Tag: Punjab

CM reiterates resolve to provide masses with better healthcare

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to providing the people of the province with better healthcare facilities and said the...

100-day success was a team effort: CM Buzdar

LAHORE (INP): Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the credit of breaking political stagnancy of 30 years in Punjab goes to Prime...

60-day extension in Rangers’ stay approved

LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved an extension in the deployment of Rangers in the province for another 60 days, chief minister's spokesperson Dr Shahbaz Gill...

Earthquake jolts Lahore

LAHORE: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted parts of Punjab, including the provincial capital, on Tuesday evening but no causalities or property damages were...

PFA discards 15,000 gutka packets, 750kg stale fish

LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Sunday confiscated thousands of gutka packets and hundreds of kilograms stale fish during raids conducted in different areas of...

Punjab House defaulters owe govt Rs60m

The government of Punjab on Saturday released a list of defaulters who had reportedly stayed at the Islamabad’s Punjab House during the tenure of...

CM reviews progress on public welfare schemes for remote areas

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday reviewed in detail the progress on different public welfare schemes and other ongoing projects in backward...

Punjab govt rolls out new labour policy

--Paying less than Rs15,000 to labourer declared criminal offence --New labour policy addresses 'social evils' like child labour, bonded labour, gender discrimination, lack of health facilities at workplaces LAHORE:...

CM Buzdar for promotion of ties with UAE, Cuba

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Wednesday discussed various issues of bilateral interests and called for promoting bilateral cooperation in different sectors while speaking...

CM Buzdar vows to help set up hospital in Balochistan

LAHORE: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar here on Sunday where ideas were exchanged to promote mutual...

Next six months going to be tough, cautions Governor Sarwar

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar on Sunday cautioned that the next six months will be tough for the masses, adding that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government...

PTI’s main focus is to provide basic facilities, says CM Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Sunday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s main focus is to raise the living standard of...

45 medical-related professions qualify for govt loans

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Sunday formally introduced another 45 medical-related professions which qualified for interest-free loans under the Punjab Health...

ADB to give $300m for revamping of civic facilities in four...

LAHORE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $300 million to upgrade infrastructure and present civic facilities in four cities of Punjab. The provincial...

Smog likely to persist for four more days

MULTAN: Smoggy weather will persist for another four days and the weather will be cleared after an expected spell of rain in the upper parts...

By-election for two seats of Senate from Punjab to be held...

ISLAMABAD: By-election for two seats of Senate from Punjab, including a general and a reserved seat for women, will be held on Thursday. These seats...

PM urges Punjab govt to adopt innovative governance

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday urged the Punjab government to adopt innovative methods of governance to uplift the living standards of the people. Presiding...