LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Tuesday presided over a meeting to review the performance of the Agency for Barani Areas Development (ABAD) here at his office. The meeting also deliberated on building a dam/ reservoir in the barani areas through ABAD. The chief minister gave in-principle approval for recruitment to ABAD and asked it […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf on Tuesday announced that the federal cabinet in an historic move has approved the country’s first-ever comprehensive citizen-centric National Security Policy based on the economic security at its core. Addressing a joint media briefing flanked by the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain who briefed […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday sought a report from commissioner Multan about an incident of seminary students’ indisposition in Dunyapur. The chief minister directed the health authorities to provide the best treatment to the students along with initiation of an inquiry into the matter.
Read MoreLAHORE:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Rao Sardar Ali Khan Tuesday said that transparent, impartial and non-discriminatory departmental accountability of police personnel was an important part of his policy for which the performance of Internal Accountability Branch would be made more effective. The IG Punjab assigned targets to the newly appointed DIG Internal Accountability Branch. Rao […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the death of Zia Tanoli, group editor of daily Jehan-e-Pakistan. In a statement issued here, the CM extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs and prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace.
Read MoreLAHORE:Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch Tuesday said that during the last 24 hours, five confirmed cases of dengue were reported in Lahore, and no case was reported in any other district of the province. In a press statement issued here, he said that 26,252 confirmed cases of dengue have been […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Tuesday approved modifying canal command area rules of 1873 to utilise additional canal water. He was presiding over a meeting of Irrigation Department at his office. Punjab Minister for Irrigation Sardar Mohsin Leghari, secretary agriculture and others were also present. The CM said the new rules would be presented […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Capital Development Authority has removed a plethora of overgrown paper mulberry trees around the flag monument leaving the greenbelt denuded. The removed tree cover would be replaced by a “Movement Park” and massive plantation aimed at highlighting the struggle of the nation’s creation and the world’s largest human migration in recorded history. Director Environment […]
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