Tag: Punjab government
CM Askari says caretaker govt performed duties diligently
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi has said that the holding of peaceful and transparent elections was a daunting task and the...
Caretaker minister lists facilities provided to Nawaz in jail
--Deposed premier given ‘better class’ facilities, including bed, 21-inch TV, newspapers, regular medical check-ups
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Information Minister Ahmad Waqas Riaz said on Wednesday that...
Punjab govt responsible to assist NAB in arresting Sharifs: Info minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Barrister Ali Zafar on Thursday said the caretaker government in Punjab has made security arrangements for Nawaz Sharif's...
Best security arrangements being made amid threats to electoral candidates: CM
--Askari for settlement of polls-related issues in consultation with all political players
--Seeks cooperation of political parties to deal with terror threats, maintain law and...
Punjab govt denies lifting ban from ASWJ
LAHORE: Punjab government on Friday termed a news-item published in a section of the press with regard to participation of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ)...
Govt assures LHC to complete Bab-e-Pakistan monument in two years
LAHORE: The government of Punjab on Monday assured the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) divisional bench comprising Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and Justice Atir Mehmood that Bab-e-Pakistan...
Punjab govt approves extension in Rangers deployment
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday gave an approval for extension in the deployment of Rangers in the province for another 60 days.
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Caretaker set up restricted to constitutional mandate: Waqas Riaz
LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Minister for Information Ahmed Waqas Riaz on Wednesday said that conducting free and fair elections was the prime responsibility of the caretaker...
CM Askari vows to raise bar for future caretaker govts
--Caretaker chief minister says govt responsible to provide healthcare facilities to masses at doorstep
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Hasan Askari Rizvi on Monday vowed to set...
Authorities fail to establish e-libraries in govt colleges
LAHORE: Punjab government’s project under which digital and smart libraries were to be established in all state-run colleges of the province lies in a limbo...
Shehbaz for timely, transparent polls
--CM says PML-N fulfilled its responsibilities while PTI ‘deceived’ masses
LAHORE: Outgoing Punjab Chief Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said...
PU to get permanent vice chancellor after 2 years
LAHORE: The Punjab University (PU) is all set to get a permanent vice chancellor (VC) after the gap of almost two years as University of...
Punjab govt, Pak Navy sign MoU to establish Bahria College in...
LAHORE: Punjab government and Pakistan Navy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of Bahria Model College in Gwadar, Balochistan in a ceremony...
Heatstroke victims suffer as authorities bat no eye
--Patients complain of improper treatment at govt-run hospitals
--Health dept spokesman says ‘situation under control’
LAHORE: Amidst the heatwave that has taken over the entire province for...
Shehbaz says NAB a constitutional body, can summon anyone
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was a constitutional institution that could summon anyone to appear...
Govt fails to control profiteering, sale of substandard edibles in Ramzan
--Officials say admin making untiring efforts to maintain quality, lower rates
LAHORE: The provincial administration and the city district government have left the people at the...
Hold Zardari accountable if you want to serve, Shehbaz tells NAB
--CM says ‘political jugglers’ have joined hands with an aim to come to power
--Calls on masses to vote for PML-N to leave India behind...