Tag: caretaker setup

Caretaker setup fails to devise strategy to tackle Congo virus threat

--Hundreds of thousands of sacrificial animals entering city ahead of Eid pose great threat to residents' health --Sources say caretakers least bothered about animals carrying Congo virus...

CM lauds finance minister for maintaining fiscal discipline

LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari on Thursday lauded the efforts of Provincial Minister for Law and Finance Zia Haider Rizvi and his...

Punjab caretaker CM rejects Shehbaz’s claims of biased behaviour

Shehbaz alleges caretaker govt ‘dancing to PTI’s tunes’, created hurdles in PML-N’s July 13 rally LAHORE: Soon after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif...

Askari calls his caretaker setup in Punjab ‘impartial’

Caretaker CM says containers placed to prevent any mishaps by political workers LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab Hassan Askari on Friday said that the...

Poultry Association reduces chicken prices by Rs29/kg

LAHORE: Pakistan Poultry Association on Monday reduced the overall price of chicken by Rs29 per kilogram. According to a statement issued here, the sufficient decrease in...

Political players ask ECP, interim setup to avert pre-poll rigging

ISLAMABAD: Representatives of various political parties and election mentoring watchdogs on Thursday stressed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the interim setup to...

Interim govt approves four-month budget for fiscal year 2018-19

--Caretaker finance minister says Punjab's revenue generation increased by 16pc for FY 2018-19   LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi on Tuesday said the...

Influential bureaucrats posted to lucrative offices in massive shake-up

LAHORE: With the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) approving a massive administrative reshuffle in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan to ensure transparency in the forthcoming polls, influential...

CM approves release of Rs74.4m for treatment of deserving patients

--Labour minister says business community plays vital role in economic development   LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister (CM) Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi on Thursday approved the release...

Election roundup: The caretakers gear up

The accountability court has given Mian Nawaz until the 19th of June to either find another lawyer or convince Khawaja Harris to rejoin the...

ECP solves CM conundrum, nominates CMs for Punjab, Balochistan

Electoral watchdog names Hassan Askari for caretaker Punjab CM, Allauddin Marri for interim Balochistan CM PML-N rejects ECP's selection of Hassan Askari, maintains...

Outgoing govts, Opp agree to disagree over interim CMs

--Issue likely to be decided by respective parliamentary committees as provincial govts and opposition fail to reach consensus --PTI proposes names of Hassan Askari and...