Day: October 23, 2021

LAHORE:The international community, the United Nations (UN) and the human rights bodies must take notice of the Indian brutalities being committed in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K). The demand was made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Sarfraz Ahmed while talking to APP here on Friday. He regretted that the brutalities had been continuing […]

LAHORE:The Sports Board Punjab (SBP) will conduct boys U-17 and girls U-16 hockey training camps here from Saturday at the National Hockey Stadium. As many as 50 boys and 30 girls will participate in training camp being organised for the preparation of upcoming Inter-Provincial Boys Under-17 and Girls Under-16 Hockey Tournament scheduled to be played […]

LAHORE:State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Friday that the incumbent government under the able leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan has dedicated special attention to augment the agriculture sector in the country. Talking to media along with Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Hasaan Khawar here, he regretted that […]

LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the Rs 5.5 billion prison package would introduce reforms in jails and revamp the 127-year-old jail system. In a statement issued on Friday, he said the government was paying attention to reforming the prisoners as useful organ of society. While giving details of the prison package, the […]

LAHORE:Federal Secretary for IT & Telecommunication Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput chaired the 29th Board of Governors (BoG) meeting of the Virtual University of Pakistan at its head office on Friday. The secretary board apprised the meeting that the BoG had given approval to the annual budget 2021-22, staff sanction strength, admission policy, academic rules regulations […]

LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Local Government Mian Mahmood-ur-Rasheed on Friday said that the department was focused on transparency regarding implementation of all the development projects and for this purpose e-tendering system had been introduced for further improving the governance and ease of doing business. In a statement, he termed the implementation of e-trending system a revolutionary […]

LAHORE:A five-member delegation of National Assembly’s Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) visited the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) depot at Dera Gujran, here on Friday. The delegation consisted of Chairman Sher Arbab Ali and members including MNAs Zahid Akram Durrani, Noor Alam Khan and others. Provincial Minister for Transport Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan Khichi […]

LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid inaugurated a Neonatalogy Unit at Mayo Hospital here on Friday. She visited the Unit and reviewed the facilities there, while MS Mayo Hospital Dr. Iftikhar explained details of the facilities being given at the Unit. The minister appreciated Vice-Chancellor KEMC, Dean, MS and other staff members for their efforts […]