Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced an additional allocation of Rs 43. 2 billion this year for registered workers under the Maryam Nawaz Ration Card programme after Rs28 billion had already been disbursed to 1. 2 million r…
Month: July 2026
PESSI, PPRA hold e-Procurement training
Lahore: The Punjab Employees Social Security Institution (PESSI), in collaboration with the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), organized an e-Procurement training session at the auditorium of Nawaz Sharif Social Security Teaching Hospita…
Minister directs to expedite work on renewable energy projects
Lahore: Provincial Minister for Energy Punjab, Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar, chaired a high-level meeting of the energy department and reviewed the progress on the Community Ecosystem-Based mall Hydropower Projects 2026 Framework, the utilization of unt…
LCCI welcomes private sector’s inclusion in industrial zoning process
Lahore: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol said on Monday that Punjab government’s decision to include the private sector in the industrial zoning process is a welcome step.
He said that industrialists …
2, 005 Afghans arrested this year
Lahore: Police have accelerated the ongoing operations for the repatriation of illegally residing Afghans, and arrested 2, 005 Afghans so far this year. According to the Lahore Police spokesperson, 1, 918 Afghans out of the arrested persons had been …
Government to resolve ETPB administrative, legal issues: Kheal Das
Lahore: Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Kheal Das Kohistani on Monday said the government would take effective measures to resolve the administrative and legal issues facing the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in li…