UVAS 12th convocation on Dec 20

LAHORE: The 12th convocation of the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS) has been scheduled for December 20, 2021. Chancellor/Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar will preside over the convocation. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad Tuesday chaired a meeting of the conveners and secretaries of sub-committees to review the preparations/arrangements for the convocation. He said […]

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Sorra Dam to be built in Koh-e-Suleman range with Rs 10b: CM

LAHORE: The Punjab government would construct the Sorra Dam with Rs 10 billion to store hill-torrents water in the Koh-e-Suleman mountainous range for irrigation and agricultural purposes. The foundation stone of the project would be laid at the start of the next year, said Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday while chairing a […]

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Pak ranking in ‘The Economist Global Food Security Index’ has improved: SACM

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) and Spokesperson for Punjab Government Hassan Khawar Tuesday said that Pakistan’s ranking in ‘The Economist Global Food Security Index’ has improved by three places during the first three years of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government, in comparison with three-year performance of PML-N in 2016. Quoting The Economist Global Food […]

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LAC opens 3rd Alhamra National Exhibition

LAHORE: The third ‘Alhamra National Exhibition’ of visual art was opened at Alhamra Art Gallery here on Tuesday. LAC Chairperson Muneeza Hashmi, along with eminent artist Saeed Akhtar and Executive Director Alhamra Ijaz Ahmed Minhas, inaugurated the exhibition. The chairperson said that Alhamra platform was promoting art and artists, adding that Pakistan had a unique […]

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CM condemns PML-N’s attempt to make institutions controversial

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has condemned Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) attempt to make the institutions controversial and vowed that every conspiracy against the state institutions would be countered fully. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the CM emphasized that no compromise would be made on the dignity of of state […]

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Provision of best education government responsibility: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has called students the ‘lifeline of nation’ and said that provision of best educational facilities to them was prime responsibility of the government. In his message on International Students’ Day, the Chief Minister stated that new universities had been established in the province, adding that students project the […]

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NDMA chairman visits PDMA, reviews measures to curb smog

LAHORE: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt-Gen Akhtar Nawaz visited the office of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) here on Tuesday. He interacted with Provincial Minister PDMA Khalid Mahmood and Senior Member Board of Revenue and Relief Commissioner Punjab Babar Hayat Tarar. Matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting. NDMA Chairman […]

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