Tag: Punjab government

‘Human Rights report exposes Sharifs’ poor governance’

Provincial Minister for Information Sharjeel Memon has said that a public report on human rights is a blow to the Punjab government. The report...

Rs 15b to be spent on fixing gutters

The Punjab government will spend Rs 15 billion on sewerage and drainage schemes across the province during the current fiscal year, with 60 percent...

Country’s first-ever Youth Helpline goes live next month

The country’s first ever Youth Helpline will become functional under the aegis of Punjab government from next month to create a sense of direction...

Laptop scheme: LHC adjourns petition against Punjab govt

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday adjourned a petition filed against the Punjab government for ignoring the students of private institutions in the laptop...

Mareer Chowk tunnel project to be started soon

The Construction work on Mareer Chowk tunnel project would be started soon as the Punjab government has approved Rs 429 million grant for the...

Punjab govt departments to be computerised by 2012 end

All departments of the Punjab government will be computerised under the IT promotion project by the end of the current fiscal year. Official sources...

Not asking for laptops but for teachers!

To punish the historic Government Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College’s administration for being politically active against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the Punjab government has apparently...

Have mercy on them!

Punjab government is facing pressure from the side of school teachers to close educations institutions for summer holidays in the mid of May due...

Punjab govt summoned on poor oral polio vaccine standards

The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notices to the Punjab government and others for May 24 on a petition contending oral polio vaccine...

Punjab ups the ante on Information Technology

Different Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between Punjab government and the world renowned IT companies for enhancing mutual cooperation in information technology sector....

Shortage of PTB textbooks irks citizens

The Punjab government seems to have failed to address the shortage of textbooks of the Punjab Textbook Board (PTB) as the text books of...

What made you think we don’t need laptops: madrassa students

The students of religious seminaries have demanded of Punjab government to award laptops to them also. Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith has demanded Punjab Government to award laptops...

Centre believes Shahbaz’s laptops are useless without ‘free internet’

The federal government, to match the Punjab government’s laptop distribution campaign, has decided to provide free internet connections to all the universities and colleges...

Underpass at Chaklala railway track approved

The Punjab government has approved construction of an underpass on railway track in Chaklala to link residential area of Shah Khalid colony to commercial...

Making the smarter choice

The recent initiative of the Punjab government of distributing laptops amongst thousands of brilliant students of public colleges and universities across the province has...

At daggers drawn, again

The Punjab government has once again moved ahead with a plan to curtail the powers of Governor Punjab Sardar Lateef Khosa in favour of...

Punjab govt to take it out on marriage halls

Punjab government is all set to swing into action to clamp down marriage functions violating the ban regarding time limit described in the standing...