Rs8.1m released for patients’ treatment: Buzdar

LAHORE:The Punjab government has released Rs 8.1 million funds for treatment of cancer and liver transplant patients. According to a handout, issued here on Monday, Rs 3 million were released for treatment of Muhammad Ismail of Jampur tehsil of Rajanpur district for treatment of bone-marrow disease at the Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre Rawalpindi. […]

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Webinar discusses regulatory framework for startups

LAHORE:The government of Pakistan is continuously responding to the evolving needs of the country’s startup ecosystem. This was stated by Barrister Taimur Malik while addressing a webinar on ‘Pakistan’s Emerging Startups and their Regulatory Framework: Issues and Recommendations’, organised by the Executive Development Institute (EDI) of the National School of Public Policy (NSPP), here on […]

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State land worth Rs65.6 mln retrieved

LAHORE:The district administration retrieved about 2.5 kanals of state land worth 65.6 million of rupees during an operation launched here on Monday. A special team, under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner (AC) Salimar Tehniyat Bukhari, launched the operation in Harbanspura and Nazir Garden, with the help of heavy machinery and demolished various building structures, boundary […]

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Rain with gusty winds in certain areas of KP expected

PESHAWAR:Regional Meteorological Center Peshawar has forecast cold and partly cloudy weather for most parts of the province during the next 24 hours. However, rain with thunderstorm and gusty winds with light snowfall over the hills are also expected in Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan, Torghar, Malakand, Bunner, Shangla, Swat, Chitral, Upper and Lower Dir, Peshawar, […]

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Court adjourns hearing of Paragon City reference till Mar 3

LAHORE:An accountability court on Monday adjourned the hearing of Paragon City reference against former railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique till March 3. Accountability Court Judge Naseem Ahmad Virk conducted the reference proceedings, wherein Khawaja Saad Rafique and Khawaja Salman Rafique appeared. The court recorded statements of three prosecution witnesses […]

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