral reforms. Addressing the media after inaugurating the tree plantation drive here, he said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was working with sincerity […]

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NSPP holds 2-day course on public financial management

LAHORE:The Executive Development Institute (EDI) of National School of Public Policy (NSPP) Friday organised a two-day workshop on public financial management. The course was officially introduced by EDI Dean Ahmed Nazir Warraich, who highlighted the importance of fiscal discipline and efficient financial management. He pointed out that the government was also emphasising result-oriented financial management. […]

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Raja Basharat pledges govt support to lawyers

LAHORE:Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat on Friday said that the Punjab government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, had taken solid steps for strengthening of lawyers and bar associations. Grants were also given to financially weak lawyers during Covid-19 pandemic and bar associations up to the tehsil level without any discrimination, he added. […]

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Convergence of laws to help improve media quality

LAHORE:Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said it is highly important to converge laws and provide one window operation to the media persons. He said this in his online participation in a dialogue held on the draft of Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) at a local hotel on Friday. The virtual […]

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COVID-19 claims 36 more lives, 1,705 new cases reported in Punjab

LAHORE:Coronavirus claimed 36 more lives and 1,705 new cases were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) here on Friday, death toll reached up to 12,169 and a total number of cases recorded 410,464 while 371,198 patients […]

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