Day: September 24, 2021

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Thursday inspected the new version of the police prison van, which has been equipped with the required facilities for the prisoners. SSP (motor transport) briefed the chief minister about amenities provided in the van. IG Police, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), PS to CM and others were also present. […]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Punjab will give further impetus to Pakistan-China relations. The Punjab government was thankful to China for extending cooperation on CPEC projects in the province and it was sanguine that Pakistan-China relations were touching new heights in the […]

LAHORE: The police have registered 1, 059 cases of sexual harassment and violence against women during this year so far, and 400 FIRs [first information reports] lodged only in the month of August, according to Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar. He was responding to questions raised by students of […]

LAHORE: The Dutch Commercial Counsellor Paul Federer and multinational company Trouw’s nutrition team visited the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore and called on Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmed here Wednesday. The Dutch Counsellor desired collaboration with the UVAS in the areas of dairy related products (cheese & yogurt) processing, food safety & […]

LAHORE: Pepsi has joined hands with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as title partner of the National T20. The six-team tournament commenced at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Thursday with the opening clash between Balochistan and Northern. PCB and Pepsi have a long-standing, time-tested partnership, which will flourish further with the National T20 title […]

LAHORE: Punjab Law and Cooperatives Minister Raja Basharat on Thursday said that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar was not satisfied with the performance of anti-harassment centres set up for women by the police department across Punjab. The police and the Public Prosecution departments should take more effective measures to improve conviction rate in crimes against women, […]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal Thursday directed all departments to ensure timely utilisation of funds and transparency in development schemes. He was presiding over a meeting at the Planning and Development (P&D) Department to review implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) worth Rs 560 billion. Speaking at the meeting, the chief secretary […]