Court adjourns hearing of Ashiana case till Oct 1

LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Ashiana Housing Scheme case till Oct 1, and summoned more prosecution witnesses on the next date of hearing. Accountability Court Judge Sajid Ali conducted the case proceedings, wherein Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and Ahad Cheema appeared before the court and marked their […]

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20 mobile units providing revenue service in Punjab: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Revenue Minister Malik Muhammad Anwar Thursday said that 20 mobile units for revenue record service delivery had been operating in far-flung areas of the province for provision of revenue services to people at their doorsteps. He said 20 more such units would be made functional during the next fiscal year. In a statement, […]

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Taliban approach on anti-terror efforts, inclusive govt welcoming: Russian FM

ISLAMABAD: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Taliban’s approach on fighting against terrorism, drug trafficking and prevention of threats for neighboring countries was welcoming. “The Taliban proclaimed their goals themselves, declaring, in particular, their commitment to further fighting against terrorism and drug trafficking. They assured everyone else that they would do their utmost to […]

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Minister stresses agri plans to meet demands at commercial level

LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi Thursday stressed preparing agricultural programmes in accordance with the demands at commercial level. Presiding over a meeting of the Punjab Agriculture Research Board (PARB) meeting here, he said the technical committee, while finalising the names of agricultural scientists working on different projects, should make sure that the […]

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CPEC to bring prosperity phase for people of Balochistan: Governor

ISLAMABAD: Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Agha on Thursday said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), would bring progress and prosperity for the people of province. Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken concrete steps for uplift of Baluchistan, he said while talking to PTV. The last […]

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Schools resume classes under strict COVID-19 SOPs

LAHORE: As many as 3700 schools in the provincial capital resumed classes under the strict adherence to the COVID-19 SOPs on Thursday. The District Education Authority (DEA) Lahore reopened all the schools under public and private sector with 50 percent presence of students following the decision made by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) […]

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SA delegation visits PSCA, gets firsthand info about project

LAHORE: A Sindh Assembly members delegation Thursday visited Punjab Police Integrated Command Control and Communication Centre (PPIC3) of the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) to secure firsthand information about the department. PSCA Chief Operating Officer Muhammad Kamran Khan briefed the delegation about various arms and functions of the project and the advanced technologies supporting the […]

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Punjab sports secretary chairs meeting on construction of hotel in NPSC

LAHORE: Director General Projects Punjab Public-Private Partnership (PPPP) Authority Danish and Deputy Director General Projects PPPP Authority Mansoor called on Secretary Sports and Youth Affair Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani at his office here at Punjab Stadium on Thursday. The issues regarding the construction of an international level 5-star hotel at Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) […]

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