Tag: Punjab

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Punjab is likely to get President Asif Ali Zardari's nod to play a "genuine opposition" role against Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif's provincial government, in its critical meeting scheduled today (Tuesday) at the presidency. Party insiders privy to the situation told Pakistan Today that all seven expelled provincial ministers would seek permission to release a "white paper" along with the "proof" they said they had in their custody against

LAHORE - Pakistan rugby team's preparations for the Asian events started here at the Garrison Degree College on Monday. The boys of the camp were separated into two halves and all the players got full games and showed their skills. The teams were named Pakistan Purples and Pakistan Blues. Purples won the match 21-14 and players that stood out were Manan Naseem of Punjab at full back. Throughout the game, Manan showed great sense and was flawless in receiving the high ball and running

LAHORE - Punjab defeated Balochistan by 82 runs on the fourth and final day of the fourth round match of the Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup (First Class) 2010-2011, here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. Punjab resumed their innings at 215 for four to declare at 303 for nine. Later, they dismissed Balochistan for 300 runs in their second innings to win the match.
Scores: Punjab 235 in 68.3 overs (Taufiq Umar 106*, Usman Salahuddin 53, Abdul Rauf 3-62, Rizwan Haider 3-63, Zulfiqar

LAHORE - The Punjab government and Bhatta Chowk traders have locked horns over the compensation money and the issue is about to turn violent, as the victims staged a protest on Saturday, the fourth in a row at Bhatta Chowk. The protests are likely to intensify, as traders have threatened to storm the Punjab Assembly, CM's Secretariat and the Governor's House if their demands to raise the compensation amount up to Rs 2 million per marla remain unfulfilled. A six-hour protest was held

LAHORE - The trouble-stricken 71st Punjab Games, which have been postponed four times in the past, will now be held from April 7 to 9 this year at different venues of the city. The general council of the Punjab Olympics Association met here on Saturday and finalised the dates for the Punjab Games and also announced the holding of the 32nd National Games 2012 on October 21-27 next year.
The 71st Punjab Games were postponed on four occasions due to lack of funds and non-cooperation

LAHORE - The University of Punjab's Institute of Chemistry teachers and students have demanded Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mujahid Kamran use his authority to stop the Punjab University Academic Staff Association's (PUASA) smear campaign against newly-appointed institute Director Professor Dr Makshoof Ather. Sources said that some leftist teachers were trying to have Dr Zaid Mahmood appointed as the Institute of Chemistry director.
Teachers and students from various PU

LAHORE - The Punjab government has lost its right to govern because it has failed to provide roll number slips to thousands of students, PML-Q Punjab Information Secretary Akram Chaudhry said this on Saturday. Speaking to party workers at the Muslim League House, Akram said that the health and education departments have yet to get ministers, which showed that the Punjab chief minister had turned a blind eye to issues concerning these sectors.
"The Punjab government has launched

FAISALABAD - Punjab government is going to set-up a milk and meat safety agency to explore new horizons of business opportunities in dairy and livestock industry. Livestock and Dairy Development Provincial Secretary Jahanzeb Khan said this while addressing the participants of the concluding session of a three-day international conference titled "Technological and scientific aspects of dairy products with special reference to French Cheeses."
He was the chief guest at the seminar

LAHORE - Imran Farhat, with his century, brought Punjab in sight of a win against Balochistan, while Faisal Iqbal also cracked a century for Sindh against Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa to help his team stay on course for a win on the second day of the four-day, fourth round matches of the Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup (First Class) 2010-2011. At Gaddafi Stadium, Punjab bowled out Balochistan for 126 runs, with Mohammad Khalil doing the damage with his eight-wicket haul. Later, Punjab posted 215

LAHORE - Punjab and WAPDA thrashed their rivals while Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa held to a draw by Sindh in the 30th U19 Junior National Hockey Championship on Thursday. Three matches were played on the day, with the opener ending in a one-all draw between Sindh and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, while Punjab routed Balochistan 5-1 and WAPDA edged Pakistan Board 6-1. Another three matches will be played on Friday. Balochistan will take on Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Sindh will play Customs, while Islamabad

LAHORE - Taufiq Umar smashed an unbeaten century for Punjab on the first day of the four-day fourth round Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup (First Class) 2010-2011 match against Balochistan at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. Punjab, who were reeling at 19 runs for the loss of three wickets, got a helping hand from Taufiq and Usman Salahuddin, who hit a half century.
Bowlers Abdul Rauf, Rizwan Haider and Zulfiqar Baber were too hot to handle in overcast conditions and Punjab could

ISLAMABAD - The PML-N government in Punjab is having trouble in reshaping the provincial cabinet after ousting PPP ministers as every other MPA from the Unification Bloc is aspiring to get the ministerial berth.
The allegations of serious malpractice on Dr Tahir Ali Javed, reported by several private TV channels on Tuesday night, have also landed the PML-N in a fix as to whether to induct Javed in the provincial cabinet or not. A source in the PML-N told Pakistan Today that

LAHORE - SSGC won their match, while Punjab were stopped by Customs and WAPDA held PHF Academy to a draw in the 30th U19 Junior National Hockey Championship, being played
at Bahawalpur Hockey Stadium. Three matches were played on Tuesday; Punjab drew with Customs 1-1 in a pressing encounter while SSGC beat Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa 7-1 and PHF Academy were held by WAPDA 1-1. Another three matches will be played today when NBP take on Islamabad at 1100 hrs, SSGC face Punjab at 1300 hrs

HAFIZABAD - The Punjab government is distributing 4,000 free five-marla plots among homeless people in Jinnah Abadis across the province. Hafizabad District Coordination Officer Muhammad Asif said this while addressing a ceremony held at the district complex for computerised balloting of five-marla plots. At least 198 plots were allotted in the district Hafizabad through computerised draw on merit, he said, adding 132 plots were allotted to the deserving people in Tehsil Hafizabad and

LAHORE - Punjab Governor Latif Khosa on Monday signed the summary sent by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for the ouster of PPP ministers from the Punjab cabinet. With signatures on the advice, the role of the PPP ministers and 13 parliamentary secretaries in the Punjab government has ended, and the new cabinet is all set to have fresh faces.
Sources in the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) claimed that the announcement regarding the new cabinet would be made on Thursday.

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s parliamentary leader in the Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz announced on Monday that the PPP would expose all the malpractices of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, though it would still continue its policy of reconciliation and not destabilize the provincial government.
Riaz told reporters at Data Darbar that the PPP had documentary evidence against the so-called good governance of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI - The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday notified new tariff for compressed natural gas (CNG) dividing the country in four regions and fixing the sale price of gas on the Gas Calorific Value (GCV) with effect from March 1. According to a notification, the authority has determined and notified the maximum sale price to be charged by a licensee CNG station from the consumers and slashed the price by Rs 1.88 per kilogramme for Karachi, Hyderabad and some